Budget PC Build

[DocSwag]

Ok so I am doing a budget build for my friend. The budget is about 600 dollars but he cannot go over at all. The lower cost, the better. He does not need any peripherals or a monitor, but he does need an OS. I came up with a build myself, but I know that often you guys can give suggestions and make up builds better than what I can do. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/h7Csqs

This is what I came up with. I wanted a 4 gb GPU since many games now utilize more than 2 gb. However, it is a little over budget, since if you add in the 35 bucks for OS from Reddit it costs around 615 bucks. I wanted to see you guys' suggestions on how to lower the price as well as how to just make it better.

Thanks!

[Guest]

That PSU is the only thing I'd change (it's overkill and not great)

 

Also, you can get windows for free by being an insider. 

[Josephdalepi]

4 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Ok so I am doing a budget build for my friend. The budget is about 600 dollars but he cannot go over at all. The lower cost, the better. He does not need any peripherals or a monitor, but he does need an OS. I came up with a build myself, but I know that often you guys can give suggestions and make up builds better than what I can do. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/h7Csqs

This is what I came up with. I wanted a 4 gb GPU since many games now utilize more than 2 gb. However, it is a little over budget, since if you add in the 35 bucks for OS from Reddit it costs around 615 bucks. I wanted to see you guys' suggestions on how to lower the price as well as how to just make it better.

Thanks!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hzhncf

thisll give you some upgradability

i didnt go with a 4 gig card, cause with a budget like this, im guessing that hes not going over 1080p gaming and 2 gigs will do just fine for that

[daniellearmouth]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vLFFzy

 

I decided to use a lesser PSU and a cheaper case.

[ReesZRB]

Spoiler

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/93NXxr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/93NXxr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $595.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-08 16:12 EST-0500

As @Alexokan said you can get Windows by being an insider and yes that is a Quad-Core to prevent your CPU bottlenecking the GPU.

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NPvz23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NPvz23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $607.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-08 16:13 EST-0500

[ReesZRB]

4 minutes ago, Jack Kaye Pc Gamer said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NPvz23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NPvz23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $607.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-08 16:13 EST-0500

Kind of bad PSU. I don't think 212 Evo are necessary because you can't overclocking unless you are aiming for silent builds. The build is quiet will. Other that you did pass the budget. " The budget is about 600 dollars but he cannot go over at all. "

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Jack Kaye Pc Gamer said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NPvz23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NPvz23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $607.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-08 16:13 EST-0500

CPU cooler - why?

$70 case in a budget build, why?

Between those two things you can have 8gb more ram or a SSD. 

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

Remove the 212 evo and get a better psu then

[Guest]

This is about as much as you can get without cutting corners that you will regret. IMO. 

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GxW2Hx

[DocSwag]

35 minutes ago, ReesZRB said:

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/93NXxr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/93NXxr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $595.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-08 16:12 EST-0500

As @Alexokan said you can get Windows by being an insider and yes that is a Quad-Core to prevent your CPU bottlenecking the GPU.

I feel like I should know this... but what do you mean by being an insider?

20 minutes ago, Alexokan said:

This is about as much as you can get without cutting corners that you will regret. IMO. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Also you posted the partlist not the permalink lol.

 

So I am getting maybe it is better to go i5 4460 then? I know it is a quad core and in games that can use 4 cores it will be better than an i3 but can many games really use more than 2 cores?

[ReesZRB]

1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

I feel like I should know this... but what do you mean by being an insider?

Also you posted the partlist not the permalink lol.

 

So I am getting maybe it is better to go i5 4460 then? I know it is a quad core and in games that can use 4 cores it will be better than an i3 but can many games really use more than 2 cores?

i5 4460 all the way.

[DocSwag]

Also guys I just noticed that the i5 2500k is only around 120 bucks on ebay, and you can get a z77 motherboard for about 50-70 dollars. Is that worth it? It seems like a great deal especially if you then strip a 212 evo on there but is it safe to go with used hardware?

Seems like a purty good deal.

[Guest]

Fixed, sorry.

 

If you want i5, go 6400. 

[DocSwag]

Ok I figured out how Windows Insider works. I will ask him if he is fine with that.

I made up this part list http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GmJvTW with you guys' suggestions. I want a 4 ram slot mobo so that it is easy to upgrade to 16 in the future. However it is a little overbudget so if there is no way to cut down the price I can cut it to a 2 dimm slot mobo.

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

17 hours ago, DocSwag said:

Ok I figured out how Windows Insider works. I will ask him if he is fine with that.

I made up this part list http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GmJvTW with you guys' suggestions. I want a 4 ram slot mobo so that it is easy to upgrade to 16 in the future. However it is a little overbudget so if there is no way to cut down the price I can cut it to a 2 dimm slot mobo.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ncDbqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ncDbqs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $594.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-09 10:49 EST-0500

 

Changed the psu to a 600w as 750 was overkill

[DocSwag]

3 hours ago, Jack Kaye Pc Gamer said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ncDbqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ncDbqs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $594.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-09 10:49 EST-0500

 

Changed the psu to a 600w as 750 was overkill

I know it was overkill but all the other power supplies weren't the best quality. Corsair CX psus aren't the best quality, so I usually prefer Silverstone, XFX, or EVGA. I don't like Corsair PSUs unless it is one of their higher end ones (such as the rmi psus)