Friend PC build

Konnefke · Sep 14, 2014

hello

i'm building a cheap gaming rig for my friend, what do you guys think/ what would you change?

he wants to play games at 1080p at medium settings.he mainly want's pc because his laptop keeps thermal throttling in game.

the budget was €600 but i bumped it up to €715.
also amd's athlons are not available on the store.

the rig:

cpu: i3-4130
mobo: GA-Z87 HD3
RAM: 8GB corrsair vengaence
psu: corrsair CX430
HDD: 1Tb WD black
case: NZXT lexa S
gpu: SAPPHIRE R9 270X OC
OS: windows 7

so are these parts recommended?
i tried making the pc cheap but upgradable.

thanks in advance

LukaBoki · Sep 14, 2014

CPU: i3 4150
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97 D3H(allows for OCing and upgrading to a 4th gen K series i5 or i7)
RAM: 2x4GB G.Skill Sniper Series 1866 MHz CL9 (doesn't have a big heatsink,same quality as Corsair Vengeance)
PSU: Seasonic S12II Bronze 620W(allows for upgrading to a stronger GPU in the future)
Other parts are good.

lightcloud · Sep 14, 2014

I would personally go with a Intel Pentium G3258 and a H97 motherboard.

Don't get a Corsair CX Series.

Konnefke · Sep 14, 2014

@LukaBoki

updated the build to most of what your recommended, that got about €20 off the build, nice

the seasonic psu is not available close by. can you recommend another psu?
they have some psu of ADVANCE and Cooler master

@Joeteoh99

i head the extra threads really help and i don't wanna OC becouse my friend is a total noob at pc's

LukaBoki · Sep 15, 2014

I'm happy I've taken 20E of the build.

Are there any online computer shops in your country?

lightcloud · Sep 15, 2014

Then stay with the i3 and it will game well too.

Konnefke · Sep 15, 2014

i'm trying to buy all the parts from one vendor that i trust (pxmania.be)
it's pretty cheap their aswell

here are some PSU's i found:

AKASA Venom 550W
cooler master thunder b500 (500W)

i don't know a lot about psu's other then you can't go cheap on them, so what would you reccomend with a -+ €60 price range?

lightcloud · Sep 15, 2014

If those are the two options, none are great. But to pick one it will be the Cooler Master.

Pick one from tier 1-2 that is availed in your country. If tier 1-2 can't fit your budget then get a tier 3 or stay with the CX series. Here is the PSU tier list to assist you out.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Konnefke · Sep 15, 2014

ok, that's all i needed to know

thanks for your help

LukaBoki · Sep 15, 2014

No problem,mate.
Can you give me the link to the shop where you found those PSUs? I may be able to find a better one that those two you suggested.

lightcloud · Sep 15, 2014

Thanks for posting buddy.

Konnefke · Sep 17, 2014

i get all the parts form pxmania (it's dutch)

http://www.pixmania.be/nl/index.html

LukaBoki · Sep 17, 2014

How do you say "power supply" in dutch?

Konnefke · Sep 17, 2014

psu= "voeding"

i already entered it for you here:
http://www.pixmania.be/nl/search/pc-voeding/9-103-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-relevance-desc-1-10-page.html

thanks for helping me find something man

LukaBoki · Sep 17, 2014

OK,these are the best I could find:
http://www.pixmania.be/nl/pc-voeding/enermax-etl550awt-m-triathlor-eco-550-watt-voeding-intern/21851709-a.html
Tier 2 Class A
http://www.pixmania.be/nl/pc-voeding/enermax-pc-voeding-naxn-adv-80-650-w-etl650awt/20851290-a.html
Tier 2 Class B
http://www.pixmania.be/nl/pc-voeding/antec-pc-voeding-hcg-620-ec-620-w/10478777-a.html
Tier 2 Class A
I would personally go with the NAXN 650W,since it is decent quality PSU,it will be enough for your system and it has the most power out of these three.
Now,the 550W one is good if you don't plan to upgrade your components,especially the GPU. If you do want to,but don't want to upgrade your PSU,then the NAXN 650W or Antec HCG 620 ECO are better choices.

Konnefke · Sep 17, 2014

thank you so much,
i'll follow your advice and put in NAXN ADV 80+.

now i know my friend will have the best bang for the buck build. and i can build this for him with confidence

LukaBoki · Sep 17, 2014

Yes.
Good luck with building the PC.
Don't forget to build it on a wooden table,not on a carpet.

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