So, im building my friend a gaming PC for around $615-$630. Let me know if I need to change any of the parts. Thanks in advance!
Here's the PC:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j7PQBP
Here's the PC:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j7PQBP
Building my Friend a PC... Is it good???
- Thread starter NickFFS
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If you want to go with 8gb of ram, I would use two (2) sticks of 4gb RAM instead of just 1 stick of 8. It will be the same amount of RAM in the end, but it will be faster. Just keep in mind that motherboard has 4 DIMMs, and if you are using 2 sticks of RAM to only install them in slots 1 and 3, or 2 and 4. You don't have Windows on there either, but you may be planning on using a different operating system. The only other piece of advice I would give, if it's within budget, is to add a SSD.
Geekwad
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A bit of an adjustment and you can go with an RX 470:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4V Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card ($174.99 @ Jet)
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.30 @ Newegg)
Total: $630.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 00:34 EST-0500
As a bonus, a better quality power supply:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
And is sized so that you could drop another RX470 into the system someday if you chose.
https://www.hardwareunboxed.com/the-best-sub-200-graphics-card-gtx-1050-ti-vs-rx-470-rx-460-4gb/
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4V Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card ($174.99 @ Jet)
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.30 @ Newegg)
Total: $630.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 00:34 EST-0500
As a bonus, a better quality power supply:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
And is sized so that you could drop another RX470 into the system someday if you chose.
https://www.hardwareunboxed.com/the-best-sub-200-graphics-card-gtx-1050-ti-vs-rx-470-rx-460-4gb/
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