$650-$700 budget for CPU

[nyuukz313]

Hi all,

Could anyone recommend a good build for CPU? my budget, as I mentioned, is around $650-700..maybe the most $750 if need be.
I'm a regular home user. I don't use it for gaming. But I still want something good and fast. If it could be cheaper, that'd be even more awesome.
I'd like to have a minimum i5 processor and ASUS mobo. But not sure which mobo I should use.
Help please?

Thanx in advance.

 

[i7Baby]

I gather you mean a PC. A CPU is just one small but important (and expensive) part of a PC. You need to do some reading.

Just Google 'Tom's $700 build' and you'll find heaps. eg http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-budget-gaming-pc,3780.html ($773)

 

[Transmaniacon]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-PRO Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $703.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 07:50 EDT-0400)

Use the SSD for your OS and applications, and everything else can go on the 1TB drive. This is definitely more power than you need, a simple i3 would work well, but this will last a while. I also went mATX so it's more compact for you. You could go with mITX and make it even smaller, but the build process is a little trickier.

 

[nyuukz313]

I gather you mean a PC. A CPU is just one small but important (and expensive) part of a PC. You need to do some reading.

Just Google 'Tom's $700 build' and you'll find heaps. eg http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-budget-gaming-pc,3780.html ($773)

Yes, sorry.. I meant a PC... thanx for the correction.

 

[i7Baby]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-PRO Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $703.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 07:50 EDT-0400)

Use the SSD for your OS and applications, and everything else can go on the 1TB drive. This is definitely more power than you need, a simple i3 would work well, but this will last a while. I also went mATX so it's more compact for you. You could go with mITX and make it even smaller, but the build process is a little trickier.

Graphics Card?

 

[Transmaniacon]

You would use the integrated graphics, since you aren't gaming the integrated is fine to use.

 

[nyuukz313]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-PRO Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $703.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 07:50 EDT-0400)

Use the SSD for your OS and applications, and everything else can go on the 1TB drive. This is definitely more power than you need, a simple i3 would work well, but this will last a while. I also went mATX so it's more compact for you. You could go with mITX and make it even smaller, but the build process is a little trickier.

Graphics Card?

Thanx a lot for the list. It really helps me to determine what to buy. I guess, it should be more than enough for a standard PC, right? As for graphic card, should I choose anything specific? is the compatibility limited for the parts listed above or I could choose any?

 

[Transmaniacon]

You don't need to spend money on a GPU. If you aren't gaming, the integrated graphics will handle whatever you need to do, be it watching movies online, or surfing the web, or general productivity software like Office/Excel.

 

[nyuukz313]

You don't need to spend money on a GPU. If you aren't gaming, the integrated graphics will handle whatever you need to do, be it watching movies online, or surfing the web, or general productivity software like Office/Excel.

Got it. Thanx for saving me few hundred dollars for that.