That motherboard is garbage, it doesn't even have USB 3.0 which is ridiculous, also in the future he might want to upgrade to a CPU with an unlocked core for overcloking, u can't go cheap on any of the parts because they will bottleneck the rest. EVGA aren't anything special, I'd rather make sure I have long lasting parts than save 10$.
If he can put in that extra 100$ my built gets him a 1080p gaming PC with room for better a CPU, GPU or extra memory a couple of years down the road if felt necessary.
He's better off with an i5 with stock cooler than a cheap AMD, and that motherboard is too low end, he wants a little room for upgrades. Why do Americans (assuming u are one, could be wrong) keep going to EVGA for GPUs, Asus make by far the best built GPUs, long lasting parts.
And remove that filthy Windows 8 from the list, the man asked for W7 :).
You can't get something truly upgradable for 700$ (especially with W7 included which is about 100$), if you want a badass GPU later on to make a difference u need a mid range CPU and a power source that can handle your future needs, an entry level CPU will bottleneck a great GPU. I'm looking into it but I'm not making any promises.
800$ good 1080p PC.
That's about 810$, I couldn't go any lower without bottlenecking a better GPU in the future. It will run anything at 1080p pretty damn well.
If anybody wants one of these I would like to trade for a Steam code for Far Cry 3 (5$ on sale for now). Private message me if interested in any of these.
oh yeah, the GTX 760 is a 1080p little beast, it will handle anything u throw at it at FULL HD this year, in time u'll need to lower the resolution/settings bit by bit, but you should be fine for quite a while.
IT guy here, allow me to give you a couple of suggestions.
1. I would go with an Asus MB, they make higher quality components than Gygabite, I would suggest the Asus Maximus VI Hero for gaming (great on board sound).
2. Personally I've had bad experiences with Gygabite GPUs and so have other people I know, I would suggest the Asus GTX 760 DC2OC. It's the same price (10$ cheaper right now actually) and has way better build quality and better cooling.
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