metallicaband
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My friend needs me to build a PC for him soon, would like to make sure the build I have in mind is optimal so far.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly gaming (latest games) with general multitask PC usage like browsing, watching videos/movies and listening to music.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1350 excluding international shipping fees, don't have any taxes. Budget isn't super strict and would consider increasing it a bit if a certain part I have in my build absolutely needs to be changed for something better.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
I live in Bahrain but I'll be ordering a lot of the parts internationally through Amazon. Unfortunately Monitor and Case must be purchased locally because internationally shipping those would be way too expensive.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc.
Case, PSU, Monitor, SSD, HDD, Mobo, CPU, CPU Cooler, RAM, GPU
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
None.
6) Will you be overclocking?
None at all.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Don't have one, but 24" 1080p is the plan so far.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard?
USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s. Can't think of much else really, some fan controllers would be nice I guess and a decent amount of USB ports.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Current build in mind:
$130 ASUS H97M-E Micro ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboard (Purchased locally).
$189 Intel Core i5-4460
$55 Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600
$88 EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GS 80 Plus Gold Rated, Fully Modular PSU
$31 Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler
$50 WD Blue 1TB HDD
$100 Crucial MX200 250GB SSD
$349 MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G GPU
$159 CM 690 III Case (Purchased locally)
$191 BenQ GL2460HM Black 24" 2ms Monitor (Purchased locally)
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$1342 total
Few notes:
- The motherboard is purchased locally because Amazon barely has any mobos that they ship internationally, I can purchase any motherboard from Amazon and have it shipped to an address I have in NY that will forward the mail to me for around $30-40 , but that will be a hassle when it comes to dealing with Amazon's 30 day return policy if it's DOA. Even though it's over priced buying it locally will give me 1 year local warranty, so as long as there's nothing wrong with the model, I'd just like to stick to it if possible.
- These are the other case, monitor and motherboard options (along with prices) from pretty much the only decent PC store we have over here in Bahrain, prices are a bit higher than what you'd see in US of course:
Cases
Monitors
Mobos Mostly a bunch of H81 mobos that are in the price range of the one I chose.
- I understand these CPUs don't need aftermarket coolers, but from my personal experience it's easier to maintain aftermarket coolers than the stock coolers and give much better performance in the long run too even when they get a little dusty, my friend isn't the type of person who'll clean the case inside out on regular basis.
- Would an i5-4590 be a much better choice than the 4460 ? Because if I'd like to increase the budget for anything, it might be for 16GB RAM instead of 8 so it would be more future proof.
- I'm mostly a Corsair PSU fan, but didn't like what I saw in the same price range, first time going with EVGA but that model is supposed to be a Seasonic OEM and good for the price based on what I've read.
Any help/tips would be much appreciated guys.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly gaming (latest games) with general multitask PC usage like browsing, watching videos/movies and listening to music.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1350 excluding international shipping fees, don't have any taxes. Budget isn't super strict and would consider increasing it a bit if a certain part I have in my build absolutely needs to be changed for something better.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
I live in Bahrain but I'll be ordering a lot of the parts internationally through Amazon. Unfortunately Monitor and Case must be purchased locally because internationally shipping those would be way too expensive.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc.
Case, PSU, Monitor, SSD, HDD, Mobo, CPU, CPU Cooler, RAM, GPU
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
None.
6) Will you be overclocking?
None at all.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Don't have one, but 24" 1080p is the plan so far.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard?
USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s. Can't think of much else really, some fan controllers would be nice I guess and a decent amount of USB ports.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Current build in mind:
$130 ASUS H97M-E Micro ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboard (Purchased locally).
$189 Intel Core i5-4460
$55 Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600
$88 EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GS 80 Plus Gold Rated, Fully Modular PSU
$31 Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler
$50 WD Blue 1TB HDD
$100 Crucial MX200 250GB SSD
$349 MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G GPU
$159 CM 690 III Case (Purchased locally)
$191 BenQ GL2460HM Black 24" 2ms Monitor (Purchased locally)
-----
$1342 total
Few notes:
- The motherboard is purchased locally because Amazon barely has any mobos that they ship internationally, I can purchase any motherboard from Amazon and have it shipped to an address I have in NY that will forward the mail to me for around $30-40 , but that will be a hassle when it comes to dealing with Amazon's 30 day return policy if it's DOA. Even though it's over priced buying it locally will give me 1 year local warranty, so as long as there's nothing wrong with the model, I'd just like to stick to it if possible.
- These are the other case, monitor and motherboard options (along with prices) from pretty much the only decent PC store we have over here in Bahrain, prices are a bit higher than what you'd see in US of course:
Cases
Monitors
Mobos Mostly a bunch of H81 mobos that are in the price range of the one I chose.
- I understand these CPUs don't need aftermarket coolers, but from my personal experience it's easier to maintain aftermarket coolers than the stock coolers and give much better performance in the long run too even when they get a little dusty, my friend isn't the type of person who'll clean the case inside out on regular basis.
- Would an i5-4590 be a much better choice than the 4460 ? Because if I'd like to increase the budget for anything, it might be for 16GB RAM instead of 8 so it would be more future proof.
- I'm mostly a Corsair PSU fan, but didn't like what I saw in the same price range, first time going with EVGA but that model is supposed to be a Seasonic OEM and good for the price based on what I've read.
Any help/tips would be much appreciated guys.
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