Friend wants me to build him PC

[BuddhaCube]

He doesn't game, he'll just use it as a casual PC for web browsing and streaming probably.

He said he wants me to build him a cool looking PC for his room and is budgeting 800$ - 1200$ USD for it. And he needs keyboard, mouse, + monitor. I want to try to get the total $ under 1200 tho.

Any idears? Cherrz.

 

[Cru]

Well, what exactly is "cool looking" in his opinion? 100 LEDs?

Anyway, a suggestion
of course it's a lot of personal preference, opinions might differ
as nothing about storage space was mentioned i just put an ssd in there, but hdds aren't really expensive if more space is needed
this is without a keyboard and mouse as personal preference is much more important for those parts


PCPartPicker part list /

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.23 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor ($193.58 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 37.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.53 @ Newegg)
Total: $908.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-10 04:28 EDT-0400)

 

[Silverstone-Z]

You could look into building a mini-ITX tower.

 

[BuddhaCube]

Well, what exactly is "cool looking" in his opinion? 100 LEDs?

Anyway, a suggestion
of course it's a lot of personal preference, opinions might differ
as nothing about storage space was mentioned i just put an ssd in there, but hdds aren't really expensive if more space is needed
this is without a keyboard and mouse as personal preference is much more important for those parts


PCPartPicker part list /

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.23 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor ($193.58 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 37.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.53 @ Newegg)
Total: $908.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-10 04:28 EDT-0400)

Decent build. I bet he will be uploading his Go Pro footage and doing a small amount of editing on them. So I'm going to probably going to go with a HDD, and a cheap GPU.

Here's a build I'm considering:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/37uGz

 

[RamboOC]

Decent build. I bet he will be uploading his Go Pro footage and doing a small amount of editing on them. So I'm going to probably going to go with a HDD, and a cheap GPU.

Here's a build I'm considering:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/37uGz

Editing relies far more on CPU power than gpu

 

[BuddhaCube]

Editing relies far more on CPU than gpu

I know but I still want to get him a GPU.

 

[dalewakelin]

I know but I still want to get him a GPU.

A 640 is no better than onboard graphics though...

 

[SeekaX]

I know but I still want to get him a GPU.

dude that GT640 will shit the bed compared to the APU.
never buy a GPU for less than 100 euros.
take cru's build, it will do the job far better than the one you designed.

 

[Edge]

Don't understand why no one has proffered the thought of a cheaper i7 (ivy bridge?) along with a low range graphics card (you can fit a 750Ti or 760 into that price point). Will be much better for editing, and still capable of streaming games.

 

[dalewakelin]

Even a xeon 1230 can be had for £50 less than an i7 and if you are running a a graphics card its a no brainer on a budget really, it runs cooler too because it doesn't have the igpu on the chip also.

 

[BuddhaCube]

Even a xeon 1230 can be had for £50 less than an i7 and if you are running a a graphics card its a no brainer on a budget really, it runs cooler too because it doesn't have the igpu on the chip also.

Hmmm, maybe he doesn't even need a graphics card,, how do onboard graphics on a i3 or i5 compare to some APU's..

 

[Edge]

Hmmm, maybe he doesn't even need a graphics card,, how do onboard graphics on a i3 or i5 compare to some APU's..

High end APUs are better, but still inferior to a dedicated card.

 

[StaticFX]

.... 800 to 1200 for a non gaming PC for web browsing and streaming movies? send me the 1200 - I will buy a 400 pc and keep the rest.

if your not gaming... I dont see the need for that much money being spent.