Gaming PC build under $900

Hey everyone.
A buddy of mine is looking to pick up a gaming PC for $2000. Since I’m totally out of my element here, I figured I’d let you pros build him a solid list. He doesn't need a mouse, keyboard, or monitor, he isn't planning on any overclocking, and he won't be needing an SSD.
Thanks!

Just toss in another 4GB of RAM later on and you're golden.

1 x Sapphire R9 290, TRI-X, 4GB, GDDR5
1 x AMD CPU Desktop FX-Series X8 8300 (3.3GHz,16MB,95W,AM3+) box
1 x GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P, AM3+
1 x LC POWER LC-CC-95, socket 775/1155/1156/AMD
1 x 4GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM Corsair Vengeance LPX
1 x Fortron Hyper 700W, 80+
1 x Seagate HDD, 1TB, 7200rpm, SATA 6, 64M
1 x Zalman Z3, USB3.0 black, 3x120mm

Total:$2033 Best Buy, free assembly and shipping included!
Once you have some extra cash, grab another 4GB stick of this RAM and you'll have a top-tier machine on your hands.

Robert Taylor said:Just toss in another 4GB of RAM later and you're golden.

1 x Sapphire R9 290, TRI-X, 4GB, GDDR5
1 x AMD CPU Desktop FX-Series X8 8300 (3.3GHz,16MB,95W,AM3+) box
1 x GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P, AM3+
1 x LC POWER LC-CC-95, socket 775/1155/1156/AMD
1 x 4GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM Corsair Vengeance LPX
1 x Fortron Hyper 700W, 80+
1 x Seagate HDD, 1TB, 7200rpm, SATA 6, 64M
1 x Zalman Z3, USB3.0 black, 3x120mm

Total:$2033 Micro Center, free assembly and shipping included!
Once you've got some extra cash, grab one more 4GB stick of this RAM and you'll have a beast of a machine!

Not sure how much you actually know about this stuff—you've only got 40 posts, so take that with a grain of salt. Anyway, what would an Intel build with 8GB of RAM look like for the same price?

Jesus Christ, I’m reading this and I honestly can't believe my eyes 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦 🤦🤦🤦🤦

Seriously, mods—can we please just get this sorted out once and for all?

What's the big deal, haha?

Honestly, I just don't have the energy left for this anymore.

I can't tell if this is aimed at me or Robert Taylor.

Larry Sanchez3 said:Not sure if you're coming at me or Robert Taylor here.

1 x ASUS Prime B85M-D, Socket : 1150, Intel B85
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 (3.20GHz,1MB,6MB,84 W,1150) Box
2 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingmax, 1600MHz, FLGF
1 x TOSHIBA 1TB, 7200rpm, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB, DT01ACA100
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard
1 x LG GH24NS, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R ,8x DL , 40x CD-R
1 x Fortron 600W, Hyper, PPA6003302, 12cm fan
1 x MSI R9 280 3GB GAMING 3GB GDDR5 384bit, R9 280 GAMING, TF4

$1903
www.newegg.com

was talking about Robert Taylor.

Robert Rodriguez2 said:1 x ASUS Prime B85M-D, Socket : 1150, Intel B85
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 (3.20GHz,1MB,6MB,84 W,1150) Box
2 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingmax, 1600MHz, FLGF
1 x TOSHIBA 1TB, 7200rpm, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB, DT01ACA100
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard
1 x LG GH24NS, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R ,8x DL , 40x CD-R
1 x Fortron 600W, Hyper, PPA6003302, 12cm fan
1 x MSI R9 280 3GB GAMING 3GB GDDR5 384bit, R9 280 GAMING, TF4

$1903
www.newegg.com

I was talking about Robert Taylor

Nice, nice. But why skip the R9 280x if you've still got $100 some extra cash left over?

Larry Sanchez3 said:Nice, nice. Why not just grab an r9 280x since there's still $100 leftover cash in the budget?

It won't fit. Plus, you'll blow the budget by $33, and the 280x isn't even that much better than what was picked. Not worth the extra $133 difference

Robert Rodriguez2 said:mostly because it won't fit the budget since it goes over by $33, plus the 280x isn't even that much stronger than the other card, so it doesn't really justify that $133 price gap

I guess adding another $33 shouldn't be an issue, I'll check with him. From what I can see, we're talking maybe 6-7 fps difference—honestly, whether that's worth it or not? Who knows.

Larry Ortiz5 said:Jesus Christ, I’m reading this and I honestly can’t believe my eyes. This is unbelievable. 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦 🤦🤦🤦🤦

Mods, please. Just deal with this once and for all.

What happened now?

It feels like you started this thread just to have a one-man conversation with yourself.

Not this time, don't sweat it 😁

Look, I already said I’m done with that behavior. I've said my piece, apologized for everything, and committed to changing how I carry myself. I'm hoping we can just move past this and get back to business as usual.

Once you've been burned ten times over, earning that trust back becomes an uphill battle—it’s just incredibly tough to rebuild. 😉

Man, that's wild. You might want to try holding off on the confetti for a bit.