Christmas Build For Little Sister 500 USD

[WhatAPleb]

Came on here and thought i would get the most help i could for this build considering this is mostly a forum site about 
PC's. Anyway for this build i would like to try and get something small like a mini ITX if possible. Id do this myself but i don't trust myself to find the best stuff for the money and i like to see different builds from other people and a different variety of parts. 

 

My budget is 500 USD for this and i will be donating a XFX R9 280 and a 500 Watt EVGA 80 Plus Bronze PSU from my build since i am upgrading both so u can leave that out of the build. WINDOWS 7 IS NEEDED !

I don't mind if the price goes over a little bit like say 20 dollars or something , it will be fine since me and my mom will be splitting the cost of this.

 

Another note she is a heavy GTA 5 user.

[Xenift]

Do you need a monitor?

Peripherals?

 

If not i can write one real quick for ya.

[WhatAPleb]

Do you need a monitor?

Peripherals?

 

If not i can write one real quick for ya.

Ohh yes sorry No monitor or Keyboard and mouse is needed

[Bl00dgod]

Ohh yes sorry No monitor or Keyboard and mouse is needed

only Motherboard, CPU,CPU-Cooler RAM,Case

any special wishes? (skylake or older gen ok?)

[Bazilias]

Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K9R4zy

 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy Orange
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX
Processor: Intel Core i3 4170
CPU Cooler: Stock
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black (2x4GB)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
PSU: EVGA 500W
(Monitor): AOC E245SWD 24" 1080p

 

(Without Monitor $428.83)
(With Monitor $528.82)

 

Hope you like it
 

[Xenift]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $453.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Depending on how space hungry your sister is, plop a 1tb HDD in.

Caviar blue

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($66.97 @ OutletPC) 

Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $468.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Btw THANK YOU

for following your topic and using qoutes

makes it SOOOO much easier for us here

[WhatAPleb]

only Motherboard, CPU,CPU-Cooler RAM,Case

any special wishes? (skylake or older gen ok?)

Older gen will be just fine. And yes only mobo , cpu , ram , and case. Also Windows 7

[Morgan MLGman]

Skylake, perhaps?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($90.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $531.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-13 08:02 EST-0500

[Xenift]

^ So many good options, feel free to mix and match, things like what cases you would eventually buy would probably be the changing factor.

[WhatAPleb]

^ So many good options, feel free to mix and match, things like what cases you would eventually buy would probably be the changing factor.

Thank you for the help.

[Bazilias]

BTW you can get Windows keys for a cheap price on this site: https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3snk1x/h_windows_7_8_81_10_windows_server_office_visio/

[Gandek]

I have the R9 280 and GTA runs very well for me so should be good for her

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $503.84
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[NumLock21]

Get MicroATX, more options to choose from

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($90.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $478.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-13 15:45 EST-0500

[WhatAPleb]

Skylake, perhaps?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($46.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($90.75 @ OutletPC)

Total: $531.58

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-13 08:02 EST-0500

Would the 80+ Bronze EVGA 500 Watt PSU be compatible with skylake ? Ive read around and people arent sure if they should get something new psu or not.

[Morgan MLGman]

Would the 80+ Bronze EVGA 500 Watt PSU be compatible with skylake ? Ive read around and people arent sure if they should get something new psu or not.

A power supply has no relation to compatibility with a generation of your CPU, it should be fine depending on your graphics card.