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on your build the ssd is to small you want at lest 120g drive. I would add it latter when he has the funds. up the main drive to 1 tb for few dollars more. the power supply is cheap and under sized for a gaming rig. put in a 750w unit that have wattage to spare when your friend puts in an aftermarket gpu.
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This will give him MUCH better performance. You lose the SSD, but you won't really see any difference after bootup:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.97 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($172.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $693.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 17:56 EST-0500)
 
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What makes it strange lol? The Only games that are gonna be played on it are Minecraft and WoW
The rest is just movies and music and stuff

 
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Well with the APU, you'll get medium settings or so, the 7850 will give you 70+ FPS on Ultra, everything maxed.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2EDIX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2EDIX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2EDIX/benchmarks/

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($82.05 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake VL800P1W2N (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.16 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: A10-7850K ($189.99)
Total: $667.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 17:58 EST-0500)
 
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on your build the ssd is to small you want at lest 120g drive. I would add it latter when he has the funds. up the main drive to 1 tb for few dollars more. the power supply is cheap and under sized for a gaming rig. put in a 750w unit that have wattage to spare when your friend puts in an aftermarket gpu.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2EE5G
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2EE5G/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2EE5G/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($57.93 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $707.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 18:09 EST-0500)
 
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Smorizio, a 550w is more than enough to add a GPU, a fully overclocked i7 4770k and 780 Ti only draw about 350-400 watts of power, 750 would be way overkill unless SLI/CrossFire is planned.

And why not add a GPU that is exponentially better than the APU now when you can do it for the same price? I just can't see the logic in suggesting/recommending a much less powerful setup overall for the same price - that's something that Dell and HP do lol
 
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Thank you for your very good answer.
What kind of gpu would you get with this set up?
 
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CallMePuff, don't buy an APU if you plan on buying a GPU, it's a waste of money.
 
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call me right now i would hold off see how those new apu from amd are. right now there not much tested info yet. also in a few weeks nvidia dropping there 750 ti gpu if they do you may see a price shake up. if i was building a cheap gaming rig right now i use amd x750 cpu and a fast gpu like a 7850. if he ging to spend 180.00 on the apu if he close to micro center the 4670k are 199.00 and the 4570 non k are 160.00.
then i hold off and see how the 750ti are priced or if the cause the 650 ti boost cards to drop in price.
 
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