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Building a PC for my brother [Build Ready]

Build Ready

Hey everyone, I am building a PC for my brother so that he can play PC games with me like Overwatch and Rocket League. I put together a build below "$800" (what he is willing to spend around $550(see edit). Do I have everything I need?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-4570S 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor$196.98 @ Newegg
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler$24.88 @ OutletPC
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard$80.91 @ Newegg
MemoryCrucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory$38.98 @ Newegg
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$47.49 @ OutletPC
Video CardEVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card$119.99 @ B&H
CaseCorsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case$44.99 @ Newegg
Power SupplyCorsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply$119.98 @ OutletPC
Optical DriveAsus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer$16.88 @ OutletPC
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit$88.88 @ OutletPC
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$811.96
Mail-in rebates-$50.00
Total$761.96
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-29 19:53 EDT-0400

Edit: I probably should have mentioned this earlier but the 750ti and Case are hand-me-downs from me so they aren't a variable part of the list.

Posted Aug 29, 2016, 11:55 PM UTC · edited

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