Budget pc with great upgradebility

[Theguyyoudontknow]

Hello

I would like to build a pc for mostly wikipedia web browsing and linux (for homework mostly) for the least money possible (preferably less than 600$)

But i would like to upgrade it to a beast gaming pc i will have ~2500$ at the end of the next summer but i need pc for basic stuff till than
I would like to keep as many things as possible and reuse it in the gaming build

What parts would you suggest for the budget but easily upgradeable system?

Thank you for your help

 

[smorizio]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J68qjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J68qjX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $478.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 07:33 EST-0500

 

[smorizio]

with this build all need is add an ssd and a hign end gpu and it a gaming pc. if you need to go lower then use a g3258 cpu.

 

[smorizio]

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $396.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 07:38 EST-0500

newer skylake mb with ddr-4 ram.

 

[Theguyyoudontknow]

Hi thanks mate
I would like to have some questions
Did you include a z97 mobo bcs i should buy an i7 4790k (or sg ocable) later?
What do you think about skylake? Should i buy the i7 6700 non k for the second build later?
Can this psu handle 2 980 ti-s? (Or 2 titan x-s?)

 

[lunyone]

Skylake option:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $634.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 07:37 EST-0500

Haswell Refresh option:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $606.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 07:39 EST-0500

Both systems allow you to transfer all parts to the "Gaming" system later on. The i5 on either the Skylake/Haswell-R should be plenty for most gaming situations, so there shouldn't be too much concern with either of them. Obviously if you want to OC you will need a Z170 board for Skylake (starting at ~$100) or z97 for a Haswell-R Mobo (~$80 on up).

It is up to you, but the builds above will allow you decent 1080p gaming with some of the settings turned down on the more demanding titles. If you want more gaming options you will have to probably drop down to i3's to get the extra $70 to upgrade to a GTX 960 (GTX 960 Ti, if Nvidia comes out with that one).

 

[JQB45]

With this build you would be able to upgrade the CPU, RAM, Add a Graphics Card and SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.81 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($79.98 @ Directron)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $549.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 07:44 EST-0500

 

[USAFRet]

If you're going to have $2500 several months from now, look to just building a whole new system at that time.
No need in trying to buy an inexpensive one now, and then trying to upgrade that.

Just get the cheap one now, and later build a beast.

 

[Theguyyoudontknow]

But i should be able to reuse some parts right?
If i can buy decent parts now like a good mobo a good hdd good cpu cooler case maybe even a decent psu than i can get better parts later for upgrading it right?

 

[smorizio]

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($217.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $588.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 07:51 EST-0500

if you used the funds you have to buy the newer skylake mb.all you need to do latter on is buy a cpu cooler..the higher end cpu and the gpus the case and the mb and ram are all fine for both.

 

[Theguyyoudontknow]

^^ that looks very nice

An almost 3000$ build will look funny in that pc case 😀

Thank you all for the help

 

[USAFRet]

But i should be able to reuse some parts right?
If i can buy decent parts now like a good mobo a good hdd good cpu cooler case maybe even a decent psu than i can get better parts later for upgrading it right?

Yes, but....

PSU - you will almost certainly want a larger one for the next PC
HDD? Spinning drives are cheap, and you will want to go with an SSD
Case? Maybe.

But...it would be more economical to buy/build this $600 one now, and then either repurpose it (HTPC or house server), or sell it outright. And THEN build your beast.
Otherwise, you'll have extra parts laying around.

Not saying that having extra parts laying around is a bad thing, but the differences between a $500-$600 PC and a $2500 PC are large.
Trying to buy now, with a look to that future budget will be tough. You'll probably end up replacing too many things, resulting in effectively building a whole new one anyway.

Sure you can reuse some of the parts. But I personally wouldn't spend too much brainpower trying to turn this into that.

 

[smorizio]

when your ready to buy the gpu look at the newer pascal gpu and amd new artic island cards that are dropping in 2016. the newer pascall look to be about 10x faster then the older maxwell units.

 

[lunyone]

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($217.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $588.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 07:51 EST-0500

if you used the funds you have to buy the newer skylake mb.all you need to do latter on is buy a cpu cooler..the higher end cpu and the gpus the case and the mb and ram are all fine for both.

Wow that is an interesting build there.
* CPU is fine for basic stuff.
* Mobo is quite expensive, but that all depends on your needs (a starter Z170 Mobo's start at about $100 or so and go up from there).
* RAM is fine.
* HD is okay for a mechanical HDD.
* Case is a good option, I prefer Corsair 100R/200R myself for the $, but everyone has different tastes.
* PSU is WAY overkill. Even a quality 750-800w PSU should handle most SLI rigs with power to spare.

Just my $0.02.

 

[Theguyyoudontknow]

^^ thank you given current prices i expect the pascal titan to be 1k too so i could buy 2
That would leave me like 500$ that can buy me an i7 6700kk for 400$ (or anything better releasing till than) and a good cpu cooler for like 100$ might need to live without an ssd for a while 😀