I need a $700.00 build

[ELSknutson]

one of my family members are looking for a decent system to play GTAV NBA2k and modern titles.

He wants it to be water cooled and mini Itx a case that is less then 15x15 I was thinking enthoo evolv but budget is an issue so. I also told him that the only way to water cool the system for 700 is to go with an amd CPU and I also told him that he would be better off air cooling and going with an I5. so what I need is an amd and a Intel build that cost less then $700.00

[Guest Oakley]

I wouldnt try to touch watercooling with only $700. Need money for components more...

[Prysin]

mITX 15x15 inches, feet, or cm?

[ZerueLX11]

1. No Water cooling Sub $1000

2. No Fancy ITX sub $900

 

Buy this and be happy it runs games while using Intel and Nvidia.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($70.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($212.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $693.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 15:58 EDT-0400

[ELSknutson]

mITX 15x15 inches, feet, or cm?

Inches

[Inception9269]

one of my family members are looking for a decent system to play GTAV NBA2k and modern titles.

He wants it to be water cooled and mini Itx a case that is less then 15x15 I was thinking enthoo evolv but budget is an issue so. I also told him that the only way to water cool the system for 700 is to go with an amd CPU and I also told him that he would be better off air cooling and going with an I5. so what I need is an amd and a Intel build that cost less then $700.00

I did my best in coming up with a build,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.98 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($53.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($209.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $641.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 16:00 EDT-0400

 

Normally I say by 2015 you should have a quad core cpu, but given the budget and size requests i went with a Pentium G3258 which a lot of people like and say overclocks like a beast.

As for the case, I don't remember which youtuber it was. I'm sure it was either linus or this one dude awesomesauce but one of them did a build with the case and was able to fit a single radiator.

motherboard has built in wifi adapter, and i chose 8gb of ram. Through in a 2tb hdd which wasn't too expensive.

For the size and performance i think the 960 w/4gb is the better choice. Some might recommend AMD gpus since they're cheaper, but I find that they run a lot hotter which isn't very good for a small build.

Also went with a fully modular psu since it's a small case.

[vSyNd1c4t3]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $687.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 16:25 EDT-0400

 

Case size (WxHxD): 210 x 395 x 490mm - 8.2" x 15.5" x 19.3"

 

EDIT:

 

Revised the build. This is the one. It has everything except the water cooling, which it doesn't need.

 

It has built in wifi, the case they wanted, the i5 which is amazing, and the new r9 380 which out performs the 960 for the same price.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($61.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $699.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 16:38 EDT-0400

[Arturamc]

This case is ugly IMO, but is cheap

You could get an AIO, i wouldn't 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($194.99 @ B&H) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($25.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $624.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 16:33 EDT-0400

[Inception9269]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $687.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 16:25 EDT-0400

 

Case size (WxHxD): 210 x 395 x 490mm - 8.2" x 15.5" x 19.3"

 

I think the 960 w/4gb is better than the R9 380. the 960 has higher benchmark scores, and is only around 20+ more expensive. Also it has 4gb ram instead of 2gb

[Arturamc]

You could also do this and get no SSD, gtx 970 will handle 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($298.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($25.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $683.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 16:38 EDT-0400

[ArataMaou]

one of my family members are looking for a decent system to play GTAV NBA2k and modern titles.

He wants it to be water cooled and mini Itx a case that is less then 15x15 I was thinking enthoo evolv but budget is an issue so. I also told him that the only way to water cool the system for 700 is to go with an amd CPU and I also told him that he would be better off air cooling and going with an I5. so what I need is an amd and a Intel build that cost less then $700.00

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $691.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 16:44 EDT-0400

 

no over clocking here.

I included a Optical Disc because i dunno weather your friend will go Disk or Download.

That being said, I didnt but a ssd becaues i put in a stronger cpu.

I was also planning on a radeon card .. but the psu mightve not been able to handle it.

[ArataMaou]

 

You could also do this and get no SSD, gtx 970 will handle 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($298.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($25.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $683.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 16:38 EDT-0400

 

that psu ... its dangerous to use according to this community LOLZ

[vSyNd1c4t3]

I think the 960 w/4gb is better than the R9 380. the 960 has higher benchmark scores, and is only around 20+ more expensive. Also it has 4gb ram instead of 2gb

 

Do more research.

[Inception9269]

Do more research.

 

my sources say otherwise. Also 960 is more energy efficient than 380, and isn't as hot.

[vSyNd1c4t3]

my sources say otherwise. Also 960 is more energy efficient than 380, and isn't as hot.

 

Now hush, we are moving on.

 

[Arturamc]

that psu ... its dangerous to use according to this community LOLZ

Yeah, it isn't good, but i'll handle

I have one for about 3 years and it didn't explode

And... It's cheap

[ELSknutson]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $687.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 16:25 EDT-0400

 

Case size (WxHxD): 210 x 395 x 490mm - 8.2" x 15.5" x 19.3"

 

EDIT:

 

Revised the build. This is the one. It has everything except the water cooling, which it doesn't need.

 

It has built in wifi, the case they wanted, the i5 which is amazing, and the new r9 380 which out performs the 960 for the same price.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($85.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($61.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $699.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 16:38 EDT-0400

I think this looks like a good option only im going to get 2x4gb sticks of DDR3  and a cheaper PSU and Just give him the 1tb 2.5 inch drive out of my pc and set him up with a 370 and change the board to a gigabyte board.