600~ Budget(w/ Room for future improvement) Gaming PC Build Request

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Hi, I've been asked to help my little cousin build a affordable gaming PC for about 600.00USD that can handle(high settings? and 60+ fps?) a game list that includes:

Blizzard stuff: (SC2, D3, Hearthstone, ?HotS?)
LoL and/or Dota2 (these are a must!)
Team Fortress
Tera Online

He would only need the main hardware for the PC(Mobo, CPU, Ram, ?SSD/HDD?, GPU, PSU, Case, optic drive, ?heatsink?, etc...). He already has stuff like Monitors, mouse/keyboard, speakers, and OS. If possible, the build requested should have room to be improved in the next year or two by mainly adding another GPU(?Xfire/Sli?), Ram, and storage(least important).

He was hoping the PC be built over the July 4th holiday week where places like NewEgg would have sales. I live an hour from Microcenter so I'd be willing to make the trip if necessary. I have shoprunner so ordering from Newegg and Tigerdirect is no problem. Got that Amazon Prime too so I don't mind making a bunch of orders.

Thanks for helping!!
 
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my suggestion :

cpu: Intel Pentium G3258
motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3
gpu: XFX Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
ssd: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB
harddrive: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
power supply: CorsairCX500M
case: Cooler Master Elite 430
cpu cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
dvd burner: Lite-On iHAS124-14

total price: 589 dollars

build from t3nn1spr3p is also nice ...
i decided to go with unlocked pentium along with Z97 motherboard
and powerfull enough cooler which makes
future upgrade to even unlocked i7 possible without any additional investment ...
you also have ssd for boot drive and slightly more powerfull...
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Cpu:Amd fx 6300
mobo:Asus M5A97 R.2
Ram:8gb corsair (4*2)
Gpu:Msi r9 270
Psu:Xfx 550 80 plus bronze
Hdd:Western Digital 1 tb cavier blue
od:Lg Dvd writer!
case:Cm k280
I hope it helps! U will find the products in newegg! It will fit your budget :)
 
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Budget Intel Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3440 3.3GHz ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM ($59.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W ($60.74 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $591.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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750 ti doesnt support sli! u should try r9 270 or r7 265 ! You can add a gpu later with crossfire! 750ti is a good card though!
 
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Updated: didn't like that build. The GTx 660 will be SO much better for gaming.
Cheaped out on the case and power supply, so this psu won't be able to SLI later on, but is more than enough for one 660.
Also, the motherboard is all you really need for budget gaming. Other components way more important.

(yes, the 550w psu would have worked for two 750ti in SLI, but the 550w probably wouldn't be enough for SLI 660's.)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($50.39 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($173.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $591.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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I'm liking this intel/nvidia build. I noticed that the i3 is only 99.99 at Microcenter! And the gtx660 is also 154.00 at NE after discounts. Can you help me put that extra money in the PSU for another gtx 660 later on?
Thanks!!
 
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my suggestion :

cpu: Intel Pentium G3258
motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3
gpu: XFX Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
ssd: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB
harddrive: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
power supply: CorsairCX500M
case: Cooler Master Elite 430
cpu cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
dvd burner: Lite-On iHAS124-14

total price: 589 dollars

build from t3nn1spr3p is also nice ...
i decided to go with unlocked pentium along with Z97 motherboard
and powerfull enough cooler which makes
future upgrade to even unlocked i7 possible without any additional investment ...
you also have ssd for boot drive and slightly more powerfull video card in my build ...
 
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Hmm, the only thing is, later on, 660's might not even be available any more, let alone the exact model. 760's will take their place when this build needs to SLI. My advice would be to just throw out the 660 in 2 years and upgrade to whatever your cousin can afford.
 
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I wouldn't advise overclocking, especially if it's your cousin's computer. He doesn't need overclocking for gaming, AND the money spent on the overclocking components should be spent on a better graphics card. Graphics card is way more important.
 
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WTF those are horrible builds guy's
Case: 29.99$ (Rosewill QN100 Dual Fans ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, come with 1x Front 120mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147199
Power Supply: 49.99$ (CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
Motherboard: 59.99$ (MSI 970A-G43 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157483
Ram: 74.99$ (G.SKILL Value 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C11D-8GNT)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231635&ignorebbr=1
Hard Drive: 57.99$ (Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130679
CPU: 159.99$ (AMD FX-8320 Vishera 8-Core 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8320FRHKBOX)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285
GPU: 159.99$ (SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 100365L Radeon R9 270 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card With BOOST & OC)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202090
Total: 593$


Or Intel
Case: 29.99$ (Rosewill QN100 Dual Fans ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, come with 1x Front 120mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147199
Power Supply: 49.99$ (CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
Motherboard: 44.99$ (ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 LGA 1150 Intel H81 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157483
Ram: 74.99$ (G.SKILL Value 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C11D-8GNT)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231635&ignorebbr=1
Hard Drive: 57.99$ (Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
CPU: 189.99$ Intel Core i5-4460 Haswell Quad-Core 3.2GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 BX80646I54460)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117302
GPU: 159.99$ (SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 100365L Radeon R9 270 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card With BOOST & OC)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202090
Total: 608$
 
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My cousin is current 14yr old and he likes to play whatever game is currently popular. I'm sure he wouldn't need/know how to O/C this build but I would like for it to be able to play the game list he's so adamant about. My biggest concern is that the game list is always going to change and if this computer can support them with minor additions(+$300) later on. Hopefully, he learns the value of a buck when he gets his own paychecks to pay for upgrades.
Thanks for all the replies guys. They're really helpful to me since I'm still a novice to PC building.
 
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Your intel build is almost exactly the same as mine, except a more expensive cpu and a cheaper graphics card. For gaming, the graphics card is much more important.

WTF guy
 
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you should feel sick after recommending a dual core in a 600$ build.
Click to expand...
and you should know MSI 970A G43 is terrible motherboard
and is not recommended with AMD 8 core processors ,
even at stock frequency and voltage , let alone overclocking ...
you might find this database helpfull: http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

and in the other build you paired haswell refresh chip with h81 chipset motherboard -
which will hardly even work without bios update ...
and he also won´t have any option to add more memory in the future ...
(yes , for gaming 8gb of ram is enough ,
but you can´t possibly know what will be his interests in the future) ...
and i3 is not ordinary dual core thanks to hyperthreading ...
neither is 3258 an ordinary pentium as we used to know it ...
this one overclocks to 4.5GHz and even beyond in some cases ...
and he has option to buy some unlocked i5 or i7 anytime in the future ...
 
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I now see you are talking about the 8320 build well yeah i recommend the I5 over that anyways yeah your probably right, either way the I5 build with a 270 is great for 600$
 
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