Help with new build

[dedline]

Hey guys,

I am needing to build my wife a new computer with the option of gaming and regular use. We have a budget of 400 to 500 dollars and need everything but a monitor, speakers, mouse and keyboard. I am not up to date on current products so the help would be appreciated.

And do not need Windows

 

[animal]

building one for that price that would be able to game will be very difficult, what games are we talking?

 

[dedline]

building one for that price that would be able to game will be very difficult, what games are we talking?

Well, nothing insane. Star wars the old republic, Wow, Rust, Dayz, Sim city (the new one) and maybe ever quest next.

 

[animal]

An OS is going to cost ~ $100, $30-$50 for a case, probably $50-$75 for a PSU, $60 for a HDD, $20 for an optical drive, ~ $75-$100 for 8 GB RAM, unless you only want 4 GB, even then it'll be $50-$60, and we are not even including the cost of a CPU, motherboard and GPU yet. So even without those, we are already up to $315-$405.

 

[dedline]

Can we do it for 600? No OS needed. Already have a Monitor too

 

[shortstuff_mt]

This one is at the upper limit of your new budget, but not a bad little machine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($112.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $589.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-14 00:55 EST-0500)

 

[dedline]

This one is at the upper limit of your new budget, but not a bad little machine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($112.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $589.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-14 00:55 EST-0500)

New update. A friend is going to donate me a free 7790 Radeon ghost series. Can we build around that? 400ish?

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Well, I had a 7790 in my build suggestion, so that takes $113 off of that total price.

 

[dedline]

Awesome thank you for your help. Is it possible to go with a intel build or is that too expensive and not needed?

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Here's a nice little inexpensive Intel system.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $400.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-14 02:04 EST-0500)

 

[dedline]

If I throw a xfx Radeon 7850 in there would I have any issues with that motherboard or running games well? With the Intel build

 

[shortstuff_mt]

I put the i3 in there strictly to keep the price down. If the budget permits I would suggest stepping up to an i5 for the best overall experience.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($57.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $485.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-14 10:35 EST-0500)

 

[ahmedkhalifa1999]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2T72v
here is a suggestion for a system for the hd 7790 ghost