Hello. Im putting together a build for my friend and he is really into steam games like day z and other games like minecraft. He also likes to record and make youtube videos. Unfortunately, I had a bit of a hard time staying within his budget ($800-900). I thought maybe we could cut the ssd off that would save a good deal of cash. But he needs to be able to run fairly demanding games. We are hoping he can run these games at medium-high settings at 1080p. He may play games like battlefield 4 as well.
Putting together a build for a friend
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veladem
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Maybe something like;
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $903.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $903.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-18 22:39 EST-0500)
This would do better with a SSD:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($82.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $900.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-18 23:02 EST-0500)
If you are willing to go without a SSD, you can upgrade your processor.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($82.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $900.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-18 23:02 EST-0500)
If you are willing to go without a SSD, you can upgrade your processor.
veladem
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If you want best price to performance I'd suggest not going with a AMD CPU.
Read this here it has up to date best price/performance CPU's to fit your price range,
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
The 6300 is great, however at this price range I'd suggest a Intel build with a Geforce GPU for Shadowplay.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3350P-vs-AMD-FX-6350
Read this here it has up to date best price/performance CPU's to fit your price range,
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
The 6300 is great, however at this price range I'd suggest a Intel build with a Geforce GPU for Shadowplay.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3350P-vs-AMD-FX-6350
It doesn't matter. An overclocked FX-6300 will still be worst than your stock i5, but in games the huge difference between the GTX 760 and GTX 660 would show. An overclocked FX-6300 + GTX 760 will blow an i5 + GTX 660 out of the water.
Also, AMD processors have the best price/performance because they are so cheap and still offer relatively good performance. Intel processors are more expensive, but offer stronger raw performance. As you go up in performance, it's harder to keep the price/performance ratio consistent.
Also, AMD processors have the best price/performance because they are so cheap and still offer relatively good performance. Intel processors are more expensive, but offer stronger raw performance. As you go up in performance, it's harder to keep the price/performance ratio consistent.
I really like this build because of the i5. Im an intel guy and I have heard in video rendering and in gaming i5 is supreme. I have myself a i7-4770k, and although I have nothing to compare it with I can say I cannot go to AMD without a strong argument in AMDs favor. But I do know that the gtx 760 is more powerful than the r9 270x as I have previously suggested. (I have a gtx 780 myself
) So i suppose i will try to take out the ssd and edit this so it fits his budget with a combination of both of your contributions to this post. Thanks guys! Feel free to offer more suggestions. Although I have built my own I am still a noob 
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