Im planning on a 700$ build for a friend, and with it she will play, do school work, and watch videos. She is gonna play probably lighter games, but she might play high-mid range games. What processor? I was gonna do a 9370 but then i thought about using intel
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An i5 would be ideal, although newer i3's (i3-6100, for example) is a pretty viable option.
I wouldn;'t recommend any FX line, especially not the 9370 etc. Those require some pretty 'high end' motherboards (all things considered anyway) to handle the heat generated, along with substantial (usually liquid) coolers.
I wouldn;'t recommend any FX line, especially not the 9370 etc. Those require some pretty 'high end' motherboards (all things considered anyway) to handle the heat generated, along with substantial (usually liquid) coolers.
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DON't Buy a 9370, Its junk.
This right here would do very well, a little over budget
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $745.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 14:06 EDT-0400
You can back off the video card to a GTX 950 if you want to meet budget.
This right here would do very well, a little over budget
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $745.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 14:06 EDT-0400
You can back off the video card to a GTX 950 if you want to meet budget.
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