$500 build?

[Ethn]

Hey, looking for a console killer build for $500 which I can build for a friend. He wants to edit short 720p videos and possibly play csgo at 60+ fps on medium graphics? He has a monitor ect just needs the pc

[Mohenjo]

5 minutes ago, Ethn said:

Hey, looking for a console killer build for $500 which I can build for a friend. He wants to edit short 720p videos and possibly play csgo at 60+ fps on medium graphics? He has a monitor ect just needs the pc

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $454.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 16:50 EDT-0400

 

I would recommend spending a bit more and get an r9 380. Only about 30 bucks more 

 

This will play it on 200fps ultra 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Mohenjo said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $454.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 16:50 EDT-0400

 

I would recommend spending a bit more and get an r9 380. Only about 30 bucks more 

I would go with a Haswell i5 for this build. Probably a 4460 and go with a cheap mobo.

[TheRandomness]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($170.80 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $490.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 16:52 EDT-0400

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, Mohenjo said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $454.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 16:50 EDT-0400

 

I would recommend spending a bit more and get an r9 380. Only about 30 bucks more 

 

This will play it on 200fps ultra 

at this point i would recommend getting a better cpu than gpu tbh

that dual core is going to hold him back

[Mohenjo]

Just now, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

I would go with a Haswell i5 for this build. Probably a 4460 and go with a cheap mobo.

Yea, i would too.. If it was in the budget  the i5 is 65 dollars more 

[Streetguru]

9 minutes ago, Ethn said:

Hey, looking for a console killer build for $500 which I can build for a friend. He wants to edit short 720p videos and possibly play csgo at 60+ fps on medium graphics? He has a monitor ect just needs the pc

Over budget, but getting the 380 is going to be worth waiting a bit, just order everything but the GPU

 

also this board is going to be about the best budget 1151

 

an i3 is going to be fine for gaming/basic video editing

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2HP Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($71.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $529.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 16:53 EDT-0400

[Mohenjo]

Just now, Moonzy said:

at this point i would recommend getting a better cpu than gpu tbh

that dual core is going to hold him back

yes, but the next step down is a 750 ti... And that still might not be enough to afford an i5 at his budget

[SonicX278]

For CS-GO you could just throw in a g3250.

 

[Moonzy]

Just now, Mohenjo said:

yes, but the next step down is a 750 ti... And that still might not be enough to afford an i5 at his budget

that much is true, if he wanted more than dual core he can opt for the fx6300

[Mohenjo]

Just now, Moonzy said:

that much is true, if he wanted more than dual core he can opt for the fx6300

True but it isnt gonna be a huge issue. Intel seems to have less problems and better single core performance. I mean i even have amd and i can admit that. Itll edit video and record it just fine. 

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

that much is true, if he wanted more than dual core he can opt for the fx6300

The i3 has hyperthreading which greatly helps it in games that practically require quad cores, and an i3 + better GPU is going to be better than an i5 + weak GPU for gaming

[Moonzy]

Just now, Mohenjo said:

True but it isnt gonna be a huge issue. Intel seems to have less problems and better single core performance. I mean i even have amd and i can admit that. Itll edit video and record it just fine. 

yea, the 6100 would destroy the 6300 in single core performance, But multi threaded wise, they're both approximately the same, tho u can OC the 6300

if he's looking for video edit (and possibly record his gameplay) he should opt for 6300

[CoffeeandBagels]

This thread needs at least one AMD build.

[Guest]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bobby_Joe_90/saved/trgV3C

[Guest]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bobby_Joe_90/saved/trgV3C

[Streetguru]

7 minutes ago, CoffeeandBagels said:

This thread needs at least one AMD build.

AMD will have some chance when AM4 comes out, otherwise not too much reason to get them atm at $500 and over builds

 

Although you can get an 8320E for around the same price as the i3 build above
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zn9tVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zn9tVn/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($125.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $526.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 17:06 EDT-0400

[Mohenjo]

5 minutes ago, CoffeeandBagels said:

This thread needs at least one AMD build.

sure 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mTZzbv

 

Good if Oced 

 

Still not as good as an i3 though as the i3 can ALSO be overclocked