Cheap build (around 600€)

[Diego Farras]

A friend asked me a couple of days ago to build him a PC. The problem is that he doesn't have much money and he wants to use it for gaming. He only wants to be able to run new videogames and a computer that could last a bit.

Here are the specs:

-Motherboard- Asus H81 Plus
-GPU- Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti Strix OC 2GB GDDR5
-Processor- Intel Core i5-4460 3.2Ghz Box
-PSU- Seasonic Eco Series 430W 80 Plus Bronze
-Hard drive- Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB SATA3
-RAM- G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 8GB 2x4GB CL9
-Case- Nox HTPC Media HD

I have a couple of doubts about this build:
1. Will all this fit in that case? (The case must be that one or something similar)
2. Is AMD a better choice since the price must be as low as posible? (Any AMD recommendations)

Thanks!!

 

[RCFProd]

Definitely take a different case. is the Coolermaster N200 available in your area? If it is, also switch your motherboard with a microATX H81 board.

Other than that it looks fine.

 

[turbopiki]

This not good build for gaming more money in GPU and change the CPU for i3 4160

If you tell me where are you buying i can build you a better gaming PC, for 600€ you can get good gaming PC in germany but you most likely are not from germany by looking at your name. Spain, Portugal or something else ?

 

[jmsellars1]

Unless he is playing mainly CPU heavy games like Civ, Total War, Minecraft, Starcraft etc. I would drop the CPU to an i3 and bump the GPU up to a GTX 960 or R9 280x.

Alternatively AMD would be decent at this budget, the Athlon 860K is a decent cheap gaming CPU. Pair that with a GTX 960 or R9 280x and you've got a great budget gaming system. If you go for the AMD CPU and AMD GPU I'd get a 500W PSU.

 

[RCFProd]

This not good build for gaming more money in GPU and change the CPU for i3 4160

If you tell me where are you buying i can build you a better gaming PC, for 600€ you can get good gaming PC in germany but you most likely are not from germany by looking at your name. Spain, Portugal or something else ?

In my opinion i5-4460 + GTX 750 Ti is just as good as Intel i3-4160+GTX 960 for example, because when he upgrades the GPU in a couple of years he will have a strong processor ready.

Both options, i5 or i3, are equally good.

i5 build here:
http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/GTCMNG

i3 build here:
http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/nTJNmG