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$700 PC build, case only

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Timothy Turner44 Timothy Turner44 NewcomerOP
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#1 ·
Hey guys,
I don't really know what I'm doing when it comes to building a PC, so I need some help here. πŸ™‚

Shopping - I'd rather hit up Best Buy or some other local shop in Cleveland.
I don't care about how the case looks; just give me something cheap and functional.

Purpose: Gaming, depending on the price. It doesn't have to run everything on ultra settings.
Medium quality is totally fine with me.

Ideally, I'm looking for: a 120GB SSD for the OS and basic apps
8GB of DDR4 RAM
a cheap DVD drive 😁

Thanks in advance. If I think of anything else, I'll drop it in the thread.

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Robert Rodriguez2 Robert Rodriguez2 Regular
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joined Jul 2015
#2 ·
Timothy Turner44 said:Hey everyone,
since I don't know much about building PCs, I need some help πŸ™‚

Shopping - I'd prefer Best Buy or somewhere similar in Cleveland.
Doesn't matter what the case looks like, just looking for a cheap option.

Purpose: gaming depending on the price, doesn't have to run everything on high settings.
Medium quality is fine.

Ideally would include: an SSD 120GB for the OS and a few apps
DDR4 RAM (8GB)
a cheap DVD drive😁

Thanks in advance, if I think of anything else I'll post it here.

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If you're paying cash, you'll get better deals at other stores than Best Buy; they tend to be pricier on certain items.
1 x MSI H110M PRO-D (S1151, DDR4, USB3.1, SATA III, DVI, Audio, LAN) mATX Retail
1 x HDD Seagate BarraCuda 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm, High-Performance
1 x Fortron Hyper 500W, 80+ - 60mj.
1 x Intel Pentium Case, 1x12cm+1x9cm fan.
1 x PNY DDR4 8GB, 2133MHz
1 x GIGABYTE Video Card NVIDIA GTX 1050 GDDR5 4GB/128bit, 1212MHz/7000MHz, PCI-E 3.0, DP, HDMI, DVI-D, WINDFORCE 2X Cooler(Double Slot), Retail
1 x Intel Core i5-6400 (2.7GHz, 6MB,LGA1151) box
1 x LG GH24NSD1 sat Bulk Black 24x

Total: $1490
Look, there isn't enough room in the budget for an SSD unless you drop down to an i3. I'd rather go with a stronger processor now and just add an $117 SSD later when you can afford it.

Or, if you're willing to stretch the budget slightly, you can squeeze an SSD in:
1 x MSI H110M PRO-D (S1151, DDR4, USB3.1, SATA III, DVI, Audio, LAN) mATX Retail
1 x HDD Seagate BarraCuda 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm, High-Performance
1 x Intel Pentium Case, 1x12cm+1x9cm fan.
1 x PNY DDR4 8GB, 2133MHz
1 x Intel Core i5-6400 (2.7GHz, 6MB,LGA1151) box
1 x LG GH24NSD1 sat Bulk Black 24x
1 x XFX RADEON RX 460 Single Fan 4GB GDDR5
1 x Fortron Hexa+ 400W, 80+
1 x Kingston UV400 120GB SSD, 2.5” 7mm, SATA 6 Gbit/s, Read/Write: 550 MB/s / 350 MB/s, Random Read/Write IOPS 90K/15K, TLC, Marvel 88SS1074

Total: $1547
crimsonstag84 crimsonstag84 Regular
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Seagate ST1000DM003 1TB Hard Drive, SATA3, 64MB cache, 7200 RPM, 3.5"
450W Power Supply, ANTEC VPF450, ATX v2.4, 120mm fan, 80+ Bronze
MS INDUSTRIAL Monster Gaming Case, windowed, USB 3.0, MIDI, ATX, no PSU
PNY CS900 120GB SSD, SSD7CS900-120-PB, SATA 3, 2.5", 560/450 MB/s
Intel Core i3 6100 BOX processor, LGA 1151, 3.7GHz, 3MB cache, integrated GPU, Dual Core
MSI H110M PRO-VD plus Motherboard, Intel H110, DDR4, SATA, PCI-E, G-LAN, VGA, DVI, audio, USB 3.1, mATX, LGA 1151
8GB DDR4 RAM, G.SKILL Value series, F4-2133C15S-8GNS, 2133MHz
XFX RX 460 2 GB double Dissipation Graphics Card, PCI-E, 2GB GDDR5, HDMI, DVI, DP

$1415 - Best Buy

ASRock H110M-DGS Motherboard, LGA 1151
Intel Core i5-6402P processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.40 GHz), LGA 1151
XFX RX 460 2 GB double Dissipation Graphics Card, RX-460P2DFG5, 2 GB GDDR5, 128-bit, 1220/7000 MHz
Zalman Z1 mid tower case, 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm
400W FSP Fortron/Source Hexa+ Power Supply, ATX 2.4, PPA4004900
Kingston UV400 120GB SSD, SATA3, SUV400S37/120G
1TB Toshiba Hard Drive, 3.5", 7200RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA3, DT01ACA100
8GB DDR4 RAM (1x8GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz CL15 Crucial, CT8G4DFS8213

$1500 - Micro Center

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