Need suggestion on a build budget $500

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
K

kekstorm

Honorable
Aug 11, 2013
16
0
10,510
I'm trying to build a budget PC for my friend, this is what I picked out but it's a bit out of budget, any suggestions? I don't need HDD, I have a few 1TB HDDs I can give him. Not worrying about a monitor at the moment, he'll worry about that in the future.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
Swordkd

Swordkd

Splendid
Oct 3, 2012
2,795
1
21,965
Build optimized:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($152.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $578.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-09 14:10 EDT-0400)

Higher reliance on MiR's, but you could wait on the Cpu cooler for a bit to lower the initial cost. Better Cpu for less money, this motherboard is just fine as well and saves a bit too. Cheaper Ram that will work just fine as well. Spent more money on the Psu to get a slightly higher wattage and modular cables, I think it's worth it. Another option would be an Antec 650w Gold certified model for the same price. Slightly cheaper 750ti video card, but same performance.

Better cooler added for overclocking as well.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom