500$ Minecraft pc

[Gilbeh]

Hi guys!

 

im all over the internet trying to find the solution for my little brother. 

He plays Minecraft a lot and his old pic is starting to show its age (seriously like 10-12 fps with settings turned down).

my mom wants to spend no more than 500-550 (the less the better).

the thing is I can't seem to find a good balance since mine craft is so primerly cpu intensive  

i thought something in the 6100/8gb and using intergrated graphics so not to spend on a gpu and instead having an intel slylake (again Minecraft levrages CPU)

 

p.s 

using single 1080p monitor and no OS or other periphrials needed

 

Thank you and sorry for the long post,

Gil

[elago]

How about something like this? http://pcpartpicker.com/list/KVjCyf

 

Minecraft is CPU intensive, so the quad core will help. You could maybe cut some edges and fit a 6600k.

[TheKDub]

You'd probably be better off going with haswell instead of skylake as it will be cheaper.

 

Perhaps an i5 4460 and 8gb of ram? that'll total up to around $230 or so, which leaves plenty of room for everything else.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($109.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $509.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-30 16:49 EDT-0400

[Gilbeh]

2 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

You'd probably be better off going with haswell instead of skylake as it will be cheaper.

 

Perhaps an i5 4460 and 8gb of ram? that'll total up to around $230 or so, which leaves plenty of room for everything else.

I live outside the US and parts that aren't the newest generations are really hard to find...

[AlanAlan]

3 minutes ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($109.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $509.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-30 16:49 EDT-0400

why not the rx 470 or 460?

[TheRandomness]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($109.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $516.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-30 16:51 EDT-0400

 

That's the cheapest I'd go.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

11 hours ago, AlanAlan said:

why not the rx 470 or 460?

Because they're not out yet? and with how big of a let down the RX 480 was I'm not expect THAT much from either of those two GPU's.

[AlanAlan]

12 minutes ago, Gilbeh said:

Hi guys!

 

im all over the internet trying to find the solution for my little brother. 

He plays Minecraft a lot and his old pic is starting to show its age (seriously like 10-12 fps with settings turned down).

my mom wants to spend no more than 500-550 (the less the better).

the thing is I can't seem to find a good balance since mine craft is so primerly cpu intensive  

i thought something in the 6100/8gb and using intergrated graphics so not to spend on a gpu and instead having an intel slylake (again Minecraft levrages CPU)

 

p.s 

using single 1080p monitor and no OS or other periphrials needed

 

Thank you and sorry for the long post,

Gil

this is a pretty good prebuilt

https://www.amazon.com/M32CD-AS31-Generation-Windows-Desktop-Keyboard/dp/B01GE9QMZM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1467319853&sr=8-5&keywords=asus+desktop

 

[stconquest]

Grab a RX 460 and have fun:

 

$405:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)  <<you will get decent FPS(30) on this alone, but a RX 460 is better
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Patriot Torch LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F9 43.0 CFM  92mm Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)  <<Rear exhaust
Total: $398.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-30 16:52 EDT-0400

 

If you do not need the OS, get this PSU:  http://pcpartpicker.com/products/power-supply/

 

...and a RX 480 when the non-reference designs come out.  Even a RX 470 would be fine.

[Quix]

6 minutes ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

Because they're not out yet? and with how big of a let down the RX 480 was I'm not expect THAT much from either of those two GPU's.

How is the Rx-480 a let down when its $200 and it preforms as good as a Gtx 970 that was launched at $320ish.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

11 hours ago, Quix said:

How is the Rx-480 a let down when its $200 and it preforms as good as a Gtx 970 that was launched at $320ish.

Because AMD has been sitting on their asses for the past few years making slight changes to previously existing GPU's and only releasing essentially one new one, the Fury / Fury X. The GTX 970 is nearly two years old and this GPU is BARELY able to beat it. The RX 480 is still a good GPU, but I expected MUCH more.

[stconquest]

2 minutes ago, Quix said:

How is the Rx-480 a let down when its $200 and it preforms as good as a Gtx 970 that was launched at $320ish.

Once power issues and heat is dealt with, I won't be surprised if the 480 stomps all over the GTX 970 in 99% of games out there.

[Gilbeh]

the RX lineup isn't available yet here... Will I be better off picking up an i5 and lesser graphics?

[stconquest]

3 minutes ago, Gilbeh said:

the RX lineup isn't available yet here... Will I be better off picking up an i5 and lesser graphics?

Possibly.  An i5 + RX 460 will do fine. 

 

You don't need a GPU right away.  The i3/i5 has a GPU on it.  That will do until the RX line becomes available in your area.

[MadOrc]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/7b8hP6

or

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fBZnTW

 

This could be a good parts list, but to be honest, elago's choicet go with a Skylake CPU and 16gb of RAM but to use the IGPU might pay off, but in my opinion, you still need a GPU at all. 

 

The first link goes a bit above $500, but the second is better in almost every way. It is a bit under that $500 mark but it has a quad-core CPU and a 750 ti, which is pretty nice in my opinion. But, it only has 8gb of RAM, although you can add another of the same stick while still being underbudget.

 

Hope this helps!