Need help with Bro's PC

[Riddler356]

My current build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6ddsQ7

 

If possible i want to minimize it to $500 [uS] without losing much performance

already have case, storage disk drive, and os.

 

Stipulations:

1: Must be new parts

2: Hard limit on $550 [uS]

3: 4 core (because of stupid games like unity), and 8gb ram

4: GPU that can handle fall out 4s recommended specs at 900p high-ultra

5: Amazon only (preferably during prime day)

 

I will monitor this constantly for the next few hours, thanks for any help in advanced, sorry if this came out as rough, but my brother is joining the glorious PC mustard race, and I want to get it right for his first gaming rig.

 

[Edit]: Stipulation #6 must have third party heatsink, i.e hyper 212 evo, h100, ect.

[Aytex]

i went a little high :c 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($187.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $572.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 21:18 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $533.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 21:18 EDT-0400

 

 

[rtpb5642]

i went a little high :c 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DcyJQ7

Way better. Good picks.

[Riddler356]

 

i went a little high :c 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($187.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $572.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 21:18 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $533.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 21:18 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

Way better. Good picks.

 

This is unbelievably superior in every way to OP's.

Stipulation #5 Amazon only (help linus, ~10% back in statement credit)

[Aytex]

Stipulation #5 Amazon only (help linus, ~10% back in statement credit)

its your loss. if I go any lower thats just your brother losing preformance..

[Riddler356]

its your loss. if I go any lower thats just your brother losing preformance..

I know, but unfortunately that is the only place i also have credit, i won't have enough (with current plan) for 3mo and he needs a pc (gaming systems broke) soon, like less than a week.

[Aytex]

I know, but unfortunately that is the only place i also have credit, i won't have enough (with current plan) for 3mo and he needs a pc (gaming systems broke) soon, like less than a week.

so yuor limit is exactly 500$?

[Riddler356]

so yuor limit is exactly 500$?

$500 prefered, $550 is the hard limit

[Sam Z Man]

A little over.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($41.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($191.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $564.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 21:47 EDT-0400

[Riddler356]

A little over.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($41.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($191.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $564.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 21:47 EDT-0400

Stip #5 Amazon only

[Riddler356]

found a build that will work, sorry to bother you.

[Sam Z Man]

Stip #5 Amazon only

It's your choice to waste money

[ItsGinger35]

Stip #5 Amazon only

Can I just ask, WHYYYYYY are you only using Amazon?

[Sam Z Man]

It's a piece of shit when compared to the other builds suggested, but it fits your crazy rule #5.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.97 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $554.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 23:09 EDT-0400

[Riddler356]

It's your choice to waste money

already answered previously on forum.

 

It's a piece of shit when compared to the other builds suggested, but it fits your crazy rule #5.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.97 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $554.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 23:09 EDT-0400

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tPDB6h

 

It's your choice to waste money

there is a reason listed, but i forgot to add the reason to the op

[Sam Z Man]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tPDB6h

Bottleneck inbound for sure.

[Riddler356]

Bottleneck inbound for sure.

where?

the tower is more than enough for the cpu even at 4.4ghz from most user posts with that config, cpu is nearly as powerful as mine, mobo doesn't seem to have problems, 8gb ram for a basig gaming rig and daily driver is plenty, i already have a 500gb disk drive for mass storage, and the ssd is simply for boot drive, graphics card isn't bad, it's better than most other cards i could have gotten where it has to be factory sealed new, psu is within the specs even for more power hungry components (gpu withstanding).

[Sam Z Man]

where?

the tower is more than enough for the cpu even at 4.4ghz from most user posts with that config, cpu is nearly as powerful as mine, mobo doesn't seem to have problems, 8gb ram for a basig gaming rig and daily driver is plenty, i already have a 500gb disk drive for mass storage, and the ssd is simply for boot drive, graphics card isn't bad, it's better than most other cards i could have gotten where it has to be factory sealed new, psu is within the specs even for more power hungry components (gpu withstanding).

-That CPU will not be able to handle that GPU in a handful of games.

-The corsair CX series is uter shit.

-The motherboard will melt/fail if you ever try to overclock.

-The GPU is overpriced.

-The SSD will fill up and slow down after you start to install program files onto it.

[Riddler356]

-That CPU will not be able to handle that GPU in a handful of games.

-The corsair CX series is uter shit.

-The motherboard will melt/fail if you ever try to overclock.

-The GPU is overpriced.

-The SSD will fill up and slow down after you start to install program files onto it.

simple gaming, i've seen this combo work with a 770.

from personal experience cx hasn't been  a problem

not overclocking

overpriced or not, it was the best option due to case restraints in cooling performance

ssd is only for os, the hdd i already have is for program files.

[Sam Z Man]

simple gaming, i've seen this combo work with a 770.

from personal experience cx hasn't been  a problem

not overclocking

overpriced or not, it was the best option due to case restraints in cooling performance

ssd is only for os, the hdd i already have is for program files.

-That thing will not fully utalize the GPU in CPU intestine games and you will waste GPU performance.

-The quality of the CX series is to low to justify the cost, and they are known to fail regularly, I have known of three cases of catastrophic failure personally.

-why would you put program files on a HHD when you have SSD, So counter intuitive.

[Riddler356]

-That thing will not fully utalize the GPU in CPU intestine games and you will waste GPU performance.

-The quality of the CX series is to low to justify the cost, and they are known to fail regularly, I have known of three cases of catastrophic failure personally.

-why would you put program files on a HHD when you have SSD, So counter intuitive.

I see what you mean by the cpu thing now, and i agree, but the gpu will be with him for longer than the rest of the pc due to how he treats and still uses his old 90's era agp graphics cards.

i know the cx is low, and i can see why you said what you did from your personal experience, i guess i have been lucky.

the ssd is simply a boot drive, he doesn't care about the program increase, just an increase in boot time.

[Sam Z Man]

I see what you mean by the cpu thing now, and i agree, but the gpu will be with him for longer than the rest of the pc due to how he treats and still uses his old 90's era agp graphics cards.

i know the cx is low, and i can see why you said what you did from your personal experience, i guess i have been lucky.

the ssd is simply a boot drive, he doesn't care about the program increase, just an increase in boot time.

If you wanted I could recommend a more reliable power supply.

[Riddler356]

If you wanted I could recommend a more reliable power supply.

already here and in use so it is a little late.

[Sam Z Man]

already here and in use so it is a little late.

Dang that blows.

[Riddler356]

Dang that blows.

it's ok, its not like its housing titans, or octdeca cores or anything.