700 Build For A Friend - Looking For Feedback

elfin8er · Jul 30, 2014

This is one of my first builds. Honestly, I don't know why my friend came to me. His budget is around $700. Aside from the main components, he also needs an OS (He wanted Windows 7), a keyboard, and WiFi (I figured PCI rather than USB). I told him I'd do my best, so this is what I came up with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Gear Head KB2500U Wired Slim Keyboard ($5.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $680.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-30 16:08 EDT-0400

Nuckles_56 · Jul 30, 2014

looks good, though I would change the RAM to 2x4GB sticks as that will improve performance

elfin8er · Jul 30, 2014

So...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Gear Head KB2500U Wired Slim Keyboard ($7.24 @ Mwave)
Total: $705.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-30 22:32 EDT-0400

Nuckles_56 · Jul 30, 2014

I'd go with this RAM to be honest http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl8d8gbxm but everything else looks good

elfin8er · Jul 31, 2014

That goes a little bit over budget though. He said the absolute highest that he can go is like $710.

Pr3di · Jul 31, 2014

Get 2 sticks of RAM, but don`t lower the speed.

Get 1600 or 1866 speed, and maybe latency - 9 if possible.

Let me know if 713$ would do:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TQr4YJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TQr4YJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Gear Head KB2500U Wired Slim Keyboard ($7.24 @ Mwave)
Total: $713.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 02:46 EDT-0400

Nuckles_56 · Jul 31, 2014

I managed to get it down a bit lower again

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Gear Head KB2500U Wired Slim Keyboard ($7.24 @ Mwave)
Total: $690.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 02:47 EDT-0400

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