Recommendation for a gaming desktop around $500
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un0318
June 6, 2014 3:25:34 AM
Hi i'm a newbie here, don't really know how this site works. well i'm almost done with school and I wanna play league of legends over the break. I also want to play other games with higher graphics as well. I have a laptop so I was thinking of buying a desktop around $500 for my budget. Any recommendation for a good pc?
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Mxhawthy
June 6, 2014 4:08:37 AM
For $500 you WILL NOT be able to play games like Battlefield 4, Watch_Dogs, or any other new games. You MIGHT be able to play Battlefield 3 if you turn all the quality settings down to minimum... If you're lucky. Can you afford a higher budget? If not, i'll try to pick some parts for you, for $500...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
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June 7, 2014 7:42:59 AM
n3cw4rr10r said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Oh and, if you have a .edu email or something something, you can apply for microsoft dreamspark for a free copy of windows, it'll save you those 100$ and you can get a better pc like this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($52.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $569.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:59 EDT-0400)
Went a little overboard but worth it.
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Mxhawthy
June 7, 2014 7:46:32 AM
n3cw4rr10r said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
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n3cw4rr10r said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
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Mxhawthy said:
n3cw4rr10r said:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Spoiler
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
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n3cw4rr10r said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
He is a student so he should easily be able to get windows for free, which brings down my build to $569, that's worth it since r7 270 is enough for maxing games like bf4 at ~60fps
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Mxhawthy said:
n3cw4rr10r said:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Spoiler
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
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n3cw4rr10r said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
He is a student so he should easily be able to get windows for free, which brings down my build to $569, that's worth it since r7 270 is enough for maxing games like bf4 at ~60fps
Well I guess he will have to hope that he can get his OS for free....
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Spoiler
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
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n3cw4rr10r said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
He is a student so he should easily be able to get windows for free, which brings down my build to $569, that's worth it since r7 270 is enough for maxing games like bf4 at ~60fps
Well I guess he will have to hope that he can get his OS for free....
https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Software-Catalog.asp... , I don't get why he shouldn't unless Microsoft hates him
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Spoiler
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
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n3cw4rr10r said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
He is a student so he should easily be able to get windows for free, which brings down my build to $569, that's worth it since r7 270 is enough for maxing games like bf4 at ~60fps
Well I guess he will have to hope that he can get his OS for free....
https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Software-Catalog.asp... , I don't get why he shouldn't unless Microsoft hates him
Yeah, I didn't need you to link me to it. My school gave us logins to dreamspark 2 years ago, so I know what it is, and how it works.
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Mxhawthy said:
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Mxhawthy said:
n3cw4rr10r said:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Spoiler
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
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n3cw4rr10r said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
He is a student so he should easily be able to get windows for free, which brings down my build to $569, that's worth it since r7 270 is enough for maxing games like bf4 at ~60fps
Well I guess he will have to hope that he can get his OS for free....
https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Software-Catalog.asp... , I don't get why he shouldn't unless Microsoft hates him
Yeah, I didn't need you to link me to it. My school gave us logins to dreamspark 2 years ago, so I know what it is, and how it works.
Oh, I feel sad that my school didn't.
stupid developing countries.
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
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Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
Cached said:
n3cw4rr10r said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTxYQ7/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 00:22 EDT-0400)
If you already have any of the components .... it will be cheaper
I'd rather go with i3 since it's better than fx 6300, an optical drive is unnecessary unless you really want it, and chose a better gpu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 10:41 EDT-0400)
Aaaaaand you've gone even HIGHER over his $500 budget. Like I said, you can't run the most demanding games on a $500 PC. That previous build from n3cw4rr10r was already too expensive, and that was with a pretty awful GPU.
He is a student so he should easily be able to get windows for free, which brings down my build to $569, that's worth it since r7 270 is enough for maxing games like bf4 at ~60fps
Well I guess he will have to hope that he can get his OS for free....
https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Software-Catalog.asp... , I don't get why he shouldn't unless Microsoft hates him
Yeah, I didn't need you to link me to it. My school gave us logins to dreamspark 2 years ago, so I know what it is, and how it works.
Oh, I feel sad that my school didn't.
stupid developing countries.
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