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Hey all, I was going to build my a gaming oriented pc. He would be playing DayZ,BF4 and Arma 3. The budget is 500$ and this excludes peripherals. I just need OS included in the price. I really want him to get around 60 for on High settings. Please don't go to far over budget as this is for a friend. Thank you all ??
 
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it will work, but running a psu nearer to its upper limit under load it will be noisy, and wont last as long. If it was a higher quality 430w psu, id say, ok. But that evga 430w psu is built to a price.....
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.97 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series: DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($18.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($91.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $471.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 20:13 EST-0500
 
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Will this GFX card run at the settings I had mentioned? That is the deciding point for me
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X7pKxr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X7pKxr/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($18.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $507.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 20:46 EST-0500

This build should do just about everything you want it to.

Go with a 500Gb hard drive, and you're below your price point. Also, if you're feeling adventurous, you can find legitimate copies of windows (with real COA) on ebay for around $60. Obviously you would have to be skeptical and careful (and I wouldn't necessarily recommend it), but it's an option if you are on an extreme budget.
 
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No, this psu is more than good enough. I know from experience. People greatly overestimate psu needs. If you're going to overclock things to infinity you might want some more, but this will give you all you need. You need to look at the 12v amperage vs wattage.
 
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not possible to do and maintain 60fps on ultra. Need more budget, or lower expectations
 
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it will work, but running a psu nearer to its upper limit under load it will be noisy, and wont last as long. If it was a higher quality 430w psu, id say, ok. But that evga 430w psu is built to a price.....
 
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I don't disagree with your premise, but my given configuration won't put undo stress on this particular psu. It has a max wattage on the 12v rail of 403w; max power for all rails simultaneously at 430w.

Take this metric from tweaktown- total system power consumption at load is 417w with the 280.
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6210/sapphire-radeon-r9-280-dual-x-3gb-oc-video-card-review/index14.html

What's important to note is that the system is an i7 3960x EE running at 4.7ghz with a corsair h100.

An Athlon 860k with the stock cooler is going to be well within the comfort zone on this power supply. Also, if Niqv was concerned about this psu, one can usually find the evga 80+ 500w psu for about $10 more.

I don't post often on here, but I do read quite a bit, and one thing I've noticed on most tech forums is most people recommend power supplies that are far and above what is needed. I get that it's to provide a buffer and to be on the safe side, but when you're dealing with an extreme budget, it's a luxury you have to forego.
 
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