http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GqiK
Set this up for a buddy of mine, its about as cheap as he can go.
Everything needs to stay[mouse/keyboard storage etc] since he moved and has nothing to start with
We need suggestions before he orders in about a week or so
I should add, dont count mail in rebates. It should be under 500$.. if it goes over it needs to be minor.
The 1 stick of ram is because he will grab another identical stick when he gets extra money
The psu is overkill
Hey, well honestly I have gone through everything you have listed and for the price you are working with I could not find much better. The only thing I found was this 1TB HDD on sale at Newegg that might be a bit of an upgrade. Besides that everything you have picked out cannot really be found less expensive. The drive is about ½ of the way down the page.
http://promotions.newegg.com/neemail/latest/index-landing.aspx?cm_sp=emailsub-_-homepage-_-promo
We've been shopping for his build for a few months lol but @anarmypig Do you have any recormendations?
you could get away with a smaller PSU easily, but now that I have looked at the prices, I see that you would only save $6 by buying a smaller one. The one you originally had in mind is fine.
400W should be fine.
i would suggest a A10 but the price would be off set by the faster memory. it would also depend on what kinda of games he wants to play and at what resolution
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GJ9A has a nice upgrade path.
or
instead you could get a cheaper FM2 motherboard of your choice
just my opinion.
Mobo is cheap but what can ya' do. Seems good.
Cheaper case without too much compromise.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129187
Cheaper Quad Core AM3 CPU (still enough for that card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871
Cheaper PSU which is more than capable of running upto a Radeon HD 7870.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033
More expensive GPU, but worth it if you can stretch.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ASUS-RADEON-Graphics-Card-HD7850-DC-1GD5-Video-Card-PCI-Express-CrossfireX-/130860385845?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item1e77e30635
That is all you can do to improve without hitting the performance too much lower..
Do I need to say more? 500$
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGeWdzFRh3Y
The only way logan got away with that was because of sales, if you throw that exact build together its more like 650$
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GN5S
Well heres what we threw together today, He doesnt wana go with a APU and apparently he doesnt like that case @Recon-UK since it has sharp edges he heard?
Dang prices changing daily. he also wants a mousepad, HDMI cable and a wireless adapter so i guess were just over 500 at the momment.
Why do people keep shoving a single stick of ram in a dual channel board and thinking it's ok?
So if I shove a 1x4GB 1600 mhz in a 4x DDR3 dual channel motherboard, the whole system will catch fire? Because I was planning on doing a 4GB stick first, and later upgrading to a 8GB system.
@Vortex88 We did it for upgrading purposes, Hes on a tight budget. Is it bad to run just 1 4GB stick?