RobinMC

This would be a great upgrade from my unbranded $5 wireless mouse and second hand keyboard. I don't have a mousemat and use a $20 pair of headphones for audio

I'd love to win that mouse, I am so tired of using the shitty $10 wireless mouse I have been using for the past 3 years, I want something better for my new PC

In my country the 4590 is almost just as expensive as the 4460, so I am going for the 4590 then! Now just looking for a motherboard with an LGA1150 socket and usb 3 headers. I don't need crossfire / sli support EDIT: This looks good https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85mds3ha

Totally did not realise the 4200U only has 2 physical cores. Also, when I tested the performance I used one program, which of course does not use all threads (silly me...)

Hmm.. Maybe I should do some benchmarks

It may be not very CPU intensive, but my 4200U already struggles when trying to watch 1080p video on secondary screen while programming. I have a lot of programs open all the time (and no, it is not a memory problem, most of the time I use only 7/12 gigs). GitHub, Eclipse, A lot of tabs in Chrome, Fraps, TeamViewer, Skype, and Minecraft (I am a Minecraft mods/plugin developer)

I don't play a lot of games, and when I do I play CPU intensive ones. I mostly run very CPU intensive programs and multitasking

Oh.. My parent's PC has an i5, but I don't feel like it's much faster. I am looking for a real upgrade over my 4200 right now, and preferrably while not spending too much money

I don't really want to go for a 4460. It is not that much faster than a 4200, is it?

Great, thanks!

Oh.. Just read that, and I really don't want to damage my CPU. Is there a non-skylake processor with similar speeds?

Is this required? I already have some 2x4GB of DDR3 memory laying around, so I'd prefer using that.

My Dell Inspiron 15 3537 with an i5-4200U processor and no graphics card was becoming way too slow for my needs. So, I decided get a new PC, and build it myself. I am on a pretty tight budget: €550, which is approximately $600 (USD). What I use a computer for: Web browsing (obviously) Programming Running very CPU intensive programs Casual gaming Parts: PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pbW4K8 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pbW4K8/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.99 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.98 @ Newegg) Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy) Other: Some Kingston 2x4GB DDR3 1600 memory I have laying around (Purchased For $40.00) Other: Windows 10, getting this from Kinguin ($20.00) Total: $615.92 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 03:13 EST-0500 I went for a 500W PSU, even though the build only uses about 150W. This is because I plan to buy a graphics card later on, when I have enough money. Not really sure what I'll buy yet, I was thinking of a GTX 950. (somewhere in a $100-150 price range). For now the iGPU on the i5 is just fine; according to benchmarks twice as fast as the iGPU on the i5-4200U Full part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/RobinMC/saved/#view=L7Wkcf Note: Yes, I don't have any drives other than the 256GB SSD. I don't need lots of storage; that is what I use my NAS for.