$600 I-7 gaming build without graphics card

[Bergyberg]

I would like to build a rig for $600 that is running an i-7 with integrated graphics for now, it all I need to run world of tanks with min settings.

This is what I have come up with:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cZM7t6

Feel free to redo it or change anything.

Would this case be large enough for a decent graphics card? Which graphics card would you recomend?
Would it be worth an extra $80 for a SSD?
I like the idea of being able to overclock the I-7 in the future without buying a new one.

 

[FinneousPJ]

There is no such thing as a gaming build without graphics card.

 

[Barty1884]

Really only changed PSU and RAM.......overall the build is fine - but you likely don't need an i7. An i5 should do just fine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $588.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-17 16:47 EST-0500

You've got 12.6" for a GPU which should be sufficient.

Yes, an SSD is worth it. Assuming $77.88 for a 250GB Samsung 850 EVO? Absolutely. You'll never look back if you got for an SSD.

For your needs, a GTX 750ti or GTX 950 would be more than sufficient - they're both fairly budget friendly too.

Changing to i5 & including the GPU & SSD:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($213.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Enthusiast Edition Video Card ($98.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $669.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-17 16:50 EST-0500

 

[blazorthon]

There is no such thing as a gaming build without graphics card.

Like it or not, but integrated graphics is used by a huge portion of the gaming community.

 

[joex444]

I think I understand the point of this: get something that is high-end in everything except gaming and then drop in a GPU when you want to get into actual gaming. You won't be able to touch those parts if you need to include a $200 GPU as it now becomes a $400 build-without-GPU budget. For example, if you are building this without gaming in mind then you may include a cheap motherboard, a small case, or most likely a weaker PSU. To build it with the high end GPU in mind means to spend more on those parts that will be needed to support the GPU.

I'd suggest that you swap the i7-4790K for the i5-4690K. They're both overclockable, they're both quad core parts. Unless there's some very specific reason that you would benefit from (a) hyperthreading or (b) slightly more L3 cache, you should be on the i5 platform for budget reasons.

That alone should get you about an extra $100 to play with. I would then strongly suggest adding in a 240-256GB SSD and looking at whether you can bump up to 16GB of DDR3 or not. The SSD is a *huge* performance bump.

 

[Bergyberg]

Thanks for the quick replies! I will build the I-5 SSD version.

Joex that's exactly what I was thinking, build a worse computer in the beginning that is easy to upgrade later. Instead of building an ultimately worse computer that is more expensive to upgrade.

 

[nikoli707]

msi z97 mate... yuck.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $576.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-17 21:39 EST-0500

throw a 970 or a 390 in there when you have the money... or a 980ti if you choose. its all black/red.