Build for a friend ($800)

[soaringchicken]

I've been pressuring my friend to go PC for a while, and he's finally decided to get one. Now before I actually go and make a partlist I wanted your guys opinions. He plans to go and study game development and uses a lot of things like Unity/Unreal Engine/etc. So this includes things like 3D modeling and coding (which doesn't really need much of anything anyway). He plans to do some light gaming, but I don't think that's really the main focus of the build, I'd like him to be able to do 60fps at around high/mid settings though. 

 

I was looking at an i3, which has 4 threads (two virtual cores). However, later I discovered that you should probably go with an i5 for programs like Unreal Engine. So I was thinking to go for a 4460 (thoughts?). 

 

Now the thing that bugs me about this, is how much graphical horsepower he is going to need, because I'm not as familiar with gamemaking as I should be (I'm more of a hardware guy). 

 

Micro-atx would be nice, he lives in a caravan in his Mum/Dad's backyard so he doesn't have a but tonne of space. 

 

Now this build is $800 AUD (hard to work with I know), but I may be able to persuade him to go $900 but take that with a grain of salt.

 

Alright thanks  in advance guys, and sorry for the long post. 

 

~soaringchicken

 

 

[Bloodyvalley]

persuade him to go for $900 then come back

[STRMfrmXMN]

 

Using Aussie money, right? I'll be right back.

 

Geezus christ the Aussie PCPP servers are slow... anyways, I couldn't fit an SSD in but it's barely under $900

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($265.00 @ Umart) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.00 @ Centre Com) 

Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.00 @ Umart) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($279.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($72.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $873.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 12:37 AEST+1000

[soaringchicken]

persuade him to go for $900 then come back

assume it's going to be $900

[Amazingasian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($265.00 @ Umart) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($63.00 @ Centre Com) 

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($65.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($199.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ IJK) 

Total: $774.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 12:31 AEST+1000

[soaringchicken]

Does he need an os and peripherals?

I don't think so.... peripherals should be pretty easy to come by and I can reuse my windows key on his pc if need be. 

[The Official Czex]

I've been pressuring my friend to go PC for a while, and he's finally decided to get one. Now before I actually go and make a partlist I wanted your guys opinions. He plans to go and study game development and uses a lot of things like Unity/Unreal Engine/etc. So this includes things like 3D modeling and coding (which doesn't really need much of anything anyway). He plans to do some light gaming, but I don't think that's really the main focus of the build, I'd like him to be able to do 60fps at around high/mid settings though. 

 

I was looking at an i3, which has 4 threads (two virtual cores). However, later I discovered that you should probably go with an i5 for programs like Unreal Engine. So I was thinking to go for a 4460 (thoughts?). 

 

Now the thing that bugs me about this, is how much graphical horsepower he is going to need, because I'm not as familiar with gamemaking as I should be (I'm more of a hardware guy). 

 

Micro-atx would be nice, he lives in a caravan in his Mum/Dad's backyard so he doesn't have a but tonne of space. 

 

Now this build is $800 AUD (hard to work with I know), but I may be able to persuade him to go $900 but take that with a grain of salt.

 

Alright thanks  in advance guys, and sorry for the long post. 

 

~soaringchicken

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($265.00 @ Umart) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($75.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($106.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($229.00 @ Umart) 

Case: Antec NSK3480 MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/380W Power Supply  ($119.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $893.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 13:00 AEST+1000

[soaringchicken]

-snip-

changed around a few things. I've also got a couple questions: 1. Will that motherboard work right out of the box with that CPU? 2. I have a 600watt Coolermaster 'thunder' PSU lying around [http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/thunder/thunder-600w/], do you think I could just let him borrow that?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($265.00 @ Umart) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.00 @ Centre Com) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($75.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($279.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($72.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $891.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 13:18 AEST+1000

[STRMfrmXMN]

 

changed around a few things. I've also got a couple questions: 1. Will that motherboard work right out of the box with that CPU? 2. I have a 600watt Coolermaster 'thunder' PSU lying around [http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/thunder/thunder-600w/], do you think I could just let him borrow that?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($265.00 @ Umart) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.00 @ Centre Com) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($75.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($279.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($72.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $891.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 13:18 AEST+1000

 

I haven't used an H81 or B85 board that hasn't supported Haswell Refresh out of the box. They were Asus and Gigabyte boards. You can read reviews to see what people say about out-of-the-box Haswell Refresh support.

 

As for the Thunder, nope. Really not a good PSU.