Friend Is Looking For A Gaming Pc - Topic

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#11

Dec 16 2015 10:10pm

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9Cy2vK

If he cant stretch the budget, just get an R9 380 instead of the 390.

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Dec 16 2015 11:42pm

Quote (ArtofApocalypse @ Dec 16 2015 06:28pm)

Bump

Updated:
-Put in a Z97 to allow overclocking

-Included Noctua Cooler (He can get this at a later date)
-Included Slave HD (He can get this at a later date)

Total is around $745 not including the aftermarket cooler and slave HD.

What do you guys think? Will the Mini ATX inside the 300R allow the gtx, ram sticks and cooler to fit?

not sure what you mean by this

does he have spare parts that he can use?
is his budget now $745?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RQRX4D

and for the record
390 > 970 > 380 > 960
seems to be the general consensus

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Dec 17 2015 06:58am

Quote (ArtofApocalypse @ Dec 17 2015 12:09am)

Interesting, don't think that's all going to fit in that tower unless you take out drive bays?

So I've been reading on GTX 960 vs R9 380, not sure here. Will have to upgrade the 500W PSU to support the 380 if we were to go that route.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ns2Mzy

Changed it without SSD

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Dec 17 2015 08:40pm

Quote (ArtofApocalypse @ Dec 17 2015 12:09am)
Interesting, don't think that's all going to fit in that tower unless you take out drive bays?

So I've been reading on GTX 960 vs R9 380, not sure here. Will have to upgrade the 500W PSU to support the 380 if we were to go that route.

You wouldn't need to as long as it's high quality. My friend was running a 280 on 430 watt seasonic without issues.
Whats the confirmed budget? I'm seeing all kinds of weird numbers at this point.
I Don't think 700 is high enough for an i5 overclocking build. That is to say, it would be a poor allocation of funds to spend it on that, unless he specifically needs cpu power over gpu power.

but this is my recommend if you're willing to not overclock, as this will perform a lot better in games.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kczr4D

but sort me out and maybe we can perfect it

This post was edited by Rapture on Dec 17 2015 08:40pm

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Dec 17 2015 11:53pm

i have the corsair 300r its a good case =]

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