[Build Ready] for my little brother, I tried to achieve the best price/performance ratio. Can someone verify this?
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Yes
What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
Gaming mainly. My little brother came to me when his old PC wouldn't handle newer games. (Fallout 4 for instance)
His current set-up is a Q6600 dualcore, 4GB RAM, GTX 560ti. It's getting really old.
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)
Honestly, the best that would fit his budget. Right now I'm guessing that is Fallout 4 high, 60 fps, 1080p.
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
650 euros, I will be buying from Azerty which is pretty much the best/cheapest supplier in The Netherlands.
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
The Netherlands
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor | €168.90 @ Azerty |
| Motherboard | ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard | €56.89 @ Azerty |
| Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | €44,90 @ Azerty |
| Storage | Western Digital BLACK SERIES 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | €70,85 @ Azerty |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card | €169.90 @ Azerty |
| Case | Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case | €42.65 @ Azerty |
| Power Supply | Cooler Master 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | €55,90 @ Azerty |
| Wireless Network Adapter | Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter | €21.99 @ Azerty |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | €631.98 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-24 23:53 CEST+0200 |
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One more thing: He wants to use WiFi instead of ethernet. The set-up at his current location should be sufficient.
Again, I'm really only interested in the best price/performance ratio. Thanks in advance!
Posted Apr 24, 2016, 10:11 PM UTC
The WD black HDDs are pretty expensive tbh, can he not salvage anything from his previous build? Also if you can see if you can get an 8350 with the new wraith cooler (it'll say on the box), they recently started packing them in with more CPUs, and honestly a 6350 that also comes with a wraith cooler would be better bang to buck, and much quieter than one without the new cooler.
Hey, thanks for commenting.
His current HDD is making funny noises, so i'm guessing that it's at the end of its life-span. It's been in there for 8+ years.
And I'll ask for that cooler, thanks.
Oh. Well you won't be disappointed with the WD black, very reliable and fast (for an HDD)