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October 12, 2014 9:33:07 AM

Hello,

I am building a computer for my friend and it's less than 900 dollars. This is what I currently have and he doesn't need desktop or other peripherals. Please let me know what you think; I would like to build him a good one yet on budget.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/umoux/saved/rYpQzy

Thanks.

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October 12, 2014 9:36:41 AM

looks decent i would recommend 2 4GB ram modules i think that will run quicker if im not mistaken
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October 12, 2014 9:36:50 AM

Whats going to be the main use(s) of the system?
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October 12, 2014 9:38:41 AM

bignastyid said:
Whats going to be the main use(s) of the system?


He will be using it for gaming mostly and may be some school works.
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October 12, 2014 9:40:12 AM

At that price I'd get intel , 2x4 GB RAM , better GPU and a non overpriced Case.

That's what I'd do :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9HRY23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9HRY23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $949.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 12:40 EDT-0400
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October 12, 2014 9:42:47 AM

Do you want the ability to overclock?
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October 12, 2014 9:43:58 AM

bignastyid said:
Do you want the ability to overclock?


Good questions , I heavily advise the OP to answer these questions in order to get what he wants :) 

Good Job Big
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October 12, 2014 9:45:24 AM

bignastyid said:
Do you want the ability to overclock?


No, since he isn't a heavy user.
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October 12, 2014 9:57:48 AM

This is close to the original systems $950 budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.SNIPER H6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($90.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($339.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $950.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 12:59 EDT-0400
To keep it under $900 I went with a slower more power hungry GPU
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.SNIPER H6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($90.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $890.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 12:57 EDT-0400

The 4460 will outperform the 8350 in games since the i5 cores can process data much quicker than AMDs.
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