Building gaming PC

[thebiz87]

Hello my cuz is looking to buy a few parts today to upgrade his gaming pc.

Basically he just needs to get a mobo cpu and some ram. Should he get a haswell or go for a skylake and what would be some decent mobos to go along with the suggested cpu. For budget its not set in stone figure under $250 for cpu and around a $100 on a mobo then whatever for some decent ram. I'll probably end up selling him my 980 so he doesn't need a gpu and he has a 750 psu.

Edit: He said he's willing to spend around $500 on cpu mobo and ram

He mainly plays csgo but he want something that he can play some new games.
Thanks

 

[smorizio]

the haswell cpu is going to be slight cheaper as vendor are trying to clear there inventory of the older stock. the skylake mb will let your cuz install a newer cpu if intel makes a newer cpu for the 1151 mb. the skylake cpu is slightly faster then the older haswell.
if you have a local micro center the 4590 is 160.000
the msi z97 pc mate is 65.00 or there the h97 mb from asrock that are the same price.
ddr3 ram is 30-40 now for 8g kit of 1600 speed or faster ram.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P36PrH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P36PrH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.35 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $337.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 17:41 EST-0500

 

[timeconsumer]

If he is only playing CS:GO the most effective solution would be an i5 overclocked to the limit. However if he is concerned about future games and DX12 performance I think a hyperthreaded quad-core is the way to go. Skylake is definitely possible within that budget if he wants. But me personally, I think a Haswell Xeon combined with an H97 board is much more cost effective for very little difference in final performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $347.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 17:44 EST-0500

16gb of memory definitely isn't necessary either, but if he's upgrading anyway, might as well get it out of the way for a few years.