$700 PC Build

[AdmiralahuAkbar]

Hello everyone. A friend of mine was wanting a gaming rig able to smoothly run recent games such as Fallout 4. His budget, as he put it, is "below $700". He has a monitor, and a mouse and keyboard. He'd prefer a mid tower case. If anyone could draw up a parts list, we'd be very grateful. Thank you.

 

[BadActor]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $704.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 19:18 EST-0500

 

[DarknessD]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($208.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $709.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 19:45 EST-0500

 

[zeke15]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($123.69 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($30.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($188.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $696.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 19:46 EST-0500

The i3-6100 is hyper threaded so this should do well in multi-threaded games as well. It should be able to handle games on high settings at 30fps easily at 1080p. The R9 380 is a great card for this purpose. Overall, this would be a great build. Let me know if you or your friend have any questions.

 

[DarknessD]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j9FXgs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j9FXgs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($123.69 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($188.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $701.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 19:56 EST-0500