budget build

[Umegadem]

I got a build costing around $600. This build is for upgrading when have sufficient money so I am sticking to a Z87 MOBO.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($24.15 @ NCIX US)
Total: $593.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-28 09:32 EDT-0400

[DarkBlade2117]

Can you splash out the extra money for this?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bTmCXL Much more reliable PSU. Other then that looks fine. Do you have a HDD laying somewhere? 120gb isn't a whole lot

[Aytex]

Don't get an SSD for your budget build... its not smart... get a WD black or blue 1tb HDD

[Umegadem]

Can you splash out the extra money for this?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bTmCXL Much more reliable PSU. Other then that looks fine. Do you have a HDD laying somewhere? 120gb isn't a whole lot

yep forgotten to add in that I am going to use an old HDD

[DarkBlade2117]

yep forgotten to add in that I am going to use an old HDD

Alright all good then

[DarkBlade2117]

Don't get an SSD for your budget build... its not smart... get a WD black or blue 1tb HDD

He has one already

[Lotus]

You know, you could just get a good system right now:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($186.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $591.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-28 09:48 EDT-0400

 

 

and if you have enough money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($232.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $609.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-28 09:45 EDT-0400

 

The downside of the second build's motherboard is limited memory expandability, but other than that not much. Yeah it only has 2 6GB/s sata ports, but you only have two devices that need it.