Budget Intel Build

[Jay Jorgensen]

Hello, anyone interested!

I am looking in to building my first pc. It will be mostly everyday browsing and gaming, along with some more cpu intensive programs like autocad civil 3d and sap 2000. I was given a gigabyte ga z87x ud5h motherboard by my uncle, so I know it will be an intel build. I am looking to spend about $600 total, with $50 over budget not a big deal. I also have a 600w power source, and a couple of fans. Other than that, i still need everything else.

Also, although not included in the $600 budget, i am looking for a decent quality monitor at a good price.

Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jay

 

[Outlander_04]

what power supply do you have .
A LINK please

 

[Jay Jorgensen]

what power supply do you have .
A LINK please

Hello, thanks for replying! It's an EVGA 600W.

 

[Outlander_04]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card ($238.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $640.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 22:43 EDT-0400

The SSD gives you fast boots and response times , but if you can live without that then an nVidia graphics card may be a better option for your CAD work . It will depend on the program modules you use

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($323.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $662.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 22:47 EDT-0400

 

[Outlander_04]

PS . The motherboard might need a BIOS update to run a Haswell refresh CPU .

 

[Jay Jorgensen]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card ($238.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $640.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 22:43 EDT-0400

The SSD gives you fast boots and response times , but if you can live without that then an nVidia graphics card may be a better option for your CAD work . It will depend on the program modules you use

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($323.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $662.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 22:47 EDT-0400

Thanks again, mate. That looks like a great build!

Sorry, i should have said this in the beginning, but I'll need to buy an OS as well. What do you think about this card . I can live with the longer boot times if need be. Or maybe this card, if nVidia is more integrated with cad. Windows 8.1 is $99.99 at newegg

 

[Bossyfins]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($150.00 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $566.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 23:12 EDT-0400

 

[Imreallycool]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($150.00 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $566.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 23:12 EDT-0400

He's okay with going over so lets go over, if we bump this up to a R9 290 we are still under $650 and it will preform much nicer. Or if he wants fast storage could always throw in a small Samsung 840/850 evo for the price difference.

 

[Bossyfins]

No, a 290 would be the worst idea... That 290 on a LOW quality 600 watt. No way. But I agree with the SSD

 

[Jay Jorgensen]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($150.00 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $566.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 23:12 EDT-0400

Thank you! That looks perfect, i'll look for a small ssd and still be ok with budget. Just wondering, what psu would you recommend for the 290?

Also, for only $5 more, do you think the 4460 that Outlander found is a better processor?

 

[Bossyfins]

You would need to do a Bios UPDATE, so you would need a working CPU with that board(has well) before usingg the 4460(haswell refresh)