Need Help Choosing Components For A Tight Budget PC Build

[FeverHD]

Hello Everyone!
Hope you all had a great time during this holiday season
Anyways I come here today to see if I can get some help choosing the components out for a a really tight budget PC
A buddy of mine has been streaming off a laptop and hes in need of a PC badly
Only issue is his budget is no more than 500 dollars
He cant stretch it a bit maybe another $20-$30 bucks but he really doesn't want/need anything to pricey
He already has: Monitor,Keyboard,Mouse,OS,and a Headset
Basically he just needs the computer itself won't really game on it so no need for a very expensive GPU since he streams console games (X Box One and PS4) that just require a good CPU to stream since encoding is very CPU needy
If anyone could help me out and build me a components list that would be greatly appreciated
Thank You

 

[Vic 40]

Basically he just needs the computer itself won't really game on it

What does this mean?


Something that does run of the integrated gpu,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $486.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-28 06:01 EST-0500

Actually he could use the next motherboard to save money,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4
The Z97 gives the option to pick higher speed memory,has a M.2 socket for the latest ssd's and because of the chipset is it probably possible to make all cores to run at their max. turbo speed via some overclocking.The back i/o is also the most complete if it matters to him.

An amd build,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($132.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Performance ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $501.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-28 06:18 EST-0500

gives some room for overclocking and even a little gaming.The 8 core should be good for what he wants.The psu is maybe on the small size when looking at overclocking and the next would probably be a better option,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr
looking at what the r7 260X draws and the cpu should 450watt be enough,but maybe better to be on the safe side.
The motherboard in this build has also the best audio chip and a m.2 slot for those latest ssd's.

 

[simonchipmunk]

I would contact Mike Denney of custom computers in Ruidoso,New Mexico.mike builds, and also repairs computers at reaxonable prices.
His email is mdenney100@yahoo.com

 

[eatoro6]

This is my build for 420 bucks:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VmYwpg
The graphics card can be upgraded by like 50-80 bucks if you want, and that would come out to around 500 with the 50-80 buck GPU upgrade, and the case can support up to a 11 inch GPU, or graphics card.
Ask me if you have any more questions!
-eatoreo6

 

[eatoro6]

You could also use this CPU instead of the one in my last message:
AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor
PC parts picker link:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox
This would make this build complete at 476 bucks.
-eatoreo6

 

[simonchipmunk]

will the 450 Watt Power unit be ample, or should he go with a bigger unit? I have a 650 Watt unit running my system. it has a big fan on the bottom, that is made by Kentek.
what OS are you going to install?
could he get by with a dual or tri core CPU and compatible motherboard?

 

[eatoro6]

The 450 Watt power supply will work fine. PC parts picker's top overview 'bar' I guess you could call it, says the estimated wattage is 249 watts. You could use a bigger power supply so you could update a lot in the future, though. This is also another type of video card you could use instead of that Radeon one: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=175&sort=a8 I don't know what brand you prefer, but you could pick one of these graphics cards instead of the radeon one, and I'd recommend one with 2 GB.
The Nvidia GeForce 730 is the one I put in there. Another idea would be to get a cooler if you'd like to overclock your processor.
-eatoreo6

 

[eatoro6]

This is also another case idea: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129191&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

[Vic 40]

Already an old topic and the OP hasn't even replied yet.

 

[eatoro6]

yah..............so sad

 

[Vic 40]

It happens. 😉