New PC build for friend

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Ripbrood

Limp Gawd
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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Office, web usage. Casual gaming nothing hardcore
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
700-900 with taxes and shipping
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US, Grand Junction, CO
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, Cpu. Motherboard, Ram, HD, Vid card,PSU, Monitor
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Keyboard and mouse not sure brand but recently newer
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
None
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.
Usb 3.0, sata 6gb
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No
 
1) What games is your friend planning on playing?
2) You need to buy an OS key, correct?
 
Yes need windows as well.

Basic games such as some minecraft, 7d2d really about it when he does play
 
Anyone have suggestions on this please and thanks. He is anxious to order lol
 
Hold your horses....

$180 - Intel Core i5-4440 quad-core processor
$64 - Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H micro ATX motherboard
$73 - G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM (includes 10% discount promo code EMCPAPH35, ends Sep. 8)
$200 - Asus Radeon R9 270X video card
$54 - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB HDD
$18 - LG GH24NSB0B DVD burner
$50 - Corsair CX500 500 watt power supply
$35 - Silverstone PS08B micro ATX mid-tower case
$96 - Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit OEM DVD
$140 - Asus VE247H 23.6 inch LED monitor (includes 10% discount promo code EMCPAPH43, ends Sep. 8)
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$910 - Total before taxes

I probably chose more GPU power than you need for those games; if the budget is that big of a concern for you, "settle" for the cheaper R9 270.

Don't forget to use the NewEgg promo codes.
 
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