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An_Intensive_CareBear97

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A friend has asked me for a system build on a budget.

Now I'm not a complete novice at this but I'm not always sure on some aspects of PC parts e.g. RAM, HDD. So this is when I, once again, turn to the world of the internet.

This is what I've put together on part picker: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NfCpmG

But I'm not sure if everything is right. He's pretty set on the CPU and GPU although the 'brand' of 660 is still up for discussion, however, he is on a budget.

Any suggestions/changes to the build would be much appreciated, but, going too much over the current price would be too much and he wouldn't be able to afford it!

Thanks.

Oh maybe I should also mention that he plans on PC gaming, playing things like BF3, BF4, and Day-Z. It may be surplus information but it can't hurt to say.
 
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So £400 for everything minus the CPU and monitor? That can be tough.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£103.38 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home...
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An_Intensive_CareBear97

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I wouldn't think so. But for arguments sake, let's say he will be overclocking. What would you recommend as a CPU cooler?
 
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You can save money on buying overclockable CPU and motherboards if your friend isn't going to be overclocking. May be able to use that money for something else.

For an average overclock, a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus will be fine. It's usually $10 less than the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO and the difference is only 1-2C.
 
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An_Intensive_CareBear97

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Great stuff thanks!

Is there anywhere else he could save. E.g. Buying different RAM or a different HDD. Any place he can save a bit of money, by buying cheaper parts that do basically the same thing, would be great!
 
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An_Intensive_CareBear97

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Well that build costs about £600. We can work in $ if you like. He already has the CPU and monitor so about £360-£400 left. A bit of a tight budget I know, when I was building my PC I had a bit more to spend. So this is why I'm a bit stuck. Anywhere he can save because to-be-honest even what I put together in that part picker build is pushing it.
 
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So £400 for everything minus the CPU and monitor? That can be tough.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£103.38 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £404.34

Not sure why I have a Z87 motherboard. Just for the heck of it, I guess. I don't recommending that your friend overclock on that motherboard anyway. So if you want to save about £10, you can drop it to a H87 motherboard, which prevents overclocking all-together.
 
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An_Intensive_CareBear97

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Oh that looks like a good build for his money. Thanks! It has been a bit of a challenge coming up with solutions to work to his tight budget. But thanks for the help! I'll talk to him about overclocking tomorrow and link him to this page. But hopefully, that could be his build! Thanks!
 
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If he likes overclocking or doesn't know what it is there are tons of YouTube videos and informative tutorials on how to overclock safely.
 
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