PC Build - Mid range. Parts check please!

FirstBuild

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Hey guys, I've decided to do a build for a friend and I need a relatively low budget build so maybe around $400-$450 but I need to be able to run Minecraft and gmod with a little breathing room. T

This is what I have, but I'm afraid it's much too low end, and I'm still at $504.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/FirstBuildPC/saved/sm2Zxr

Any opinions please let me know! Looking to start this build in the next two weeks if I can get the budget down.
 
Its good for the price.

The only thing I would recommend is to swap the CPU to a Pentium G3258, and the mobo to any random H97 board
 
The pentium is dual core and lacks a bit..

I'd recommend using the FX series or an A10 APU from AMD.

Though this 860K/A88XM is a good pair (I would know), it requires a BIOS update using a A6/A8 series processor.
 
The Pentium has a really good single core performance, and offers better upgradablility into an i5 or i7, and if you buy a Z97 board, you can wven upgrade to Broadwell
 
I'm reaaalllly trying to keep this build as close to $450 as possible unfortunately so that's why I'm going with AMD, although I did look at the pentium and if I play my case right I could knock $20 off hopefully and get the best of both. I'm a little curious as to how well AMD performs though... We will see!
 
C4C said:
The pentium is dual core and lacks a bit..

I'd recommend using the FX series or an A10 APU from AMD.

Though this 860K/A88XM is a good pair (I would know), it requires a BIOS update using a A6/A8 series processor.
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How would I go about doing that? I'm glad you mentioned it because I had no idea.
 
I bought the A8-5600K from Amazon (the key to this), put it in the board, fired it up and updated in the bios settings using a USB with the file on it.

Then I returned it saying I was dissatisfied. YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU DONT DAMAGE THE PROCESSOR.

They won't take it back if you do..

Then I put the 860K back in and it worked just fine..
 
C4C said:
I bought the A8-5600K from Amazon (the key to this), put it in the board, fired it up and updated in the bios settings using a USB with the file on it.

Then I returned it saying I was dissatisfied. YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU DONT DAMAGE THE PROCESSOR.

They won't take it back if you do..

Then I put the 860K back in and it worked just fine..
Click to expand...

I almost wouldn't mind just paying the ten extra dollars and keep the A8 hahaha
 
ALERT - EXTINCT THREAD! Just updating

Hey guys! I've ordered all the parts for my build!

These are the ones that have come in so far :) To the right is my optical and hard drive

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=650697041701589&l=58c1cab03a

The parts list:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dhZjgs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dhZjgs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($213.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($72.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($101.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1217.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-18 23:11 EST-0500
 
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