PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE2 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.93 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN3800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($38.34 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Etekcity Scroll X1 M555 Wired Optical Mouse  ($16.98 @ Amazon)
Other: OS ($25-50) ($25.00)
Total: $810.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 22:30 EST-0500

What's his max budget? Because maybe bump up the CPU to an i5 if he has wiggle room. If not an i3 will still work decently enough.

Quote from: BritishLemön on February 07, 2015, 09:37:08 PM

What's his max budget? Because maybe bump up the CPU to an i5 if he has wiggle room. If not an i3 will still work decently enough.

$800 for everything (OS, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Tower)

ahh sod it then. an i3 will be fine for this range build.
he can always swap it out later anyway.

Quote from: BritishLemön on February 07, 2015, 09:44:34 PM

Quote from: Latsu on February 07, 2015, 09:41:42 PM

Quote from: BritishLemön on February 07, 2015, 09:37:08 PM

What's his max budget? Because maybe bump up the CPU to an i5 if he has wiggle room. If not an i3 will still work decently enough.

$800 for everything (OS, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Tower)

ahh sod it then. an i3 will be fine for this range build.
he can always swap it out later anyway.

My last friend decided to get an i5. Because he was able to get a monitor for about $30. I need to ask him where he got his Mouse+KB from.

yeah, if you can find him a cheaper monitor and kb+m, definitely get him an i5 instead. an i5k if possible.

Change the graphics card to Nvidia and the motherboard to Gigabyte at the very least.

Also... i3? At the very least get an i5 or i6 from Intel!

Change the graphics card to Nvidia and the motherboard to Gigabyte at the very least.

Also... i3? At the very least get an i5 or i6 from Intel!

There isn't an i6 processor