$600US budget build

[acercon]

which parts would you guys choice for best gaming performance and a bit of premier usage. My friend wants 1tb harddrive and SSD for boot drive. OS we can get off Reddit

CPU doesn't need to be overclockable 

Can go over budget to 700 max

[Piemanfood]

Use pcpartpicker to create a build then post it here for a review

[HKZeroFive]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $700.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-11 23:15 EST-0500

[Streetguru]

which parts would you guys choice for best gaming performance and a bit of premier usage. My friend wants 1tb harddrive and SSD for boot drive. OS we can get off Reddit

Might as well just "find" your OS for free elsewhere least you buy a reseller's key\

Also the above build is probably the way to go though you should hold off on the SSD until you can get a 240gb one

[Inception9269]

Mine isn't the prettiest, but it is closer to budget and still a solid budget build for gaming.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($55.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $595.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 00:22 EST-0500

[stconquest]

$609.  I had to skimp on the case and had to drop the SSD. 

 

The way this case works:  PSU acts as an exhaust.  You get a 120mm front intake included and I added a quiet 80mm for a rear exhaust:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($191.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($211.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR3-80-WT 20.2 CFM 80mm  Fan  ($3.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $604.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 00:38 EST-0500

 

I would rather drop the 1TB HDD and go for this:  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asp550ss3240gmc

 

The cost with that 240GB SSD (minus the HDD) would be $630.