Black Friday PC

[Deathstar]

yo sup,

 

building my dad a computer.

 

check it out - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QTXzFd

 

 

Some things I haven't purchased yet. Any input?

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $176 from ncix) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $56.98 - newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $48.99 -newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $87.99 newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card  (Purchased For $179.99 and got Civ VI with it - newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $44.99 amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $29.99 newegg) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $13.98) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (Purchased For $89.00 amazon) 
Total: ~$715.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-25 01:20 EST-0500

 

[Deathstar]

 

 

edit - nope out of stock.

[Deathstar]

I got fucked around a little bit.

• Had to pay retail for windows 10
• NCIX wanted $10+ for shipping on any parts so I lost a few dollars going to other merchants on a couple items
• had to pay sales tax once or twice
• blu-ray drives come oem. no cables/no software. too much work

Monitor is a nice deal. SSD is a great deal. PSU is a good deal. Mobo is solid. GPU is a great deal. ram is sufficient. got jerked around on the i5 a little bit from a few retailers (selling just the chip, wtf?) so went to amazon for in the box w/ fan. 

 

I also got a free copy of Civ VI from buying the rx 480 which I was going to buy anyways.

[Deathcon]

Everything seems solid.

 

just be sure to keep the Win10 CD ( i dunno if it comes with the product key sticker anymore past win7 ) in case anything happens.

[LiveviI]

Throw one of these on it. The stock cpu heatsinks suck. 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181029

[Deathstar]

8 hours ago, Matt said:

Throw one of these on it. The stock cpu heatsinks suck. 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181029

I've never had any trouble with the stock fan. Maybe they've gotten worse in the past few years.

 

Overall this build without the monitor and OS was around $650, which is what people usually show off anyways. If you have monitors and can get OS free from your university or work then this would be around $650 for a really good build that will still be high-end in 3 years.

 

edit: 200R case is $44 on amazon right now - https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-200R-Compact-Case/dp/B009GXZ8MM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480087427&sr=8-1&keywords=200r

[Deathstar]

Did a bit of finegelling around tonight. cancelled a few orders and placed them elsewhere, got a price match from amazon. got the monitor cheaper from newegg. saved about $50 from hard work and discount codes. 

[Joshjrn]

Looks good for a budget build, and I've actually heard good things about the stock fan for that processor. 

[Deathstar]

22 hours ago, Joshjrn said:

Looks good for a budget build, and I've actually heard good things about the stock fan for that processor. 

Thanks mang! If i had bought a $25.00 copy of windows or had one handy it would have been under $650! budget for sure.

[Damin]

Looks solid, you'll be fine with that stock cooler long as you don't plan on OC'ing it a ton.

[Rafi]

Your dad isn't a hardcore user / video editor / intensive app guy is he?  8GB Ram isn't much these days for a desktop as far as I'm aware (a year ago I got 16gb in my laptop), but if he's just doing everyday apps I'm sure 8gb will suffice for a few years.  Looks like solid specs/price though.  And I think designing/building it for your dad is an awesome present.  

[Res]

On 11/25/2016 at 1:41 AM, Matt said:

Throw one of these on it. The stock cpu heatsinks suck. 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181029

 

I have a 4690K with stock cooler, I don't overclock and it works just fine for me.

 

 

Even under heavy load my temps are great.

[Deathstar]

On 11/28/2016 at 1:26 AM, Rafi said:

Your dad isn't a hardcore user / video editor / intensive app guy is he?  8GB Ram isn't much these days for a desktop as far as I'm aware (a year ago I got 16gb in my laptop), but if he's just doing everyday apps I'm sure 8gb will suffice for a few years.  Looks like solid specs/price though.  And I think designing/building it for your dad is an awesome present.  

the cheapest 2133+ ram at 16gb i saw was like $80. I got 8g for $49. I still have 8 in my desktop. The mobo has four slots so he can upgrade later.