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veladem

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My friend put together this list, and as I've never built something this cheap, I have no clue what it can do lol.

He wants it to be able to go online, run a 64bit OS, play YouTube videos, maybe Skype, he wants Windows 7/8 (64bit).

He said he'd like to know what games he could play on a 720p screen, but, I have no clue lol. I told him Minesweeper xD

Any advice would be great.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Celeron E3200 2.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($20.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Intel DQ45EK Mini ITX LGA775 Motherboard ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 Memory ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master RC-120A-WWN1 Mini ITX Tower Case ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Athena Power 350W 80+ Bronze Certified Mini ITX Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $396.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 05:20 EST-0500)

Thanks in advance, and I'm sorry it's so vague :/
 
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veladem

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He'd like to know if this is any better;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: FSP Group 300W 80+ Certified Micro ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $373.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 05:40 EST-0500)

Thanks!
 
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ModernWarfare

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heres alot better specs for gaming around same price

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TylL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TylL/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TylL/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($44.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($95.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 400W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $392.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 05:54 EST-0500)
 
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veladem

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If anyone want's to try to top this build, my friend has his wallet open and says he'll post some pictures as soon as I build it for him >.>
 
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I went $10 over but he'll manage xD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($95.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $429.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 06:22 EST-0500)

Look better? I ditched the 1866 RAM cause it's very minimal effect to gameplay, also did 2 modules. And the FM2+
 
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this should do the trick

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TyGj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TyGj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TyGj/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($87.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $418.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 06:24 EST-0500)
 
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Both MSI and Gigabyte motherboards don't have VRM heat sinks, only Ver.3 of the Gigabyte motherboard supports FM2+ socket. But well, I guess that is the best he can get for his money.
Is PNY a trusted graphics card manufacturer?
I think the minimum PSU for a HD 7770 should be 500w. If that is the limit of his budget maybe a HD 7750 is a better idea.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-A/USB3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($95.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $432.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 06:46 EST-0500)

Better?
 
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from a celeron build to a fu***** gaming pc lmao yea dude those specs are good plz make up you're mind and solve this xP
 
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veladem

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Sorry xD He knows I build PC's but I've never built anything this... cost efficient... So I had no clue where to start xD
 
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those specs are good man play bf3 maxed out now are you done is this solved XP

 
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