$600 Gaming Build Help

[Spewky]

Hey guys, 

 

My friend is wanting to build a gaming PC and his budget is around $600. Can anyone help with this?

 

I'm not up to date with the good stuff anymore because I haven't really been researching much for a few months so I'm not sure what to get. I'm not entirely sure what game he's planning to play but it'll be something like Warthunder, CS GO and eventaully onto other things but I'm not for sure yet. He just wants a better PC to play games on and wants quite a lot of storage. 

 

So yeah if anyone has any advice for what parts he could get and have a good PC with decent graphics and processor that would be great.

 

Thanks!

[Electronics Wizardy]

Not a bad rig for about 630. You can get windows cheaper at some prices.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bt4NRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bt4NRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($124.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($87.95 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $632.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-13 00:55 EST-0500

[Spewky]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

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Ok, thanks.

 

Would something like this be any good?

https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/ybTwrH/632-cheap-csgo-rig

 

Its not mine but I found it and I'm wondering if anything like that would be decent too. 

 

Thanks again,

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, xSpaceSheepy1 said:

Ok, thanks.

 

Would something like this be any good?

https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/ybTwrH/632-cheap-csgo-rig

 

Its not mine but I found it and I'm wondering if anything like that would be decent too. 

 

Thanks again,

 

Yes that will work fine, but the build i shoed will be a bit faster for about the same price(my build has windows) the 380 is normally a bit faster than the 960 and the i3 is much better than the amd althon cpu.

[Spewky]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Yes that will work fine, but the build i shoed will be a bit faster for about the same price(my build has windows) the 380 is normally a bit faster than the 960 and the i3 is much better than the amd althon cpu.

Ok, thanks

 

I'll keep researching and see.

 

 

[Idefinitelyknowstuff---]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZgKh4D

And then for the operating system you can download it from another computer because windows 10 in currently free so you just need another working computer to download it. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-upgrade here's the link to do that. 

[tataklee]

I think he'd be much better off with a four core CPU.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tc8H6h

 

Just get a Windows 10 copy from Kinguin and your friend will be good to go.

[kameshss]

Bang for buck.

 

Can't go better than this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ECS B85H3-M3(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($31.78 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $616.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-13 05:20 EST-0500

 

Get Windows from G2A, r/MicrosoftSoftwareSwap for $20.

[Spewky]

16 hours ago, kameshss said:

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16 hours ago, tataklee said:

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20 hours ago, Idefinitelyknowstuff--- said:

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Thanks you all for the replies. I think I'll end up going with something similar to @kameshss or @Electronics Wizardy or @tataklee. But I'll have to find a cooler that he can use because I don't think the stock would be good enough. 

 

Thanks

[Spewky]

So this is my final build and I checked with my friend and he says it seems like what he wants.

 

Here's the link: 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q6xRZL

 

Thoughts?

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

57 minutes ago, xSpaceSheepy1 said:

So this is my final build and I checked with my friend and he says it seems like what he wants.

 

Here's the link: 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q6xRZL

 

Thoughts?

 

Looks good, some small changes i would make.

Use the stock cooler. A i5 doesn't make much heat and the stock cooler is enough for it.

Id use a single 8gb ram stick if you ever want to upgrade to 32 as you won't won't have to replace the old stick.

Id try to get a ssd if you can, but it can also be a good upgrade a year or two from now.