$950 Budget PC

[Terra]

My friend is planning to get a PC but he only plays Dragonest and LOL at the moment, probably FF14 as well by next year.

 

most of the shops here sells skylake cpu already so it'll most probably be 6600K for the cpu and he is planning on getting a 24 or 27inch monitor.

[Remmi2002]

My friend is planning to get a PC but he only plays Dragonest and LOL at the moment, probably FF14 as well by next year.

 

most of the shops here sells skylake cpu already so it'll most probably be 6600K for the cpu and he is planning on getting a 24 or 27inch monitor.

Why does he need a 950 dollar pc anyways lol

[Terra]

well, he is currently using an old laptop to play the games, plus $950 is the maximum of his budget the lower the price, the better it is in term of saving money. lol

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Here's a build. Black/White themed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($125.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $950.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 10:46 EST-0500

[Terra]

Here's a build. Black/White themed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($125.00 @ Amazon)

Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $950.43

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 10:46 EST-0500

 

whoa damn that is nice! thanks :B

[koji]

I came up with this. Im no expert but this is already overkill for those games.. Casing is not included since I believe it should depend on the users taste.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.00 @ B&H) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($233.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.25 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $857.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 10:52 EST-0500

 

Edit: I picked 6500 since I believe there's no need to OC and further improvement will cost more $ than the added performance.

[Terra]

 

I came up with this. Im no expert but this is already overkill for those games.. Casing is not included since I believe it should depend on the users taste.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.00 @ B&H) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($233.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.25 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $857.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 10:52 EST-0500

 

 

if i were to let him choose R9 380X, i'll let him get the MSI one not because of being a fanboy but because Sapphire GPU are very rare here

[vSyNd1c4t3]

And this is what I recommend. It's not the new Skylake, but it has a better price/performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($284.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Neos ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $942.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 10:57 EST-0500

[koji]

if i were to let him choose R9 380X, i'll let him get the MSI one not because of being a fanboy but because Sapphire GPU are very rare here

Yea you can change it to any brand as well as the other parts it wont hurt the system. You can also get just R9 380 if you want to save more.

[Terra]

And this is what I recommend. It's not the new Skylake, but it has a better price/performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($284.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: BitFenix Neos ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $942.01

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 10:57 EST-0500

 

this and your first recommendation is quite as well, i'll have to check if some of the parts are being sold here.