Good $700 build for my friend

[Dr Peach]

He wants to play new and older titles. He was originally a console gamer but I had to fix that .
I was very torn between the gtx 960 2gb or the 4gb. I know games in the futrue are going to need more vram like GTA V. He really wanted to build a $600 Gaming PC. But I told him this build will last him a few years. If your wondering why most of the build is orange it's because he wants a orange build. If you guys can help me find any downgrades to make anything cheaper tell me PLZ. I'm already going to pirate windows. I don't want to but I want him to build a PC. Please respond thanks!

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LwHxqs

 

[filippi]

So you rightly told your friend to go PC-GAMING.
Now tell him that he dont need to commit a crime in order to buy his new rig 😀

Here a nice $700 orange gaming rig w/ OS:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.88 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: DIYPC Zondda-O ($39.99)
Total: $701.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 15:06 EDT-0400

 

[bsod1]

talking about piracy is against forum rules. You can go with filippi's build and if you aren't buying an OS, get a regular ATX and an R9 280X

 

[turbopiki]

Here you go

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card ($263.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Other: DIYPC Zondda-O ($39.99)
Total: $692.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 15:35 EDT-0400

or 600$

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Other: DIYPC Zondda-O ($39.99)
Total: $601.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 15:37 EDT-0400