Budget gaming sys for my son

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2niceguy

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Hi please give some advise

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
.Browsing, gaming like League of Legend and some other games.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$400 plus tax
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Northern Cali
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word
Mother board, intel CPU, ram, dvd rom,
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about
SSD MX100 256 gb, 450 watt corsair PSU, case, Radeon 1GB 7770, and 500gb hard drive
6) Will you be overclocking?
Maybe cause never done it!
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080, 24 inch
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
No
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No

Thank you in advance

PS: Thinking about this: COMBO
 
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Pentium CPUs aren't really superb for anything more than email and word processing these days. Definitely shoot for at least 2nd gen i5, 8gb DDR3 1600mhz, and I would even up the GPU if you have the money.
 
why not get a pentium DC plus a Z97 from MSI+ any ole DVD RW+ and ram from a special off newegg. the license for W8 can be had for 50-70 off the FS/FT section.

All in all your looking at exactly $400 for ur parts
 
G3258
MSI Z97 PC Mate
OEM DVDrw (any brand honestly that 12-15)
RAM Special (newegg loves this every week so check it out)
 
Sorry.
1. Intel Core i3-4130
2. MSI Z97 PC Mate LGA 1150 Intel
3. Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit
4. LITE-ON DVD Burner 24X
5. HyperX Fury Series 8GB
 
Go with the Pentium G3258. It's cheaper than an i3 and overclockable - your son will have fun with this.

The most important thing for a gaming rig is ALWAYS the GPU. And a Radeon 7770 is really behind the times. A GTX 760 will double the performance.
 
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