Need help. Budget $600

[Scruffy90]

I need help coming up with a "budget rig" for my relative. He already have an ATX case and GPU. I need to figure out how to maximize the rest of the $600. Any suggestions. It will be used for gaming and a bit of Photoshop.

[Slyhawk]

probably post the case and gpu so people know what their working with.

[Scruffy90]

probably post the case and gpu so people know what their working with.

No clue what the case is. All I know is that it supports ATX and mATX boards, has 3 5.5" drive bays and more than 5 3.5" drive bays. GPU is a GTX 670

[Slyhawk]

maybe something like this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($91.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $554.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-11 19:11 EST-0500

[Scruffy90]

maybe something like this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($91.88 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $554.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-11 19:11 EST-0500

Thanks a lot. This list is a lot better than what I came up with.