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HowieIsBoss

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Hello,

Thanks for stopping by to give a man a hand. The current situation I'm in is interesting. I built a rig about 2 years ago, give or take, and told my little brother I'd build him a computer for Christmas. I've thought of almost every idea possible, because funds are a bit limited. I came to the conclusion (unless you have better ideas) that I will still build him a computer but use some of my parts while also upgrading my current PC. I will list the current PC specs and inform you of my budget. I will not be looking for peripherals or the Operating System for the new build. I have a basic monitor, mouse and keyboard that he will use for now. I will be getting the OS from eBay.

Current PC Specifications:

- CPU: Intel i7 4790k @ 4.0 GHz
- Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR
-Memory: HyperX FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1333
-Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SSC 2GB DDR5
-Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 80+ Gold 550W Fully Modular
-Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
-Storage: 500GB Samsung SSD and 2TB WD 7200RPM HDD

My budget for the build/upgrades is ~$800. I'd assume I would be replacing the GPU and RSM in my current system, but I wanted to bounce some ideas off of some smarter minds. I appreciate any help you may be. This is a rushed post, so please ask any questions that I may have missed. Again, thank you so much and have a great night!
 
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aquielisunari

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card ($239.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $653.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-27 20:31 EST-0500

After taxes and stuff it'll be fairly close to the budget. If you have the money I would opt for the 1500X instead. He gets the 960 and you get the 1060.The mini-bump in VRAM to the 3GB 1060 just doesn't make sense. The extra cost of the card is justified by the additional 3GB of VRAM.
 
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HowieIsBoss

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Appreciate it. I agree with the 1060 upgrade. Makes perfect sense. What is the reason of getting one stick of RAM compared to two? I really appreciate it. I should be able to come up with some extra cash. :)

 
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aquielisunari

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card ($239.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $701.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-27 21:26 EST-0500

Why 1? Money. I replaced that with a 16GB dual channel kit.
 
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HowieIsBoss

HowieIsBoss

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Sorry, I should have clarified more. I meant why a single 8 GB stick of RAM compared to 2 x 4GB sticks of RAM. Thanks again. I really do appreciate it!

 
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aquielisunari

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CPU: Intel - Core i3-8350K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($28.90 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.95 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card ($239.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $830.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-27 21:33 EST-0500

This build has some extra meat on the bone. The motherboard is higher end. It has better cooling and other advantages. The CPU is also an upgrade from the 1400. While Ryzen is great for the Gaming Youtube editor a gaming specific build will benefit from the CPU change. It also has a couple extra cores. This means that it'll be more versatile than the quad core meaning if he enjoys streaming(Twitch?) this chip will be able to handle it. It also has a MUCH beefier heatsink. There's also room for CPU upgrades. Longevity does have its value.
 
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aquielisunari

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Price.
 
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Added a couple of cores :)

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8WGQTH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8WGQTH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card ($239.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $809.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-27 21:52 EST-0500
 
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I will be getting the OS from eBay.
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Just going to throw this out there. E-Bay, nor anyone using E-Bay is a legitimate reseller of Microsoft Windows. Honestly, you'd be better off just downloading Windows 10 direct from Microsoft, using their media creation tool, and running it unactivated until such time as you can purchase a legitimate Windows license.

The only downside to not activating Windows 10 is that you cannot personalize it. Otherwise, you have a fully functional Windows OS.

-Wolf sends
 
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aquielisunari

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Ummmmm I thought I already did. I looked at my build for the longest time, staring at the 8350K willing it to go away so the 8400 could take its rightful place. No need for the 8350. I did the research. Then I didn't changed the bleeping CPU as well. I saw ohenry and my build. WTF? Could have sworn I changed it to the 8400.

Well Howie, Ohenry saved my build from being a dismal and epic failure. Much better the the 8400 it will be.
 
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HowieIsBoss

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Easy now, haha. I reached out to everyone to see what the would do if they were me. I appreciate everyone's input as it really does help me.

 
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