Build Help:
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What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
This is going to be a light intro-to-gaming PC for my little sister. My parents gave me the task of building it for under $200, so I wanted to see if it was possible by using parts from my old PC (Graphics card and storage), and buying the rest.
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)
I know that the graphics card I've got can play most games at 1080p 60FPS medium settings, but currently my sister is using a 720p TV as her monitor (she's using an Xbox 360 so it really doesn't make a difference for that). This will be upgraded at some point later, but for now she's focused on games like GTAV and Minecraft, which I know for a fact that the graphics card I have can handle. TL;DR I'm not too worried about this part.
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
My parents have given me a budget of $200 for the case, power supply, processor, motherboard, and RAM.
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
United States (I live about 30 minutes away from a MicroCenter as well, so that's in the question)
Build Draft: (Note: This part list doesn't include a motherboard, I need help picking one out) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor | $99.99 @ MicroCenter |
| Memory | Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory | $40.98 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Western Digital Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | Purchased For $0.00 |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card | Purchased For $0.00 |
| Case | DIYPC DIY-F2-P ATX Mini Tower Case | $34.98 @ Newegg |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $34.99 @ Newegg |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM 64-bit | Purchased For $0.00 |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $235.94 | |
| Mail-in rebates | -$25.00 | |
| Total | $210.94 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-29 10:14 EST-0500 |
*Additional Details: *
I'm trying to go for an i3-6100 if possible, and keep upgradability at the forefront. I know it's not quite ideal, but I've had some bad experience with AMD processors in the past (and I'm sure their next gen won't be out by christmas) so I'm going to go ahead and rule that out right now. I'm completely impartial when it comes to:
the case (She likes purple but my dad does bodywork on cars so he can help make it purple)
power supply (but I don't want to set the world on fire)
Motherboard (This is the only thing I'm really not sure about to be honest, which is why one is not included in my primary build)
RAM (I just picked the lowest price 8gb single stick DDR4 on PCpartpicker, I chose single stick because of upgradability).
As I said above I'm not too far away from a Microcenter, so the $30 dollars off mobo/processor deal is gonna help save money but I just wanna see if it's even possible to go cheaper on this without accidentally creating a makeshift nuclear explosive.
Submitted by burningwater202 | #Specialdealer Special Offer Online Shopping Store 2016
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