Building a $350 gaming rig for my friend

[TonyTheBean]

So, I'm building a comp for my friend, and I was wondering what are the best parts I can get for $350. Bonus points if most/all the parts are available at microcenter.

Heres what I have so far, and its pretty much the same build that TekSyndicate did, but its 71 dollars more.. huh...
[url]http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.aspx?sku=617795[/url]
[url]http://www.microcenter.com/product/418118/FM2-A75MA-P33_Socket_FM2_mATX_AMD_Motherboard[/url]
[url]http://www.microcenter.com/product/385178/Ballistix_Elite_8GB_DDR3-1866_(PC3-14900)_CL9_Desktop_Memory_Module[/url]
[url]http://www.microcenter.com/product/340474/Travelstar_7K500_500GB_7,200_RPM_SATA_30Gb-s_25_Internal_Hard_Drive_Kit_HD20500_IDK-7K[/url]
[url]http://www.microcenter.com/product/405567/S-2801BS_Mid_Tower_ATX_Computer_Case[/url]
[url]http://www.microcenter.com/product/399983/Builder_Series_CX600_600_Watt_ATX_12V_Power_Suppl[/url]

[Gnomerz]

Why don't you use pcpartpicker? It lists all deals and stuff going on with parts, and is good with a budget.

[TonyTheBean]

[QUOTE=Exigent;42951526]Why don't you use pcpartpicker? It lists all deals and stuff going on with parts, and is good with a budget.[/QUOTE]

oh.. forgot that existed.

[flayne]

[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/27acL[/url]
Only $20 over and you can add a cooler later and overclock it for a little extra performance.

[Lerlth]

Try this.

[url]http://www.choosemypc.net/[/url]

[GeekOfWires]

[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/27wtD[/url]
It's a bit hard when you pick out $2000 rigs and see a $350 system.
A $350 system is okay, but I hope he's not trying to play crysis or battlefield

[Death_God]

you should probably suggest for your friend to save up some more money really...

[GeekOfWires]

Yeah. Understand that the system is probably going to play minecraft, garrys mod, and a few older games (Tribes 2 or Quake). You hit a point to determine if the processor, graphics, RAM, or hard disk space is necessary.

[flayne]

[QUOTE=GeEkOfWiReS;42964596][url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/27wtD[/url]
It's a bit hard when you pick out $2000 rigs and see a $350 system.
A $350 system is okay, but I hope he's not trying to play crysis or battlefield[/QUOTE]

The Integrated graphics of the a10-6800k will probably outperform that video card.

[GeekOfWires]

[QUOTE=flayne;42966919]The Integrated graphics of the a10-6800k will probably outperform that video card.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but my post was more of a budget friendly setup.

TonyTheBean, can you talk to your friend about the budget again?

[B][U]Edit:[/U][/B]
Just found comparison on it. Core speed is equal but the a10-6800k has better memory management and texture rate.

So yeah, flayne's is the way to go.

[Npc_Hydra3]

[QUOTE=GeEkOfWiReS;42967984]Yeah, but my post was more of a budget friendly setup.

TonyTheBean, can you talk to your friend about the budget again?[/QUOTE]

So was Flaynes build.

[flayne]

[QUOTE=GeEkOfWiReS;42967984]Yeah, but my post was more of a budget friendly setup.

TonyTheBean, can you talk to your friend about the budget again?

[B][U]Edit:[/U][/B]
Just found comparison on it. Core speed is equal but the a10-6800k has better memory management and texture rate.

So yeah, flayne's is the way to go.[/QUOTE]

Budget friendly? Mine was less expensive then yours.

[iwancoppa]

[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28Qgc[/url]

There we go.

This is under-budget, You'll just need to pick a case that can support a Micro-ATX motherboard - most full sized cases will anyway. $290 or so. Tell your friend to keep the extra 50 he has left over and save up for a better graphics card.

EDIT: Mobo size, derp

[flayne]

[QUOTE=iwancoppa;42984961][url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28Qgc[/url]

There we go.

This is under-budget, You'll just need to pick a case that can support a Mini-itx motherboard - most full sized cases will anyway. $290 or so. Tell your friend to keep the extra 50 he has left over and save up for a better graphics card.[/QUOTE]

That motherboard is not mini-itx, it's microATX. Also since the build doesn't include a case he's not actually saving $50.
The 500 GB HDD only saves $8, 4GB of (low frequency) RAM is a bad idea because you run the risk of overflowing your RAM in the middle of a game and having to use the HDD (incredibly slow), the PSU is just the antec version of the one in my build (and corsair is a preferable brand over antec), the dvd drive is not necessary and a waste of money, other than that all you've done is downgrade the processor.

Considering this is a $350 build, this person is not likely to make any upgrades any time soon, so there's no reason to save up money for a GPU.

Granted the 5800k isn't that far behind; although, honestly, they are all one or two frames per second behind each other: [url]http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_a10_6800k_review_apu,18.html[/url]