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Hi all,

My cousin is building a new computer soon and this is what he came up with.

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($90.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($132.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case ($20.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 500W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor ($120.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($6.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($6.80 @ NCIX US)
Total: $610.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 14:18 EDT-0400

I think the system is pretty good but if anyone has anything better for about 600-650 dollars I am open to suggestions. The main reason for this thread though is the power supply is very bad. I am limited in my choices of power supply as I don't live in the USA. I have cooler master, corsair, gigabyte and thermaltake as locally available brands so a suggestion for better power supply from one of them will be appreciated. I am not willing to spend more than 50-60 us dollars approximately.

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1. Get the R9 270x
2. Try getting international shipping from amazon.com to get the EVGA ect psu. If you can't do then get the Corsair CX psu. I had a 2 and their not bad just you might want to replace them as soon as a problems comes. For example if the fans gets louder and you tried cleaning it or your graphics card isn't getting enough power, please then just replace it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $34.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 22:20 EDT-0400
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case ($20.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor ($120.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($6.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($6.80 @ NCIX US)
Total: $637.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 14:34 EDT-0400

You might need to buy a PCI wifi card because you can only use ethernet right now.
 
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Thanks for your replies guys, :)

@Bhavneet Pannu : I don't live in USA. Asrock is not available locally where I live, neither is EVGA. Can you please provide recommendations from Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Cooler Master, Thermaltake and Corsair products as these are the only brands available to me.

@anakie13: I shall take your good experience with TR2 into consideration. Thanks :)
 
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You do have a Windows CD right?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case ($20.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor ($120.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($6.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($6.80 @ NCIX US)
Total: $646.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 14:51 EDT-0400
 
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Yes he has a Windows 8 for Students key he got through his university. I will also look into the gigabyte motherboard suggestion but what I am really looking for is a power supply suggestion. Can you think of anything better from corsair, cooler master, gigabyte and thermaltake than the TR2 500W currently in the build ?? EVGA, Seasonic, Antec etc brand are not available in my country. Finally the R9 280 is almost 250 USD in my country and my cousin really can't afford it. The GTX 750ti is approximately equal to the price of R9 270x here. Is it worth the change to R9 270x from the GTX 750ti?? I was under the impression that the GTX 750ti is the better card.
 
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1. Get the R9 270x
2. Try getting international shipping from amazon.com to get the EVGA ect psu. If you can't do then get the Corsair CX psu. I had a 2 and their not bad just you might want to replace them as soon as a problems comes. For example if the fans gets louder and you tried cleaning it or your graphics card isn't getting enough power, please then just replace it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $34.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 22:20 EDT-0400
 
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Yes I checked out the R9 270x after you suggested it and it beats the GTX 750ti in raw performance. And the corsair cx500v2 is available locally around 70 USD approximately. But if I get the corsair one then the budget for the graphics card suffers. But then again a good psu is like a good foundation of a building so I guess I will go with the corsair psu and R9 270x gpu. Thanks a lot for your help.
 
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