I was looking into this for a friend. Suggestions?
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80623i32120]Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77pro3]ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url] ($95.66 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx1333c9d3b1k28g]Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory[/url] ($64.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st500dm002]Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n650md1gd5oc]MSI GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card[/url] ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-case-z11plus]Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m]Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0]LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050]Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Total:[/b] $625.56
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Used for gaming, and pretty much that's it. He mostly plays League of Legends (Not too intensive, so he should be fine), but he always would like to run games like Skyrim, which I think this rig should be able to pull off.
GTX 650 requires a minimum of a 400 watt or greater PSU so I think you should get a 500 watt PSU instead.
This will give you better performance for the same price. There is no reason to get a sandy bridge i3 with an ivy bridge z series board.
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34130]Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($118.97 @ OutletPC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85hd3]Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($84.97 @ OutletPC)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-memory-md8192kd31333]PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory[/url] ($63.97 @ Amazon)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($52.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43751kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card[/url] ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-challengeru3]Rosewill Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($41.00 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430]Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0]LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050]Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Total:[/b] $632.84
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Because brands man. Biostar and Club3d? You're asking for a problem there, and the customer support for both is awful. You spend a bit more for quality components for a reason.
They're both very well rated brands with good reviews. I wouldn't sacrifice performance over brand thinking that I would get more out of them somehow. Just because they're not big doesn't mean it's not a good brand.
Biostar is known for making cheap, shit products.
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I do take it back from the club3d though. Got their original name mixed up with an actually bad brand.
Biostar makes decent boards, and for this build specifically it hardly matters at all since there's no overclocking or intense computing going on. There's also this Gigabyte b85 board but the Biostar one looks better built [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128673[/url]
Regarding Biostar...
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You should probably go for that gigabyte motherboard
[QUOTE=RandomGamer342;44631150]Regarding Biostar...
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You should probably go for that gigabyte motherboard[/QUOTE]
Kinda like those ASUS AMD motherboards that are packed full of features, but you can't use them all at the same time or the OS will BSOD predictably [I]unless[/I] you disabled a USB cluster, a serial port or a parallel port.
Or like those ASUS boards that had incorrectly configured VRMs that would run the CPUs far out of vcore spec. You could set the vcore in the BIOS to say 1.0v and the vcore would actually be off by sometimes up to 0.3 volts. At best it could make the CPU run hotter, at worst it could fry it.
Or those ECS motherboards with fake cache chips. You could blatantly tell they were fake, they didn't even try to hide it. The cache chips were made completely out of cheap plastic with "CACHE CHIP" stamped on them. You could break the chip off the motherboard and break the chip in half and nothing was inside, the aluminum legs on the sides of the chip pulled right out.
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