Building a gaming PC for a friend

Coco · May 21, 2015, 02:31:58 PM

How does it look? He wants one around $1000, not including the peripherals.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qF6vFT

Ignore the overpriced case and keyboard. That's his choice, not mine.
I'm about to tell him to buy the mobo (which I'm thinking I could find something a bit cheaper) and the CPU within the next week.

Mega Sceptile · May 21, 2015, 02:50:32 PM

I use this site as a guide line for my builds.

http://www.logicalincrements.com/?aid=cr

Blazed Iron · May 21, 2015, 03:45:51 PM

$130 for a keyboard?! No way in hell.

Coco · May 21, 2015, 06:39:29 PM

Quote from: #ThatFuckingFaggotsCousin on May 21, 2015, 03:45:51 PM

$130 for a keyboard?! No way in hell.

The flashy case and keyboard are a necessity to my friends.

Septy · May 21, 2015, 06:57:54 PM

Awful gpu, you need a Intel Graphics 3000 to run most games on ultra at 4k60fps

Luciana · May 21, 2015, 08:06:30 PM

What you need is a guy named KJ who knows wtf he's doing. That stuff looks awful tbh.

Coco · May 21, 2015, 09:29:46 PM

Kiwicake · May 21, 2015, 09:47:51 PM

So $1000 not including the keyboard and case?

Luciana · May 21, 2015, 09:59:09 PM

Quote from: Cocos on May 21, 2015, 09:29:46 PM

Wut.

It's someone I know who's a computer mogul. He could easily assemble the best PC's on whatever price range.

Coco · May 21, 2015, 10:14:41 PM

Quote from: Fruit on May 21, 2015, 09:47:51 PM

So $1000 not including the keyboard and case?

Not including the peripherals: keyboard, monitor, mouse, speakers, anything that isn't part of the actual computer tower. He also has his OS taken care of.
So take out that expensive keyboard, and the price on that build is $1030. He also already bought the case months ago.

Quote from: Luciana on May 21, 2015, 09:59:09 PM

Quote from: Cocos on May 21, 2015, 09:29:46 PM
Wut.
It's someone I know who's a computer mogul. He could easily assemble the best PC's on whatever price range.

Alright. I mean, I have built PCs before; I'm just looking for some outside opinions. What about that build is so awful, aside from the overpriced case and keyboard that he wants?

Blazed Iron · May 22, 2015, 12:39:32 AM

Quote from: Cocos on May 21, 2015, 06:39:29 PM

Quote from: #ThatFuckingFaggotsCousin on May 21, 2015, 03:45:51 PM
$130 for a keyboard?! No way in hell.
The flashy case and keyboard are a necessity to my friends.

The case I can understand, more than most tbh. (My case is beyond sexy

)

BrenMan 94 · May 22, 2015, 07:35:13 AM

To be honest, a 2 GB 960 isn't going to get you very far. Most newer games are starting to demand 3-4 GB of VRAM from the user. Of course, you're not going to find a 4 GB GPU for under $200.

🂿 · May 23, 2015, 06:23:39 PM

Quote from: Cocos on May 21, 2015, 06:39:29 PM

Quote from: #ThatFuckingFaggotsCousin on May 21, 2015, 03:45:51 PM
$130 for a keyboard?! No way in hell.
The flashy case and keyboard are a necessity to my friends.

You can get better keyboards like that for like $50!

🂿 · May 23, 2015, 06:24:19 PM

Quote from: #ThatFuckingFaggotsCousin on May 22, 2015, 12:39:32 AM

Quote from: Cocos on May 21, 2015, 06:39:29 PM
Quote from: #ThatFuckingFaggotsCousin on May 21, 2015, 03:45:51 PM
$130 for a keyboard?! No way in hell.
The flashy case and keyboard are a necessity to my friends.

The case I can understand, more than most tbh. (My case is beyond sexy )

Why the fuck is the disc drive at the bottom like that?

Hawk · May 26, 2015, 07:54:05 AM

I tend to use http://choosemypc.net/ as a general guideline nowadays.

That being said...

Spoiler

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($98.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($120.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($95.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.15 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($310.95 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone KL05B-Q ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1077.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-26 08:49 EDT-0400

^That would be better imo. More hard drive space and a better gpu, for about the same price

EDIT: (Swap out the 1x8 ram for a 2x4)