New i3 based gaming PC

[Thelillypad123]

Hey guys I need a bit of help getting a list of parts together for my brother to have a decent rig for gaming on ESO and other relatively demanding games. So far I have decided to get the i3 4130 and I already have a gtx 660 and a case laying around. What would be a good psu, ram, mobo (needs Ethernet port) and hdd to fit his needs? Budget is pretty flexible but he isn't looking for maxing out games. I would put it together myself but I'm not too familiar with the budget end. Any suggestions are much appreciated

[BigDay]

get an i3 4160 or an i5 4460

[BigDay]

what's the budget?

[LIGISTX]

I would go i5. A lot of new games are "requiring" quad cores, they really don't "need" the power, but the config files make them not run without a quad. Not worth spending ~140 now when ~180 would be a lot more "future proof"

[SImoHayha]

Hey guys I need a bit of help getting a list of parts together for my brother to have a decent rig for gaming on ESO and other relatively demanding games. So far I have decided to get the i3 4130 and I already have a gtx 660 and a case laying around. What would be a good psu, ram, mobo (needs Ethernet port) and hdd to fit his needs? Budget is pretty flexible but he isn't looking for maxing out games. I would put it together myself but I'm not too familiar with the budget end. Any suggestions are much appreciated

So what is the total budget?

[Sam Z Man]

what's the budget?

He said "Pretty flexible".

So I'm thinking 500$ to just over a grand.

[SImoHayha]

My idiot brother used the computer while I was in the bathroom.

Might be the reason why the few posts you have post are rather rude.

[BigDay]

i chose a z97 board so that you can upgrade your cpu to a k series in the future if you wanted to

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($97.95 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $534.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 00:27 EDT-0400

[BigDay]

which gpu's would a 4460 or 4590 bottleneck?

[Thelillypad123]

i chose a z97 board so that you can upgrade your cpu to a k series in the future if you wanted to

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.95 @ B&H)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.49 @ OutletPC)

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

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

Total: $534.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 00:27 EDT-0400

pretty good build. Not a bad price point either

[XTankSlayerX]

Hey guys I need a bit of help getting a list of parts together for my brother to have a decent rig for gaming on ESO and other relatively demanding games. So far I have decided to get the i3 4130 and I already have a gtx 660 and a case laying around. What would be a good psu, ram, mobo (needs Ethernet port) and hdd to fit his needs? Budget is pretty flexible but he isn't looking for maxing out games. I would put it together myself but I'm not too familiar with the budget end. Any suggestions are much appreciated

Get the new equivalent of a i3 3220. Its served well, with great performance in many games (Albeit with it running okay in Battlefield and other CPU heavy games)

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Hey guys I need a bit of help getting a list of parts together for my brother to have a decent rig for gaming on ESO and other relatively demanding games. So far I have decided to get the i3 4130 and I already have a gtx 660 and a case laying around. What would be a good psu, ram, mobo (needs Ethernet port) and hdd to fit his needs? Budget is pretty flexible but he isn't looking for maxing out games. I would put it together myself but I'm not too familiar with the budget end. Any suggestions are much appreciated

 

I would go for an i5.

 

If you are playing an MMO, you can benifit from an SSD, but it's not needed, I put one in, but feel free to take it out to save $$$.

 

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: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.95 @ OutletPC)

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

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $521.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 00:32 EDT-0400

[Thelillypad123]

which gpu's would a 4460 or 4590 bottleneck?

To my belief, those CPUs can handle just about anything up until like the 980ti

[Sam Z Man]

Due to the fact that you are pairing it with only a GTX 660 and look as if you want it to be more budget oriented I would recommend a 860k because even that won't bottleneck it at all and its significantly cheaper then a i3.

[Thelillypad123]

I would go for an i5.

If you are playing an MMO, you can benifit from an SSD, but it's not needed, I put one in, but feel free to take it out to save $$$.

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: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.95 @ OutletPC)

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

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $521.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 00:32 EDT-0400

God I love those EVGA power supply's. So reliable. Anyways, nice build.

[Thelillypad123]

Due to the fact that you are pairing it with only a GTX 660 I would recommend a 860k because even that won't bottleneck it at all and its significantly cheaper then a i3.

I'd say that as well but he really wants to go Intel and he plans on buying a bigger beefier graphics card down the road.

[Sam Z Man]

I'd say that as well but he really wants to go Intel and he plans on buying a bigger beefier graphics card down the road.

Then go with a i5 out of the gate.

[vSyNd1c4t3]

And this is what I would do if I planned on upgrading more later.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.78 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.95 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $579.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 00:40 EDT-0400