StoleMyOwnCar
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His goal is to play Star Citizen and he has stated that he prefers Nvidia (though I managed to convince him that AMD would be fine too, though it has less driver features). I managed to look through his Open Box deals section for the Microcenter he has near him and I found an Asrock Extreme 4 (LGA1150) for 34.99. Obviously I had him reserve that as soon as I found it, so no one else swipes it.
His budget is 600-720. He does not care about wiring in the case at all, as long as it holds everything. He does not need Windows (I gave him one of my W7 student keys back in college) or peripherals.
Here are two builds that I came up with thus far:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DKFDyc (Nvidia)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3C2sf7 (AMD)
These are kind of just templates. The only thing that I think maybe needs to stay in stone is the CPU and Motherboard (though if you can think of a better deal than that, feel free); the MB is so cheap in that open box deal that he's practically paying for the CPU alone. The GPU models types are locked in, but I don't know if those are the best deals. The PSU... from what I've read is fine, but I don't have much knowledge about budget, low wattage types. I'm also not sure if he really needs gold efficiency for that build, so it may be better to get a cheaper one that doesn't need an MIR. After all according to the site, the build's wattage is only about 330 (Nvidia side) or 418 (AMD side). 550W is overkill.
His budget is 600-720. He does not care about wiring in the case at all, as long as it holds everything. He does not need Windows (I gave him one of my W7 student keys back in college) or peripherals.
Here are two builds that I came up with thus far:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DKFDyc (Nvidia)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3C2sf7 (AMD)
These are kind of just templates. The only thing that I think maybe needs to stay in stone is the CPU and Motherboard (though if you can think of a better deal than that, feel free); the MB is so cheap in that open box deal that he's practically paying for the CPU alone. The GPU models types are locked in, but I don't know if those are the best deals. The PSU... from what I've read is fine, but I don't have much knowledge about budget, low wattage types. I'm also not sure if he really needs gold efficiency for that build, so it may be better to get a cheaper one that doesn't need an MIR. After all according to the site, the build's wattage is only about 330 (Nvidia side) or 418 (AMD side). 550W is overkill.
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