Need help with a 650 dollar build Intel - Nvidia

[Toshz]

Hello Everyone,

Im looking to build something for around 650 bucks, no need for a case, optical drive, hdd, periferals or OS.

Would like to know what would you guys build for this amount of money.

Newegg or Amazon preferably.

Thank you!

 

[geofelt]

What will you use this pc for?
If it is for gaming, here are some thoughts:


For a budget build, I like to recommend that one builds for future expandability.
That means paying a bit more up front for some parts that allow for an easier future upgrade.
Let me start where you might not expect:
1. Buy a good 620w psu. Such a unit will run any future graphics card.
I would normally suggest Seasonic 620w:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
But this EVGA 600w unit is going for a very good price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
2. Buy a Z97 based motherboard. Z97 will allow you to install a overclockable cpu and even offer a future 14nm broadwell upgrade.
You should fine one for about $100.
Here is a M-ATX : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
3. I suggest a G3258. It is a overclockable dual core at a budget price of about $75.
Here is what it can do: http://techreport.com/review/26735/overclocking-intel-p...
In time, you can upgrade to any cpu that you want and market the G3258.
4. The intel stock cooler will do the job up to a point. But, I suggest a $30 tower type cooler like the cm hyper212 with a 120mm fan. It will cool better and be quieter under load.
5. For ram, speed is not important. Buy a 8gb kit of 2 x 4gb DDR3 1.5v ram.
6. Cases are a personal thing. Buy one you love. Most will do the job for <$50.
It would be hard to beat $34 delivered for this Antec GX500 :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
7. The graphics card is the most important component for gaming. My usual rule of thumb is to budget 2x the cpu cost for the graphics card. I like the GTX750ti and EVGA as a brand.
Here is a superclock version:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
You could go stronger in the video card if your budget permits and your games need it.
On the other hand, you could build using the integrated graphics and see how you do.
By deferring on the graphics card, you will get a better idea of what you really need.
Integrated is fine for sims, but not fast action games.
8. Lastly, I will never build again without a SSD for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do so much quicker. 120gb will hold the OS and a handful of games. With 240gb you may never need a hard drive at all. Defer on a hard drive until your ssd approaches 90% full.

-------------good luck------------

 

[Byte70]

Here you go.

The CPU is fine. I was gonna go with a 4690k, but budget would have exceeded. 4590 is one of my favorite i5 CPUs.

Motheboard is just a cheap Z87. It will be fine. I would have gone z97, but I wanted to fit in a good GPU.

RAM is good. Corsair is a fine company and vengeance ram is reliable.

GPU is the 760. It is definitely a good GPU. I love it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.31 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB ACX Video Card ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $688.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 15:58 EDT-0400

 

[filippi]

This is a really strong 1080p gaming build from Newegg:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $658.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 16:03 EDT-0400

 

[Eximo]

A little over, but all amazon if that helps.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CDvdC) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CDvdC/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $238.99 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Thermaltake CLP0605 79.3 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-cpu-cooler-clp0605) | $28.50 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97hd3) | $107.24 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbxl) | $90.97 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n750titf2gd5oc) | $159.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr) | $59.99 @ Amazon
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $685.68
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 16:54 EDT-0400 |