$450 Budget Build

[aeterna789]

Making a budget build for a buddy of mine, here is what I was able to come up with:

No intention of Overclocking or SLI and generally for gaming and office work.

P.S. Its actually $550 because of the OS but only $450 if its only Hardware

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qz7brH

[007agentHP]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($87.89 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.49 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB '14Series Video Card  ($139.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.90 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.11 @ Amazon) 

Total: $462.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 22:03 EST-0500

 

a much better system with a much better video card

overclock the shit out of the processor

[SImoHayha]

Making a budget build for a buddy of mine, here is what I was able to come up with:

No intention of Overclocking or SLI and generally for gaming and office work.

P.S. Its actually $550 because of the OS but only $450 if its only Hardware

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qz7brH

here is a nice build....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($83.45 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($60.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 350 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($88.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $496.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 22:15 EST-0500

 

it also fits the budget

 

Base Total: $530.27   Mail-in Rebates: -$35.00   Shipping: $0.99   Total: $496.26  

[bry.yyyy]

AMD 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($83.45 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($62.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $436.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 22:13 EST-0500

 

Or 

Intel Nvidia 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($62.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $442.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 22:18 EST-0500

[QuadNine]

 

AMD 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($83.45 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($62.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $436.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 22:13 EST-0500

 

Or 

Intel Nvidia 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($62.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $442.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 22:18 EST-0500

 

^ I would go for the AMD build because of the better GPU

However the pentium Would go great with the 270 if you overclock it and he doesn't play Ubisoft games : )

[bry.yyyy]

G2A.com has a lot of cheap windows 

[Mao_Zedong]

This is a few dollers over budget, but this is what I would get.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $557.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 22:20 EST-0500

[bry.yyyy]

This is a few dollers over budget, but this is what I would get.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.88 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($9.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $557.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 22:20 EST-0500

400W Doesn't not enough for R9 280 

[Mao_Zedong]

400W Doesn't not enough for R9 280 

Nope, its good enough. This graph is when running furmark and it doesn't account for psu efficiency. 

[bry.yyyy]

i almost forget the mix of intel amd 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($62.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($136.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($9.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $459.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 22:33 EST-0500

[bry.yyyy]

Nope, its good enough. This graph is when running furmark and it doesn't account for psu efficiency. 

but it almost push the limit of the psu 

[Demons Wrath]

@aeterna789 If he's willing to undergo MIR, he can have this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  ($17.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($22.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($13.98 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $443.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 01:20 EST-0500

 

If there's no intention of SLI, then there's no real need for an ATX sized case. There's also an aftermarket CPU cooler for quiet operation.

[aeterna789]

Sorry, I forgot to update this post.

We went with most of Demons Wrath's recommendation with a few modifications based on availability of the items in our locality.

Thanks to everyone for your help!