Help me pick parts for a new build for friend. $600-750

[VagabondWraith]

My friend wants to make the jump to the masterrace and has enlisted my help. His budget is roughly $600-750. I'm going to build it for him and would like suggestions on parts.

 

Would some people be kind enough and help me (him) build a PC? It'll be used for AAA gaming and everyday use.

 

Thanks a lot!

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, VagabondWraith said:

My friend wants to make the jump to the masterrace and has enlisted my help. His budget is roughly $600-750. I'm going to build it for him and would like suggestions on parts.

 

Would some people be kind enough and help me (him) build a PC? It'll be used for AAA gaming and everyday use.

 

Thanks a lot!

Peripherals and monitor needed? USD?

[Castdeath97]

4 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Peripherals and monitor needed? USD?

He lives in the US so USD

[minibois]

Dont have the time to make a full parts list, but I can suggest something like i5 6500, 8GB DDR4, B150 or something motherboard in a mid tower ATX case (for example something by Corsair), R9 380 graphics cards (preferably one with 4GB VRAM, MSI, Sapphire and XFX all have good coolers) and that sorta thing.

If that costs too much you can go for i5 4460, H81 or B85 motherboard and 8GB DDR3

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

He lives in the US so USD

I saw that part. Still need to know if the guy needs a monitor and peripherals.

[HKZeroFive]

Assuming no OS, monitor or peripherals are needed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.89 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($294.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $749.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-05 08:08 EDT-0400

[wraptor]

4 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Assuming no OS, monitor or peripherals are needed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.89 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($294.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $749.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-05 08:08 EDT-0400

Nice build, prefer a evga, asus or msi over xfx card but thats my opinion

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, tv15dsi said:

Nice build, prefer a evga, asus or msi over xfx card but thats my opinion

EVGA is exclusively NVIDIA and ASUS has crap cooling for AMD cards.

 

MSI is good but you won't really see much difference in cooling in comparison to XFX.

[wraptor]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

EVGA is exclusively NVIDIA and ASUS has crap cooling for AMD cards.

 

MSI is good but you won't really see much difference in cooling in comparison to XFX.

I've had 2 XFX cards before in CrossFire, didn't really like them. MSI is just my way to go for looks
I didn't know EVGA was Nvidia excl. (Thats how much Cr*p I give about NVidia xD)

[Starelementpoke]

10 minutes ago, VagabondWraith said:

My friend wants to make the jump to the masterrace and has enlisted my help. His budget is roughly $600-750. I'm going to build it for him and would like suggestions on parts.

 

Would some people be kind enough and help me (him) build a PC? It'll be used for AAA gaming and everyday use.

 

Thanks a lot!

Assuming monitor and peripherals are needed:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($192.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($27.69 @ Amazon) 
Total: $730.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-05 08:18 EDT-0400

[wraptor]

2 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Assuming monitor and peripherals are needed:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($192.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($27.69 @ Amazon) 
Total: $730.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-05 08:18 EDT-0400

Could be usefull for him, but its 4th gen, 6th gen is out you know

Now DDR4 is mainstream the price would be average.

Look at @HKZeroFive's build, he even managed to get an 390 in it with 6th gen.

 

If this where me I'd opt for the 6th man, still good job

[VagabondWraith]

18 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Peripherals and monitor needed? USD?

No monitor or kb/m. He's gonna use his tv and I have a spare kb/m.

 

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, tv15dsi said:

Could be usefull for him, but its 4th gen, 6th gen is out you know

Now DDR4 is mainstream the price would be average.

Look at @HKZeroFive's build, he even managed to get an 390 in it with 6th gen.

 

If this where me I'd opt for the 6th man, still good job

Yeah, a whole 5% IPC improvement. Great. And he fit that 390 assuming he didn´t need a monitor or keyboard. And 6th gen. cpus are still marginally more expensive, at this price I´ll take the losing 5% IPC to save $20. And DDR4 has shown no benefits for the avg. consumer yet. Once DDR3 becomes a bottleneck, then come back and tell me about DDR4.

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, VagabondWraith said:

No monitor or kb/m. He's gonna use his tv and I have a spare kb/m.

 

Then @HKZeroFive build.

[wraptor]

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Yeah, a whole 5% IPC improvement. Great. And he fit that 390 assuming he didn´t need a monitor or keyboard.

The title says "Help me pick PARTS for a new build" which to me means PC only, unless you put that monitor in your DIY case

The 6th gen build has more features, more up-to-date and hey why not right?

[VagabondWraith]

Thank you guys. Keep them coming. I'm at work but will look over them more when I get home.

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, tv15dsi said:

The title says "Help me pick PARTS for a new build" which to me means PC only, unless you put that monitor in your DIY case

The 6th gen build has more features, more up-to-date and hey why not right?

And that´s to you. I´ve seen hundreds of posts with the same title asking for a monitor and peripherals to be included with the build. And the why not is to the fact that those ¨features¨ have no use to him right now. Why the hell would you pay extra for something you can´t make use of?

[wraptor]

8 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

And that´s to you. I´ve seen hundreds of posts with the same title asking for a monitor and peripherals to be included with the build. And the why not is to the fact that those ¨features¨ have no use to him right now. Why the hell would you pay extra for something you can´t make use of?

Because thats why its called a FEATURE, Its handy if you can make use of it but doesn't matter if not, you can alsways make use of that feature later on. Not the way around, for instance If you want DDR4 support which is a requirement* for 6th gen then you need to upgrade mobo, cpu and memory.

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, tv15dsi said:

Because thats why its called a FEATURE, Its handy if you can make use of it but doesn't matter if not, you can alsways make use of that feature later on. Not the way around, for instance If you want DDR4 support which is a requirement* for 6th gen then you need to upgrade mobo, cpu and memory.

Yet there are people still using a 2500k, and are perfectly fine in games. I´m saying those features aren´t worth it. And HANDY, being 5% IPC improvement for anywhere between $20-$50 more and an extra $10 for a compatible motherboard still doesn´t make DDR4 worth it IMO.

[wraptor]

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Yet there are people still using a 2500k, and are perfectly fine in games. I´m saying those features aren´t worth it. And HANDY, being 5% IPC improvement for anywhere between $20-$50 more and an extra $10 for a compatible motherboard still doesn´t make DDR4 worth it IMO.

You clearly do not get why people like new tech...

[Starelementpoke]

3 minutes ago, tv15dsi said:

You clearly do not get why people like new tech...

... Tell me, how many people jumped straight off of haswell to upgrade to skylake? People can damn well like new tech for it´s features, doesn´t make it anymore worth it. I damn well know why people like new tech, but just because they like it doesn´t make it´s cost any more worth it.