Need a simple computer build for a friend

[Mick Jagger]

Approximate Purchase Date: No set date.

Budget Range: Just keep it cheap. Already know it wont be pricey.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Location: Alexandria, MN, USA

Parts Preferences: Nvidia

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: This build is for a friend. She's going to be using this build mainly for WoW and Minecraft, so nothing that fancy. We want top fps on ultra all the time. Needs a monitor and a keyboard with the build, no need for a mouse.

Mainly looking for a price range and potential builds.

 

[g-unit1111]

Here ya go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4 ATX FM2 Motherboard ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($23.52 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $606.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 23:15 EDT-0400)

I generally don't suggest monitor, keyboard or mouse. With the AMD APU it eliminates the need for a central graphics card.

 

[hillmanant]

Hello Mick

I gotta start off with an EH from MN. I'm not saying I know more than any that posted before me at any point this is simply my opinion 12 years in the making. To start off Minecraft and Wow stress the Processor more than the GPU which is why you will get integrated CPU/GPU posts. My suggestions below suggest more options for expansion in the future.

I'm from only about 60 miles form there and would be at your service if need be till my season of construction work starts in mid April or not if that freaks you out, PM me for my cell if the mood suits text correspondence would be fine. I would go a little bit more in price and future proof. I know you said cheap but this has no future and costs more in the end having to upgrade. You said no on OC but with this setup and this thing OC'd you would dominate at almost the same price as the rest barely surviving without glitch and with a stand alone graphics card and less than $150 more. This particular chip is soooo easy to O.C. it'll make your head spin. I routinely OC this thing at 4.5 Ghz stable (have pushed it to 4.9 Ghz in my shop but reduce to promote longer life) with no heating problems and without instability for clients over the phone.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g0I3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g0I3/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g0I3/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC I2269VW 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Os: http://www.digisoftstore.com/Windows-7-Home-Premium-SP1-64-Bit--Download-_p_225.html $68.99
Total: $735.13
Very comparable as the last post didn't include monitor.

A little more expensive but highly adaptable for today's gamer and we can tweak the processor a little more in the future with a water cooler, an option you wouldn't have with and FM2 chip-set. This build has more options in the future and ability to play more graphics intensive games when needed.

Thanks for the read, looking forward to the technical bashing I will receive because these people here at Toms are SMART.

 

[numanator]

Hello Mick

I gotta start off with an EH from MN. I'm not saying I know more than any that posted before me at any point this is simply my opinion 12 years in the making. To start off Minecraft and Wow stress the Processor more than the GPU which is why you will get integrated CPU/GPU posts. My suggestions below suggest more options for expansion in the future.

I'm from only about 60 miles form there and would be at your service if need be till my season of construction work starts in mid April or not if that freaks you out, PM me for my cell if the mood suits text correspondence would be fine. I would go a little bit more in price and future proof. I know you said cheap but this has no future and costs more in the end having to upgrade. You said no on OC but with this setup and this thing OC'd you would dominate at almost the same price as the rest barely surviving without glitch and with a stand alone graphics card and less than $150 more. This particular chip is soooo easy to O.C. it'll make your head spin. I routinely OC this thing at 4.5 Ghz stable (have pushed it to 4.9 Ghz in my shop but reduce to promote longer life) with no heating problems and without instability for clients over the phone.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g0I3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g0I3/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g0I3/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC I2269VW 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Os: http://www.digisoftstore.com/Windows-7-Home-Premium-SP1-64-Bit--Download-_p_225.html $68.99
Total: $735.13
Very comparable as the last post didn't include monitor.

A little more expensive but highly adaptable for today's gamer and we can tweak the processor a little more in the future with a water cooler, an option you wouldn't have with and FM2 chip-set. This build has more options in the future and ability to play more graphics intensive games when needed.

Thanks for the read, looking forward to the technical bashing I will receive because these people here at Toms are SMART.

This looks pretty good but don't get the Thermaltake Smart Series (or the Corsair CX). They are very tempting since they are priced very low but have some cheap components that are fine for internet browsing or word processing but have a higer chance of failure when under loads (like gaming).

A good PSU is the one that g-unit had in his build. The seasonics are great quality PSUs.

Or if you want more wattage for future upgrades you can grab this one (XFX is also made by seasonic):
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99

Don't cheap out on your power supply!

 

[Mick Jagger]

I already got a Corsair CX600 Power Supply. Completely forgot about that. So, no need to include power supply in the build. Accidentally purchased two when I built my computer.

 

[Mick Jagger]

Need a couple more builds before we can decide

 

[shortstuff_mt]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.93 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($169.87 @ Mwave)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Microsoft Keyboard 200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ B&H)
Total: $733.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-26 18:00 EDT-0400)