I've never built a PC before but it seems reasonably easy. My sister wants one and building it seems to be the way to get the most bang for the buck. Price includes screen. Don't need an OS.
The needs are basic, just be able to have a bunch of programs open at once(a bunch of chrome tabs mainly) and be able to play Minecraft well. I was thinking an APU would meet this best, but maybe a CPU and separate GPU would be better. I'm not sure. I was thinking the AMD A8-5600K since it is only $100, scores decently on benchmarks, and seems to be able to play Minecraft fairly well.
I have no idea how important RAM being name brand is. Just threw in the cheapest 8GB@1600MHz I could find.
Same thing with HDD/Mobo/PSU/Cooling/Case Honestly I have no idea how important being name brand, etc is.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GcRu
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GcRu/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GcRu/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($98.50 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling UCACO-AP60301-BUA01 Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.12 @ Amazon)
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.21 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 500W ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $383.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 12:08 EDT-0400)
I'm sure this could be improved since I have no idea how to discriminate on half the components. Thank you!
The needs are basic, just be able to have a bunch of programs open at once(a bunch of chrome tabs mainly) and be able to play Minecraft well. I was thinking an APU would meet this best, but maybe a CPU and separate GPU would be better. I'm not sure. I was thinking the AMD A8-5600K since it is only $100, scores decently on benchmarks, and seems to be able to play Minecraft fairly well.
I have no idea how important RAM being name brand is. Just threw in the cheapest 8GB@1600MHz I could find.
Same thing with HDD/Mobo/PSU/Cooling/Case Honestly I have no idea how important being name brand, etc is.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GcRu
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GcRu/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GcRu/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($98.50 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling UCACO-AP60301-BUA01 Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.12 @ Amazon)
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.21 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 500W ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $383.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 12:08 EDT-0400)
I'm sure this could be improved since I have no idea how to discriminate on half the components. Thank you!