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Hey guys,
So I'm going to be building a killer 1080p budget build for a friend. He's set a budget of $650 that he doesn't really want to go past, so I'm trying to get him the very best value/performance ratio in (or MAYBE slightly beyond) that price range. Here's what I came up with.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $613.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-24 12:01 EDT-0400
Unless anyone has any other comments, my two points of personal debate on what to choose are regarding the GPU and CPU. First off, I was originally going to go with an EVGA GTX 960 Superclocked with 2 GB VRAM for like $183 or something. But then I saw this R9 380X with 4 GB of VRAM for cheaper than every 960 currently on the market. Furthermore it has a $20 rebate you can do to bring the expense down to $150. Powercolor may not be the biggest brand, but I've used them before for friend's builds and there haven't been any problems. What do you guys think? Is this a good card? Will it outperform/outvalue the GTX 960?
Second, for CPU I went with Intel because he has the budget for it and I want to get him a CPU/Mobo which will last a long time and could be upgraded a bit when necessary. The options:
~ $179 i5 4460 @ 3.2 Ghz Core, 3.4 Boost http://pcpartpicker.com/product/F63RsY/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460
~ $190 i5 4590 @ 3.3 Ghz Core, 3.7 Boost http://pcpartpicker.com/product/7bNp99/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590
~ $210 i5 4690 @ 3.5 Ghz Core, 3.9 Boost http://pcpartpicker.com/product/r8W9TW/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690
They are all locked and quad core. The question is, is it worth spending the extra money for the extra specs? I'm a big fan of splurging on a capable CPU that'll last a while, going for a mid range graphics card which can be upgraded later without bottlenecking. Should he go for the $30 more expensive 4690 remaining budget room?
Thoughts? I know its a lot, but thanks for reading. In addition, what about the retailers most of these parts come from? It OutletPC gonna charge $30 for shipping?
Thanks!
So I'm going to be building a killer 1080p budget build for a friend. He's set a budget of $650 that he doesn't really want to go past, so I'm trying to get him the very best value/performance ratio in (or MAYBE slightly beyond) that price range. Here's what I came up with.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $613.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-24 12:01 EDT-0400
Unless anyone has any other comments, my two points of personal debate on what to choose are regarding the GPU and CPU. First off, I was originally going to go with an EVGA GTX 960 Superclocked with 2 GB VRAM for like $183 or something. But then I saw this R9 380X with 4 GB of VRAM for cheaper than every 960 currently on the market. Furthermore it has a $20 rebate you can do to bring the expense down to $150. Powercolor may not be the biggest brand, but I've used them before for friend's builds and there haven't been any problems. What do you guys think? Is this a good card? Will it outperform/outvalue the GTX 960?
Second, for CPU I went with Intel because he has the budget for it and I want to get him a CPU/Mobo which will last a long time and could be upgraded a bit when necessary. The options:
~ $179 i5 4460 @ 3.2 Ghz Core, 3.4 Boost http://pcpartpicker.com/product/F63RsY/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460
~ $190 i5 4590 @ 3.3 Ghz Core, 3.7 Boost http://pcpartpicker.com/product/7bNp99/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590
~ $210 i5 4690 @ 3.5 Ghz Core, 3.9 Boost http://pcpartpicker.com/product/r8W9TW/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690
They are all locked and quad core. The question is, is it worth spending the extra money for the extra specs? I'm a big fan of splurging on a capable CPU that'll last a while, going for a mid range graphics card which can be upgraded later without bottlenecking. Should he go for the $30 more expensive 4690 remaining budget room?
Thoughts? I know its a lot, but thanks for reading. In addition, what about the retailers most of these parts come from? It OutletPC gonna charge $30 for shipping?
Thanks!
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