My nephew turns 16 soon and me, his Mom, and maybe my parents are going to pitch in to get him a build. We are on a tight budget so I wanted to put something together that he can upgrade later (Ram, GPU, CPU Cooling, SSD, etc)... but still look cool, work good, and enjoy building w/ him since he's never done it before. Pumped 
And he told me (without knowing he might be getting a computer) that he wanted to build an AMD once he saved his money - so that's why I went with the AMD.
If there is anything I can do to cut cost here please let me know... but obviously I went with the red/black trend since looks are important for his first build (IMO).
Any comments would be appreciated!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d8xhLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d8xhLk/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.46 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $662.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-09 17:17 EDT-0400
And he told me (without knowing he might be getting a computer) that he wanted to build an AMD once he saved his money - so that's why I went with the AMD.
If there is anything I can do to cut cost here please let me know... but obviously I went with the red/black trend since looks are important for his first build (IMO).
Any comments would be appreciated!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d8xhLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d8xhLk/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.46 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $662.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-09 17:17 EDT-0400
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