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So, who wants to help me build my son a PC for around $750?
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2017-01-12 at 6:07 AM UTCWhat if one or two niggas just set up a VR box social and then robbed the niggers with the best battle stations? I’m just saying, easy 2K plus saved. College students can be very naive easy targets.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2017-01-12 at 2:37 PM UTC500mb RAM thats all I had when I was 7 years old.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2017-01-12 at 3:44 PM UTChere's the deal hamp
if you skimp out on quality components just for the sake of a good pricetag your son might not get the enjoyment out of it for as long because parts will need to be replaced
my computer is like 5 years old and still plays everything i want to play mostly at high settings (i mostly play runescape and CS but I played doom 4 on med/low at 60 fps, bf4 on ultra, tomb raider on ultra, dying light on ultra, crysis 2 on ultra, far cry on ultra, etc he may have to turn down settings a little for some games but just about everything is playable)
gpu: cheaper option is a gtx 660ti (currently have a 660 in my computer, the regular version not the ti which is a little cheaper but i bought mine like 4 years ago) or a gtx 780 (id go with this, its more expensive but will last longer because its better and wont break the bank like one of the high-end gpus will)
mobo: msi g43-z97a is what i have and although only 3 of 5 fans in my computer are plugged into the sysfan ports and running, you can get molex to 4pin connectors to run as many as your case and psu will allow
ram: get 8gb of decent quality patriot ram, this doesnt matter too much i guess but keep it either 16gb or 8gb (more will let him run more processes at once, but for the average teenager playing vidya, spotify, shitposting, etc like myself it does just fine)
processor: i5 6600k, great cpu and will last him for years (be sure to apply thermal paste to it during installation and re-apply every 6 months to avoid heat damage and maintain good cool cpu temps)
heatsink: be sure to get a good one, hyperx 212 is excellent
psu: any 750w psu will work, even the cheaper shitty chinese ones (i would read reviews on the chinkshit ones first, some might be poor quality but if youre concerned about quality then get a corsair 750w). also, if you can spare the little bit of extra money, get a modular psu so you dont have cable spaghetti inside the case
case: i'd go with a corsair 750d as they're nice and roomy and if you want to keep the system running nice and cold get the 750d airflow
hdd/ssd: get 2 drives, one being a samsung ssd big enough to put the OS on so the computer boots up lightning fast (also will make computing much faster as the ssd has vastly superior r/w speed) and get an hdd to use as the storage drive. all his games, pictures, music, movies, tv, etc will go on here since the ssd will pretty much only have enough room to store the os
os: get windows 7 all the new ones are trash (also, install never10 immediately, it will keep the computer on win7 without the shitty clickbaits for win10. win10 is aids)
it'll run you a few hundo more but if you buy the parts during sales or black friday it will be significantly cheaper (keep your eyes peeled for newegg/fry's/microcenter/bestbuy deals on components you want so you can save the most money. also alot of parts will have mail-in rebates so once you buy it you can get those rebates and buy your son some steam cards so he can buy a few games he wants
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2017-01-12 at 5:10 PM UTCHe's 7 just buy a ps4 lol he will probably break the computer or spills juice on it or some shitThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2017-01-12 at 5:59 PM UTC
Originally posted by SCronaldo_J_Trump He's 7 just buy a ps4 lol he will probably break the computer or spills juice on it or some shit
didn't know he was 7, in that case just buy him a ds or a gameboy or something
the games are cheap the devices are cheap and it doesnt matter if he breaks it while he's tarding out
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2017-01-12 at 6:33 PM UTC
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2019-02-12 at 3:49 PM UTC
Originally posted by cerakote here's the deal hamp
if you skimp out on quality components just for the sake of a good pricetag your son might not get the enjoyment out of it for as long because parts will need to be replaced
my computer is like 5 years old and still plays everything i want to play mostly at high settings (i mostly play runescape and CS but I played doom 4 on med/low at 60 fps, bf4 on ultra, tomb raider on ultra, dying light on ultra, crysis 2 on ultra, far cry on ultra, etc he may have to turn down settings a little for some games but just about everything is playable)
gpu: cheaper option is a gtx 660ti (currently have a 660 in my computer, the regular version not the ti which is a little cheaper but i bought mine like 4 years ago) or a gtx 780 (id go with this, its more expensive but will last longer because its better and wont break the bank like one of the high-end gpus will)
mobo: msi g43-z97a is what i have and although only 3 of 5 fans in my computer are plugged into the sysfan ports and running, you can get molex to 4pin connectors to run as many as your case and psu will allow
ram: get 8gb of decent quality patriot ram, this doesnt matter too much i guess but keep it either 16gb or 8gb (more will let him run more processes at once, but for the average teenager playing vidya, spotify, shitposting, etc like myself it does just fine)
processor: i5 6600k, great cpu and will last him for years (be sure to apply thermal paste to it during installation and re-apply every 6 months to avoid heat damage and maintain good cool cpu temps)
heatsink: be sure to get a good one, hyperx 212 is excellent
psu: any 750w psu will work, even the cheaper shitty chinese ones (i would read reviews on the chinkshit ones first, some might be poor quality but if youre concerned about quality then get a corsair 750w). also, if you can spare the little bit of extra money, get a modular psu so you dont have cable spaghetti inside the case
case: i'd go with a corsair 750d as they're nice and roomy and if you want to keep the system running nice and cold get the 750d airflow
hdd/ssd: get 2 drives, one being a samsung ssd big enough to put the OS on so the computer boots up lightning fast (also will make computing much faster as the ssd has vastly superior r/w speed) and get an hdd to use as the storage drive. all his games, pictures, music, movies, tv, etc will go on here since the ssd will pretty much only have enough room to store the os
os: get windows 7 all the new ones are trash (also, install never10 immediately, it will keep the computer on win7 without the shitty clickbaits for win10. win10 is aids)
it'll run you a few hundo more but if you buy the parts during sales or black friday it will be significantly cheaper (keep your eyes peeled for newegg/fry's/microcenter/bestbuy deals on components you want so you can save the most money. also alot of parts will have mail-in rebates so once you buy it you can get those rebates and buy your son some steam cards so he can buy a few games he wants
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/HampTheToker/saved/zZsGGX
Done. Not present on that list is a 240GB SSD and an external LG slimdrive. The build went fantastically. I feel like I've turned over the keys to brand new Corvette to a teenager. So far the only games he has are GTAV, BeamNG.Drive, Fortnite (of course), Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike GO, and a few others. The 580 came with free downloads for The Division 2 and Devil May Cry 5 when they drop. Resident Evil 2 was a choice, but I let him choose and he did not disappoint. March is going to be gaming madness for The Tokers.
Chrimmus might see him step into VR. I've got my eye on a decent water cooling rig for a bill. I'll probably get it and sit on it until Christmas or so when I can get him a good VR rig. I haven't even bothered deciding between Oculus or Vive because I don't know what they're doing currently. We're both pretty happy with it, though. I'm glad I finally had the opportunity to go all out for him. He's needed it. -
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2019-02-12 at 9:34 PM UTCAMD are actually good now for lower cost systems btw.
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2019-02-13 at 4:19 PM UTCWe're pretty happy with it. My only complaints are that I wish our internet was faster and that I could afford to buy the kid more games.
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