I need help with my $600 pc build

NintendoCraft · Jul 28, 2014

Hey guys! I need some help picking the right parts for my new PC. I cannot exceed $600, so please don't go over that price if possible. The build will not include a monitor, keyboard, mouse or speakers. It must,however include a WiFi card. I would also like if it would be able to play battlefield 4 and planetside 2 at least on the lowest settings while maintaining a minimum fps of 30. Thanks for your time!

LucoTF · Jul 28, 2014

NintendoCraft :

Do you need windows in that $600?

mikac2014 · Jul 28, 2014

Here it is! Don't expect BF4 at high settings though, since it's a strong game. Try this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KjLQcf It's a good one, and even has a 1TB HDD and a Sound Card! Also,a B/G/N Wi-Fi is there, too. Also, a Intel CPU and a mid-range R7-250X.

plywrlw · Jul 28, 2014

With Windows

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($34.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $593.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-28 11:46 EDT-0400

Without

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($34.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($216.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $610.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-28 11:49 EDT-0400

Compared to the above build these parts have far more gaming ability, even the weakest graphics card I chose is better than the R7 250X which is basically a HD 7770. You can overclock this processor and the ram is faster. Granted you lose some HDD space but if you can live with 250Gb then it's worth the trade imo, also that 1Tb HDD is a laptop drive so will be slow. Finally that Coolermaster power supply is one of those el-cheapo units that says it can deliver 600W but dies if you exceed 450W and is very inefficient.

LucoTF · Jul 28, 2014

What's interesting about this one is OP has named BF4 (loves extra cores) and PS2 (loves strong single core performance) as the games he wants to play...

plywrlw · Jul 28, 2014

LucoTF :

Yeah, PS will definitely benefit from an overclock of the 6300. Maybe the Pentium Anniversary might be worth considering if they overclock the heck out of it?

mikac2014 · Jul 28, 2014

plywrlw :

Although I agree, 7200 RPM and 1TB is necesarry, since only BF3 and BF4 can take more than 50GB alone, and OS will be 16GB or even more, so yeah, a problem right there. The R7 250X is cheaper and support 11.2, Mantle etc., so I've chosen it. You can deselect the Sound Card and get something better than R7 250X, then it would be even better. Intel is, at keast fore me, faster in every meaning, especially for rendering and single-core apps. And i3-4350 etc. are new. Don't forget that a strong and fast Wi-Fi ard is needed for minimum lag and Ping. Everything stronger than R7 260X to me is not needed, but if you need it, you can go with Samsung HD754JJ and R7 260X. Since it's BF4 and at minimum at 30fps, an expensive computer is farfetched.

plywrlw · Jul 28, 2014

You can just about squeak into the budget of an i5 build with some graphics compromise

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $586.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-28 12:11 EDT-0400

and this build still hammers the above with better graphics, ram etc and with a 1Tb desktop drive though I haven't included Windows in this one.

NintendoCraft · Jul 28, 2014

So would I still be able to play planetside 2 with a multi core CPU or is it necessary to have a single core for it?

LucoTF · Jul 28, 2014

NintendoCraft :

Oh yeah both games will still run on either AMD or intel, no problem there...

Now DO YOU NEED WINDOWS IN THAT BUDGET MY GOOD SIR???

NintendoCraft · Jul 28, 2014

Yes. I would prefer windows 7 please.

plywrlw · Jul 28, 2014

NintendoCraft :

What Luco is saying is that battlefield like to have lots of cores because it uses them all so performs better with many. Planetside will only use one or two cores properly so if the individual cores are not very good it can slow you down just like not having enough cores will slow down Battlefield. The best solution would be an i5 processor as they have multiple very strong cores or to overclock the 6300 so that it's many individual cores perform better. Hope this makes sense. I'm gonna drive home from work now so will be off the grid for an hour or so but please let us know if you need us to include the price of Windows in your build.

plywrlw · Jul 28, 2014

Ah just saw your earlier answer. If you need windows then go for the fx 6300 build and swap the windows 8 I put on for 7, they are practically the same price.

NintendoCraft · Jul 28, 2014

Yes! I need windows in the build. I'd prefer windows 7, but if you can find windows 8 for a cheaper price, then I'll go with that instead.

LucoTF · Jul 28, 2014

Ok...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $600.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-28 12:21 EDT-0400

Windows 7 included

NintendoCraft · Jul 28, 2014

LucoTF :

Ok...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $600.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-28 12:21 EDT-0400

Windows 7 included

Thanks for this! I think I'm going to go with it!

plywrlw · Jul 28, 2014

Nice build Luco, that's a lot of bang for your buck! No idea how I didn't notice I'd left the hyper evo on my Intel build, obviously not required on a non-k part!

Hey OP, don't forget to select Luck as the best solution, that's a great build for $600

LucoTF · Jul 28, 2014

Yeah it's alright for $600 w/OS, only slight worry is it's a haswell refresh CPU and although I've heard reports that this exact model of gigabyte should work with it out of the box, I haven't confirmed it. Alternative is to get the almost identical i5-4440 to be safe, but I think it's ok.

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