700 dollar PC =)))

[TyPic4l]

So recently I sold my rig and saved up to 700 dollars. Now I want to get another PC. I pretty much settled on these two: 

#1:  i7-2600

G.SKILL Sniper 8g (2x4GB)

Aerocool VX-350 350W psu

SSD 64g

HDD 200Gb + 1TB

H61-DS2

Random case

R9 290 

#2: i7 3770 

H61 

Aurum S 500W psu

Case =)))

8GB 1333MHz

1TB

GTX 950 

My intended games will be: CS:GO, TF2. I have a 768p 4:3 monitor 60Hz. Also I will be recording and streaming. The minimum frame that I want to get on this beast is 150 fps on high. Please reply, thanks 

PS: Linus has a great community 

 

[SLAYR]

1 minute ago, TyPic4l said:

So recently I sold my rig and saved up to 700 dollars. Now I want to get another PC. I pretty much settled on these two: 

#1:  i7-2600

G.SKILL Sniper 8g (2x4GB)

Aerocool VX-350 350W psu

SSD 64g

HDD 200Gb + 1TB

H61-DS2

Random case

R9 290 

#2: i7 3770 

H61 

Aurum S 500W psu

Case =)))

8GB 1333MHz

1TB

GTX 950 

My intended games will be: CS:GO, TF2. I have a 768p 4:3 monitor 60Hz. Also I will be recording and streaming. The minimum frame that I want to get on this beast is 150 fps on high. Please reply, thanks 

PS: Linus has a great community 

 

The psu in the first option will not power that system a 290 needs 250w by itself let alone a 100w cpu along with it, a cheap evga psu about 500w to 600w should do fine, and what currency?

[Aereldor]

You'll probably want a new monitor unless you want to keep gaming at that resolution.

2 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

The psu in the first option will not power that system a 290 needs 250w by itself let alone a 100w cpu along with it, a cheap evga psu about 500w to 600w should do fine, and what currency?

Please don't get cheap EVGA power supplies. They won't blow up, but they don't have the best thermal or electrical performance, and are more susceptible to failure than power supplies with higher quality components.

[Killer_Klownz]

This has all around better parts but is around $20 over budget. This assumes your currency is in USD.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p4VQjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p4VQjX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $719.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[Aereldor]

I went with a more powerful CPU so you won't choke up when gaming, recording, and streaming all at once, and it'll help you edit and render your recorded footage faster than a typical Core i5. For the same reason, I gave you 16GB of RAM. Games alone use up to 8GB, so I left you 8GB of overhead to record and stream. Also, this motherboard has four RAM slots, so you can upgrade to 32 in the future.

I also picked an NVidia GPU as ShadowPlay uses next to no resources for recording- something which AMD is still catching up to despite their more powerful mid-range GPUs. I threw in a decent 1080p IPS monitor, seeing as 1024x768 really is antiquated and unpleasant to game on.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.77 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $741.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 01:13 EDT-0400

[SLAYR]

7 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Please don't get cheap EVGA power supplies. They won't blow up, but they don't have the best thermal or electrical performance, and are more susceptible to failure than power supplies with higher quality components.

Yeah I kinda said that since this seemed to be more of a budget oriented build so spending a ridiculous amount on a psu, comprimises the entire performance of the system, especially since the currency of the OP is unknown so $700 if his currency could not necessarilly be $700USD.

[Aereldor]

4 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

Yeah I kinda said that since this seemed to be more of a budget oriented build so spending a ridiculous amount on a psu, comprimises the entire performance of the system, especially since the currency of the OP is unknown so $700 if his currency could not necessarilly be $700USD.

I'm assuming it is. The Canadian dollar is doing poorly enough for people to make a distinct specification, and I don't think half these parts are available in Singapore, although I could be mistaken.

Also, Seasonic has a ton of cheap, high-quality PSUs. I put one in my build, and there's the even cheaper Seasonic SSR-PT series which doesn't have the sleeving or the black paint job, but is basically the same. 

Also, would you really put more towards performance while increasing the risk of failure? It's $20 up at most for the Seasonic S12. Don't strap a 1000CC engine to a tricycle- try to get a car instead and live with 500CC.

[Aereldor]

35 minutes ago, Killer_Klownz said:

This has all around better parts but is around $20 over budget. This assumes your currency is in USD.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p4VQjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p4VQjX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $719.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Streaming and recording while gaming simultaneously is gong to eat his resources, and AMD cards don't support the low-resource low-lag recording capabilities that NVidia Shadowplay brings to the table. He'll need more than 8GB of RAM. Furthermore, all he has is a 1024x768 monitor, which is, frankly, terrible. He'll at least want to record/stream in a 16:9 aspect ratio, sod the resolution. He'll also benefit from hyperthreading rather than single-core speed when gaming, recording, and streaming simultaneously, and his recorded footage will be easier to edit and render with more threads.

Check out the build I posted for further reference.

[bluefire908]

Definitely go with the 290 it blows the 950 out of the water as 290 is amd's version of the nvdia 980,swap the core i7 for an i5 2500k and get a 550 watt psu and ur golden,id say ditch the ssd for nw and throw more money for a better psu or a motherboard,dont cheap out on the motherboard and psu because bad ones can ruin your entire rig.

 

edit: i ment 780 not 980

[Moonzy]

here's my build

Spoiler

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6YDdNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6YDdNG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.77 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($180.70 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $697.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 02:05 EDT-0400

comments:

Spoiler

1) good multithread cpu for your streaming and gaming at the same time

2) no ssd, you can add one later, i dont recommend getting an ssd in a low budget build

3) you can get this 380x or a 380 with a better cooler

4) overkill psu, but its cheap not so why not  

 

[Shahnewaz]

1 hour ago, TyPic4l said:

My intended games will be: CS:GO, TF2. I have a 768p 4:3 monitor 60Hz. Also I will be recording and streaming. The minimum frame that I want to get on this beast is 150 fps on high. Please reply, thanks

You don't even need anywhere near 700USD to play those games at 1366x768 resolution with a high framerate.

You could go with this: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Shahnewaz/saved/LsyG3C

Or this: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Shahnewaz/saved/HV8frH

Or this: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Shahnewaz/saved/RB3rxr

Ordered from lowest to highest price. All of them are capable of running CS:GO and TF2 maxed out, and perfectly capable of streaming said games at 768p.

[TwoPoint0]

if you are from Singapore and have a budget of 700 you should go for amd processors its better then rocking on a 2nd/3rd gen intel

[Herman Mcpootis]

are you from singapore? $700 can't really get you much in SG.

[stconquest]

7 hours ago, TyPic4l said:

So recently I sold my rig and saved up to 700 dollars. Now I want to get another PC. I pretty much settled on these two: 

#1:  i7-2600

G.SKILL Sniper 8g (2x4GB)

Aerocool VX-350 350W psu

SSD 64g

HDD 200Gb + 1TB

H61-DS2

Random case

R9 290 

#2: i7 3770 

H61 

Aurum S 500W psu

Case =)))

8GB 1333MHz

1TB

GTX 950 

My intended games will be: CS:GO, TF2. I have a 768p 4:3 monitor 60Hz. Also I will be recording and streaming. The minimum frame that I want to get on this beast is 150 fps on high. Please reply, thanks 

PS: Linus has a great community 

 

Tell the first guy you will buy the R9 290 from him for $200.  Tell the second guy you will buy the 3770 for $150.  That leaves you $350 for a motherboard, RAM, a good PSU, and a hard drive.  If you have money left over, grab a case and a SSD.  If you don't have money left over, mount the PC on a piece of plywood