Budget CPU

[Ques2.0]

Next month I am going to build my first gaming pc. I have been playing console my entire life. Owned Xbox one for two years and just switched to PS4 1 month ago. Now it's time to switch things up but I'm confused on what is the best cpu to get my budget is around $600 for all the parts, any suggestions 

[kaiju_wars]

Would you like us to put together a part list for you within that budget?  And for all parts, does this mean peripherals such as a keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc need to be included?

[why_]

Already on it lol

[why_]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KTFHsJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KTFHsJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H270-PLUS-CSM ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($108.94 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $510.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-16 15:01 E

 

So this is a pretty good start especially if you plan to upgrade in the future.

My suggestions are to grab a used gpu(just an example you should probably look around more and check benchmarks): 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-GTX-970-Gaming-4G-nVidia-Geforce-Complete-in-Box-No-Reserve-/182483502663?hash=item2a7cdd4647:g:8l0AAOSwuxFYwdF4

 

 

Also the mother board is compatible with over-clockable skews so if you need a processor upgrade your free to expand. Last thing is probably a cheap hard drive as the SSD will hep a lot with read write speeds but grabbing a cheap 1-2 tb hard drive is not a terrible idea just for sheer storage space.

 

[why_]

note: does not include peripherals 

[Techstorm970]

2 minutes ago, why_ said:

My suggestions are to grab a used gpu(just an example you should probably look around more and check benchmarks): 

I agree with this.  You can usually get decent used GPUs for cheap on eBay and Craigslist.  You can usually find a GTX 660 or GTX 670 for around $60 or $70.  These GPUs can run almost any game out there at good framerates, as long as you turn the settings down.

[why_]

1 minute ago, techstorm970 said:

You can usually get decent used GPUs for cheap on eBay and Craigslist.  You can usually find a GTX 660 or GTX 670 for around $60 or $70.  These GPUs can run almost any game out there at good framerates, as long as you turn the settings down.

 

Yeah I just suggested the 970 so he can feel the true glory of the pc master race

[Techstorm970]

Just now, why_ said:

 

Yeah I just suggested the 970 so he can feel the true glory of the pc master race

A GTX 970 for $135? Damn!  What a deal! 

[why_]

Just now, techstorm970 said:

A GTX 970 for $135? Damn!  What a deal! 

ikr you can't get much better than that for PtP

[why_]

4 minutes ago, techstorm970 said:

A GTX 970 for $135? Damn!  What a deal! 

I lied look at this!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Nvidia-Geforce-GTX-970-Gaming-4G-NO-RESERVE/122393226136?_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D41375%26meid%3D5f97faa7565d410780744052d9cbafb3%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D182483502663

 

[Techstorm970]

1 minute ago, why_ said:

I lied look at this!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Nvidia-Geforce-GTX-970-Gaming-4G-NO-RESERVE/122393226136?_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D41375%26meid%3D5f97faa7565d410780744052d9cbafb3%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D182483502663

 

[why_]

solid meme

[Ques2.0]

The budget doesn't include keyboard mouse and monitor, just parts and a OS

[Ques2.0]

20 hours ago, why_ said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KTFHsJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KTFHsJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H270-PLUS-CSM ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($108.94 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $510.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-16 15:01 E

 

So this is a pretty good start especially if you plan to upgrade in the future.

My suggestions are to grab a used gpu(just an example you should probably look around more and check benchmarks): 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-GTX-970-Gaming-4G-nVidia-Geforce-Complete-in-Box-No-Reserve-/182483502663?hash=item2a7cdd4647:g:8l0AAOSwuxFYwdF4

 

 

Also the mother board is compatible with over-clockable skews so if you need a processor upgrade your free to expand. Last thing is probably a cheap hard drive as the SSD will hep a lot with read write speeds but grabbing a cheap 1-2 tb hard drive is not a terrible idea just for sheer storage space.

 

What about the OS and should I find a used Graphics card on eBay 

[why_]

48 minutes ago, Ques2.0 said:

What about the OS and should I find a used Graphics card on eBay 

For the OS just go with what ever vesion of windows you want (not going to explain it in detail but 7 is generally regarded as the best, 8.1 is decent with classic shell, and 10 is some shady spyware stuff but it gets updated frequently if you have question just look through a few threads on choosing your OS)

 

Definitely go with a used GPU you'lll crush any price to performance you'll get with a new card. I'd suggest a 970 there's a few floating around from 100-200$ if thats oustide of your price range look at the NVIDIA 700 series or some of the AMD r9 cards.

[Ques2.0]

2 hours ago, why_ said:

For the OS just go with what ever vesion of windows you want (not going to explain it in detail but 7 is generally regarded as the best, 8.1 is decent with classic shell, and 10 is some shady spyware stuff but it gets updated frequently if you have question just look through a few threads on choosing your OS)

 

Definitely go with a used GPU you'lll crush any price to performance you'll get with a new card. I'd suggest a 970 there's a few floating around from 100-200$ if thats oustide of your price range look at the NVIDIA 700 series or some of the AMD r9 cards.

Thanks for the outstanding help! 

[why_]

No problem its good to see more people joining the community!

[Ques2.0]

5 hours ago, why_ said:

No problem its good to see more people joining the community!

No doubt! And is the Amd Fx -6300 pretty good? Circumstances have changed and my budget is now at $400 due to family situations. I just want to get a good experience pc gaming I generally don't play games at 1080p. I've been playing console games at 720p for the longest. Just need to play them more than 480p 

[why_]

Ok so a couple things that you need to know:

a) Your cpu isn't nearly as influential on your frame rate as your gpu until you start getting really low end and you'll eventually bottleneck your card(essentially limiting the performance of you graphics processor due to the lack of cpu capability)

b) 400$ is a really tight budget and at that level I'd suggest running your pc off of the gpu that's integrated into most  intel processors that way you'll get acceptable performance at low resolutions and then when you have a bit more money to spend you can slap in a gpu and dramatically increase your performance without redoing your whole system

c) the other option is to just save up a little because I'm assuming you watch Linus's videos and one really good point they tend to make is price to performance (If you haven't already watch this video: 

 This applies to basically all of your computer parts not just your gpu and is the reason why I suggested going used

[why_]

4 hours ago, Ques2.0 said:

No doubt! And is the Amd Fx -6300 pretty good? Circumstances have changed and my budget is now at $400 due to family situations. I just want to get a good experience pc gaming I generally don't play games at 1080p. I've been playing console games at 720p for the longest. Just need to play them more than 480p 

Also just saying 1080p is usually the minimum for PC gaming lol

[asand1]

Used OEM Sandy bridge with a GTX 960 to start. Upgrade PSU, CPU (i7-2600), SSD, and RAM as finances allow.