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    What do you think of this build? MSI Pro Series MB, EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

    I'm looking to get another PC as the one I have now is about 7 years old with some upgrades.

    How's this?

    Zalman ATX Mini Tower PC Case T4 $35.99 1
    MSI Pro Series Intel B250 LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 micro-ATX Motherboard (B250M PRO-VD) $65.99 1
    Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100) $115.09 1
    Ballistix Sport LT 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DIMM 288-Pin - BLS2K4G4D240FSE (Red) $69.98 1
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC GAMING, 4GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 04G-P4-6253-KR $139.99 1
    EVGA 430 W1, 80+ WHITE 430W, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-W1-0430-KR $29.99 1
    SanDisk SSD PLUS 120GB Solid State Drive (SDSSDA-120G-G26) [Newest Version] $59.99 1

    I admit I've not kept up with the changes in PCs so I'm going in blind. The build is off a website that is about cheap PC builds for under $500. What I'll use it for is mostly graphics stuff maybe the occasional game like WoW, not high end gaming is what I'm saying. Blender and Gimp for the most part and not really all that high end Blender stuff.
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    "This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."

    -- Capt. Copeland

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    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.50 @ B&H)
    Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.88 @ OutletPC)
    Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
    Storage: SK hynix - SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
    Power Supply: EVGA - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.69 @ SuperBiiz)
    Total: $505.93
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-30 10:47 EDT-0400

    Basically i3s are useless use to the existence of Pentium G4560. I hope you have a HDD to go with this.
    Last edited by Thunderball; 2017-05-30 at 02:47 PM.
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    With your list I'll save about $50 on taxes too. Thanks for this.
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    "This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."

    -- Capt. Copeland

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    If you can find an RX 470/480/570/580 GPU at reasonable prices and in stock, anyway. Ethereum miners are snapping them up like crazy and places like Newegg are charging over $600 for the ones they have in stock. You might have better luck finding a GTX 1060... or if you do find a 570/580 for MSRP, buy it, sell it on eBay, and buy a 1070 and a pizza.
    Super casual.

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