800$ Office/Gaming PC Build

yohan weir · Oct 10, 2014

Looking to build an office/gaming PC. Found this parts list online and switched out the case.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DnqWmG

Please tell me if this is good or suggest a better build

Requirements:
Fractal Design Define Mini case
8 Gbs of ram
SSD
Windows 8.1 64bit
Latest ports Usb 3.0, HDMI, Ect.
Dedicated GPU

*Will be playing moderate games like minecraft and league of legends

ninja85a · Oct 10, 2014

i would say you need a more powerful power supply unit 350 will probery not be enough

mhirons · Oct 10, 2014

If this is an office PC, do you really need a dedicated graphics card (GPU)? The CPU has integrated graphics that are able to handle most office tasks. With no GPU, a 350W PSU is fine. Depending on how much storage space you need, I would replace the 1TB HDD and 120GB SSD with a 512GB SSD. Also, since it's an office PC, I'm assuming overclocking is off the table, and if two RAM slots are ok, you can use an H81 Motherboard to save a bit more. Added in a DVD drive, because they're cheap and you never know when you may need it.

How about something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($136.00 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: *Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($98.15 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: *Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $707.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 23:39 EDT-0400

yohan weir · Oct 11, 2014

mhirons :

If this is an office PC, do you really need a dedicated graphics card (GPU)? The CPU has integrated graphics that are able to handle most office tasks. With no GPU, a 350W PSU is fine. Depending on how much storage space you need, I would replace the 1TB HDD and 120GB SSD with a 512GB SSD. Also, since it's an office PC, I'm assuming overclocking is off the table, and if two RAM slots are ok, you can use an H81 Motherboard to save a bit more. Added in a DVD drive, because they're cheap and you never know when you may need it.

How about something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($136.00 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: *Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($98.15 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: *Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $707.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 23:39 EDT-0400

Notice when I say Office/Gaming PC? I would like a separate GPU

RazerZ · Oct 11, 2014

That came across as a bit rude to me. Your thread title states office/gaming pc, but in your description it only says it's for an office pc.

yohan weir · Oct 11, 2014

RazerZ :

My bad I wrote it in a hurry.. Better?

RazerZ · Oct 11, 2014

Games like League of Legends and Minecraft aren't moderate, they're low demanding. You could get away with playing them around medium settings with the integrated graphics.

If you needed to add a graphics card, this one would let you max out both games and play minecraft with shaders:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131578&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Desktop+Graphics+Cards-_-N82E16814131578&gclid=Cj0KEQjwquOhBRCupYiu4an13scBEiQAss2Xku0UeIKlCjl5AYbgVkUFWEvYtA7N7qq2FlUcJe09JeYaAtL88P8HAQ

Could also save money by getting this i3:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34130

mhirons · Oct 11, 2014

Sorry about that, I missed the part about it also being a gaming PC. I would try it w/o the video card and see how it goes. Worst case, you add in a card like the one mentioned by RazerZ.

Edit - Although now that I'm thinking about this, you may want to up the PSU from 350W to 500/550W to be able to handle the 6970.

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