New sub-$600 Gaming PC

[jea0126]

I'm looking for a new build (no more than $600) to put together in the next month or so. I want to be able to play games like Skyrim in Medium to High Specs. I already have an OS, monitor, keyboard, mouse and am just looking for the system with tower. I'm partial to a system with an Intel processor and Nvidia graphics card due to ease in upgrading in the future. I don't plan on doing any overclocking. I'd like to try to find a system that may be good for about the next 5 years or so.

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) | $164.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4) | $64.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tlyd38g1600hc9dc01) | $56.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | $109.00 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43757kr) | $109.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011053ww) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $49.99 @ Amazon
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $13.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $599.93
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 13:50 EST-0500 |

or

Should I modify this suggested build by damric to include an i5 instead?

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $574.91

 

[Mominul Hussain]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fhqbdC this can overclock and you can expect ultra

 

[jea0126]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fhqbdC this can overclock and you can expect ultra

Will this compete with a similarly priced Intel and still be either somewhat future proof or easy to upgrade?

like:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7vndgs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7vndgs/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590) | $185.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85mds3h) | $45.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbxl) | $57.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001) | $69.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92803gbd5t2dheoc) | $129.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Enermax ECA3253-BL ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/enermax-case-eca3253bl) | $34.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9) | $58.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $13.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $570.90
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 22:01 EST-0500 |