Pc build

[austin557]

My girlfriend's dad is offering me 600-700 dollars to build a pc for her.
I want amd processor and a mobo that can support 32 gb of ram. can someone show me a quality build? it needs everything including mouse keyboard and monitor.

 

[tiny voices]

What will this be used for? 32gb of ram is way overkill for almost any application. And it will eat up too much of your budget and limit you on other components.

 

[austin557]

Gaming on skyrim garrys mod minecraft and i know 32 is over kill so i could go with atleast 16 gb mother board then

 

[tiny voices]

you will only need 8gb for gaming of any kind. any more is just a waste of money. I will put something together for you.

 

[austin557]

i like the idea of being ready for what pc games are going to need thats why 16 but alright!!

 

[tiny voices]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($192.28 @ CompUSA)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($174.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $669.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-04 19:11 EST-0500)

8gb will be fine for a while man.
This should play all games on high-ish settings.

 

[austin557]

i hate intel but thanks!!

 

[austin557]

Best answer selected by austin557.

 

[tiny voices]

You could do an fx6300 but it won't be any better for gaming. Probably worse actually.

And no problem man! always glad to help!