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July 2, 2014 7:57:01 AM

My dad asked me to build him a gaming computer.. hes on a tight budget so i'm trying to get the best that i can for the price (around $550 all said and done)

Only need the tower.. and already have the OS

heres a link to the parts picker
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XGbqBm

reason for some of the parts:
Full ATX motherboard - Offers more room for add-ons tho really as long as it has 4+ ram slots i guess any would do...
Mid Tower ATX case.. to fit he full atx mother board and have extra room for hard drives and such.. i'm sure he'll want to add more later..

CPU cooler vs stock.. i usualy hate stock coolers.. they never seem to work well..


on the list you'll see some things forced to amazon.. that because i'm a amazon prime member and it wanted me to by from some other site for 1cent less but i'm sure i would pay shipping..

I would like to stick with buying from amazon and newegg.. but i do live in California and newegg charges me tax for every thing..

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July 2, 2014 8:02:54 AM

I would choose an Asus, ASRock, or Gigabyte board ahead of MSI, unless you're looking at high-end boards. This is because many of MSI's other AMD boards have weak VRMs; it seems reasonable to me to expect similar quality parts across all of their lines. Their top-end boards are as good as anyone's, but low-mid range I'd skip.
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July 2, 2014 8:46:26 AM

Can't make it cheaper but I did make it a bit better. Better cpu, motherboard, and PSU.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/s76YQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/s76YQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($60.74 @ Amazon)
Total: $583.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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July 2, 2014 8:58:12 AM

bignastyid has a nice build there, BUT it may indicate a slight "disconnect" between what your father wants and what "we" assume he needs.
Please tell us more about the kinds and specific titles of games your father wants to play. The above build should maintain "high" or better settings on a 1920x1080 monitor. If your father has a 1440x900 monitor, requirements will be lower. I wouldn't suggest "low" settings to anyone, but medium can still be enjoyable, and lowers the requirements even more. So, please tell us more about his monitor, games, and desired settings.

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July 2, 2014 2:35:19 PM

Well i tend to try and over build as much as possible.. systems usually last longer that way... currently hes running a 1600x900 monitor.. i have a feeling that before to long he'll want to upgrade that to a 23ish inch 1080p monitor..
As far as games.. Mass Effect 3 is one.. borderlands 2 those are the only ones i know of for sure.. and as far as desired settings.. as high as possible while maintaining a good FPS..

He also does a decent amount of video converting.. so that 6 core CPU would probably help with that..
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July 2, 2014 6:00:01 PM

Thanks for the input guys.. I ended up ordering it.. went with the 6core cpu and such.. changed a few things.. case..added cpu cooler, dad wanted a 2tb drive so ended up being ~680

Thanks again! =)
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