Hello SEN, I'm here to help a friend who's looking to make a tower for gaming. He's a huge nub but you may know him as ErA or EvoKe back in the days of Starcraft. He made some bounds and stuff. He's a pretty cool guy who bounds shit and doesn't afraid of anything. Problem is he's too shy to ask anyone for help and he's picking out the parts himself. I was wondering if anyone could help out on this. His budget is $600-$800 on a tower only. He needs everything that comes in a tower, CPU, OS, GPU, etc. Thanks for reading and/or replying.
By the way, is this a good monitor for $89 for his tower?
Acer Monitor
None.
An artist's depiction of an Extended Unit Death
Yes, the monitor is a good pick.
Firstly, I should mention that PCPartPicker doesn't pick up on many major sales, so if you just took these builds as-is, you'd be spending more than you should. If he has the time and patience to wait for sales to appear, it will be much easier to hit his budget goals without going cheap on any particular component.
Builds
Max CPU/GPU build:
Pros:
- Excellent CPU
- Excellent GPU
- Capable of handling even the most demanding games at 1080p
- Energy efficient, so your electricity bill will be lower
Cons:
- Cheap case
- Old PSU with a less reputable manufacturer, and it is non-modular
- No SSD
Balanced build:
Pros:
- Excellent CPU
- Good GPU; can handle modern games easily
- Good quality case
- Gold-rated PSU
- SSD
Cons:
- Need to remove drive bays to fit GPU
- PSU's OEM isn't reputable, and it is non-modular.
- GPU is a power hog
Budget-oriented build:
Pros:
- Excellent CPU
- Good GPU; can handle modern games easily
Cons:
- Cheap case
- Old PSU with a less reputable manufacturer, and it is non-modular
- No SSD
- GPU is a power hog
Destitute build:
Pros:
- Decent CPU; can handle modern games
- Decent GPU; can handle modern games
Cons:
- Cheap case
- Old PSU with a less reputable manufacturer, and it is non-modular
- No SSD
- GPU is a bit of a power hog
Current sales:
$50 Antec Gold 750W PSU (Seasonic OEM):
http://slickdeals.net/f/7869229$51 Antec Platinum 550W PSU (FSP OEM):
http://slickdeals.net/f/7871825$40 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD:
http://slickdeals.net/f/7871567