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Back-to-school PC build ideas?

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Jack Alvarez Jack Alvarez Active MemberOP
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joined Jan 2014
#1 ·
Hey there, fellow tech enthusiasts! I’m looking to help someone out with a PC build for school. He’ll mainly be running CREO 3, but he also wants to squeeze in some gaming sessions of CS:GO, League of Legends, and maybe even a bit of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 every now and then. He’s already put together this list:
an Intel Core i5-7500 (Tray version)
a Gigabyte card with 4GB GDDR5 and an RX 580
8 GB of DDR4 RAM
a 1TB Hard Drive
plus a Sharkoon VG-4 Red ATX case for about $595. He still needs to pick up a motherboard and an SSD, which should run him another $110 or so. So, thinking we're at a total of roughly $705—is this setup pretty solid, or could we actually grab something significantly better if we bumped the budget up to $700? Thanks!

PS: Just as a heads-up, I'm using Amazon.com for price comparisons here.
Amy Vaughn12 Amy Vaughn12 Active Member
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joined Mar 2009
#2 ·
The power supply is missing too, but that’s fine. I guess you could just throw in a B250 motherboard and maybe a 250GB SSD. If it’s even possible, though, it might be worth trying to squeeze an RX 580 in there.
Jack Alvarez Jack Alvarez Active MemberOP
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joined Jan 2014
#3 ·
So, I'm looking at an RX 580 and wondering what kind of power supply I should be aiming for—how many Watts do you think is the sweet spot? Thanks!

edit: Also, would you say this XFX RX 580 8 GB RS XXX card is a solid pick?
Jack Alvarez Jack Alvarez Active MemberOP
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joined Jan 2014
#4 ·
Does this look alright to you guys?

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crimsonstag84 crimsonstag84 Regular
518 messages
joined Jun 2010
#5 ·
Power Supply:

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CP-902...913878&sr=1-49

Hard Drive:

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-WD10EZEX-...8913940&sr=1-6

SSD:

https://www.amazon.com/SANDISK-X400-2...8914005&sr=1-7

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