Brother's PC suggestion

[JupiteL]

My brother is finally a part of masterrace! I already pick the components and still haven't decide whether to use amd or intel for the proc since the budget is kinda tight about ($1200). He doesn't do much overclock and I kinda don't understand intel processors other than the K series.

 

AMD build

Proc:  FX-8320 ($190)

Mobo: MSI 970A-G43($100)

RAM: Corsair vengeance 8gb ($90)

HDD: Seagate 1gb ($70)

GPU:  GTX 970 ($430)

PSU:  Corsair CX 600w ($93)

Case: NZXT Source 210 ($57)

OS: Windows 8.1 ($100) (he probably won't buy it :lol: )

Total: $1130

 

My question is, what i5 should he get for non-OC purpose? I'm more toward intel so that he can use micro or mini itx motherboard (non of those for amd here),  he's in the college and it's going to be a pain in the butt to bring full sized computer every time he comes home.

[SuperPug]

My question is, what i5 should he get for non-OC purpose? I'm more toward intel so that he can use micro or mini itx motherboard (non of those for amd here),  he's in the college and it's going to be a pain in the butt to bring full sized computer every time he comes home.

 

Get an i5 4460 and a cheap H97 or Z97 (for example AsRock Z97 Pro 4). Its gonna perform better than the FX with the GTX 970.

[ZetZet]

Get an i5 4460 and a cheap H97 or Z97 (for example AsRock Z97 Pro 4). Its gonna perform better than the FX with the GTX 970.

this. can't be repeated enough times for some reason. i blame teksyndicate

[SimpleG]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.88 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Enermax ELC-LT240-HP 111.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($123.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1286.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Robin88]

If I was to build a system like what your brother needs, this would probably be it, it comes to just under $1140 without Keyboard, Mouse or Monitor, and is small enough without compromising on anything except overclocking, which you say your brother doesn't do.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gqKxNG

It has these parts.

Core i5 4460
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo (Your brother will not need much more than this because he won't be overclocking)
Asus H97I Plus
Avexir 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz RAM (Avexir are quality stuff, but you can swap it out if you prefer)
Crucial MX100 256GB (For the money there's nothing else to touch this drive)
WD Caviar Green 1TB (For mass storage and games and don't be fooled, they're more than fast enough for that)
EVGA GTX970 ACX2.0
BitFenix Prodigy Black (This is a personal preference thing, if you can think of a smaller case that supports these parts then go for it, but it's tough and well made, and easily supports everything your brother is likely to have)
Corsair RM650W PSU (Overkill, but it's better to overspend on a quality PSU than skimp on quality and have it all blow up in your face, especially if your brother is using it for college)
Windows 8.1 64bit

[JupiteL]

Get an i5 4460 and a cheap H97 or Z97 (for example AsRock Z97 Pro 4). Its gonna perform better than the FX with the GTX 970.

This one's even more powerful than 8350 with less power. I'll definitely use this, tyvm!

[JupiteL]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.88 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Enermax ELC-LT240-HP 111.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($123.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1286.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-20 09:06 EST-0500

 

Gosh darnit, I forgot to mention that I can't use pcpartpicker due to my location. The price is just way too far from there.

 

 

If I was to build a system like what your brother needs, this would probably be it, it comes to just under $1140 without Keyboard, Mouse or Monitor, and is small enough without compromising on anything except overclocking, which you say your brother doesn't do.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gqKxNG

It has these parts.

Core i5 4460

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo (Your brother will not need much more than this because he won't be overclocking)

Asus H97I Plus

Avexir 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz RAM (Avexir are quality stuff, but you can swap it out if you prefer)

Crucial MX100 256GB (For the money there's nothing else to touch this drive)

WD Caviar Green 1TB (For mass storage and games and don't be fooled, they're more than fast enough for that)

EVGA GTX970 ACX2.0

BitFenix Prodigy Black (This is a personal preference thing, if you can think of a smaller case that supports these parts then go for it, but it's tough and well made, and easily supports everything your brother is likely to have)

Corsair RM650W PSU (Overkill, but it's better to overspend on a quality PSU than skimp on quality and have it all blow up in your face, especially if your brother is using it for college)

Windows 8.1 64bit

The ones you mentioned are actually pricy and out of budget (e.g evga gtx970 is $580 here). But I think I might add hyper 212 and use 4460 to his build.

[Robin88]

Gosh darnit, I forgot to mention that I can't use pcpartpicker due to my location. The price is just way too far from there.

 

 

The ones you mentioned are actually pricy and out of budget (e.g evga gtx970 is $580 here). But I think I might add hyper 212 and use 4460 to his build.

Holy cow, where are you based for it to be that much?

If that's the case then try seeing how much a R9 280X is or a R9 290 is, if you can't afford one of those then take a look on ebay for a HD7950 from a reputable seller, you can pick one up for dirt cheap usually and they're not that much slower than a R9 280 (In fact, they're almost exactly the same GPU if I recall correctly)

This is kinda why we could do with knowing what country you're based in, that way we can look into what parts make the most sense for you, but if you can't do that for whatever reason, then that's fine, it just makes our lives and yours, much easier