Pc reccomendation

[Nathanpater]

Would you recommend buying this for 770$ or building my own

600$ http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/computers-en-software/desktop-pc-s/m1022162438-game-pc-i5-3570k-cpu-3-40ghz-2x-radeon-saphire-hd-7950-3gb.html?c=9b26ed2a557deff636f4f8b9c5b7a618

my own http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cKMmnQ with an AOC i2367

[Idefix]

Well, your own, but I think you can probably upgrade both the CPU and the graphics card

[DaltonM]

If your budget is $770 you can build a great PC with feature compability for upgrades. 

 

I suggest building a 'platform' where you only need to upgrade the GPU whenever you feel the need.

 

I would say get a quad core K processor, just look at the below build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p69B8d

There's no GPU, but it's a great system that will last many GPUs, the CPU wont become a bottleneck for years and when it finally does, you can OC to get more play time out of it. 

 

The $700 price point is great.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Considering you could build this for less than $770, I would built this. (room is there for the keyboard and mouse)

 

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  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.90 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $727.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-16 11:57 EST-0500

[DaltonM]

I do not recommend the 4460 because it's a throw away chip, once it becomes a bottle neck the only option is to outright replace it. 

 

I suggest getting more CPU now, and less GPU now so you only have to replace your GPU later down the line. 

 

I left enough budget in my build to get a 950 or 750ti which will work for now

[Nathanpater]

The thing is that this isn't fair, the pre built one has all the pheripherals, and all of your builds don't. I also meant 600$

[Nathanpater]

37 minutes ago, DaltonM said:

I do not recommend the 4460 because it's a throw away chip, once it becomes a bottle neck the only option is to outright replace it. 

 

I suggest getting more CPU now, and less GPU now so you only have to replace your GPU later down the line. 

 

I left enough budget in my build to get a 950 or 750ti which will work for now

Your RAM is overkill, and I allready have a ssd lying around, and why the super expensive power supply?

[DaltonM]

Just now, Nathanpater said:

Your RAM is overkill, and I allready have a ssd lying around, and why the super expensive power supply?

Better safe than sorry, but a 750w PSU will last you forever unless you decide to throw to super AMD cards in Xfire. 

16gb is a good number for RAM if you want to run youtube or other background applications while gaming. 8gb is good enough for just gaming. But with 8gb you will experience slow downs, which is something I feel my $700 pc should never do. 

 

Drop the SSD and 8gb of ram and spend more on GPU, Remember, my build has no GPU 

[Nathanpater]

1 minute ago, DaltonM said:

Better safe than sorry, but a 750w PSU will last you forever unless you decide to throw to super AMD cards in Xfire. 

16gb is a good number for RAM if you want to run youtube or other background applications while gaming. 8gb is good enough for just gaming. But with 8gb you will experience slow downs, which is something I feel my $700 pc should never do. 

 

Drop the SSD and 8gb of ram and spend more on GPU, Remember, my build has no GPU 

What CPU cooler should I get?

[DaltonM]

Just now, Nathanpater said:

What CPU cooler should I get?

Hyper 212 evo. I believe that I put it in my build. It's the go-to air cooler for most builders, it's under $35 most of the time. Works on most sockets and you can OC with it. 

[Nathanpater]

Just now, DaltonM said:

Hyper 212 evo. I believe that I put it in my build. It's the go-to air cooler for most builders, it's under $35 most of the time. Works on most sockets and you can OC with it. 

thx, it's only 25 dollars!

[DaltonM]

Just now, Nathanpater said:

thx, it's only 25 dollars!

It's legit dood!

 

Here's an updated version of build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($248.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.44 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Keyboard: Redragon Karura K502 Wired Gaming Keyboard 
Mouse: Redragon Centrophorus M601 Wired Optical Mouse  ($13.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $557.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-16 12:50 EST-0500

 

No storage, no GPU, 1 stick of 8gb of ram incase you decide you want 16 later. You can use the remainder of the budget to get the best GPU you can, but with this build all you will need to do is replace the GPU in a year or two and the rest of your components will be good to go. You're getting an 1151 Skylake quadcore, overclockable CPU, along with DDR4 memory so it's basically the latest tech you can get right now.

 

Keep in mind that new AMD and Nvidia GPUs are coming later this year, and they're going to be a bigger change that usual, so all GPUs out right now will become somewhat out of date, and there's a chance for a price drop on them too. 

[Aereldor]

Supports crossfire as an upgrade, and if you get the Rev 1.0 version of this board, you can even go up to a K-CPU and overclock it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY CS1211 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.00 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $760.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-16 13:09 EST-0500

[Aereldor]

59 minutes ago, DaltonM said:

I do not recommend the 4460 because it's a throw away chip, once it becomes a bottle neck the only option is to outright replace it. 

 

I suggest getting more CPU now, and less GPU now so you only have to replace your GPU later down the line. 

 

I left enough budget in my build to get a 950 or 750ti which will work for now

Throw it to me!

On a serious note, though, the i5 4460 might be the baseline Haswell i5, but I know people who have i5 2400s that still keep up with modern day games- Any i5 beyond Sandy Bridge has had rather a long life. While this goes double for the K-CPUs, it still applies to locked chips.