Would OCing integrated graphics be cheaper than buying a discrete graphics card?

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wacom7

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Im trying to come up with a budget gaming build. So far I'm thinking of using an i5-4690k, but I'm stumped as to a graphics card.
Would it be worth it to buy a liquid cooling system, OC like crazy, and skip the graphics card all together?
Im looking to spend around 6-700 with 8 gigs of ram.

Im not sure if this is where this post belongs, but thank you very much for any response!
 
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Here is the best I could come up with for your budget. It's actually a pretty nice build considering you get a complete gaming setup from speakers to a gaming mouse. And you can overclock the GPU to get possible ultra settings on some games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 260X 2GB iCooler Video Card...
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No it would not. The GPU is the most important part of making games look good. Almost all games are much more dependent on the GPU than the CPU. It just wouldn't make sense to get such a high end CPU, and just use the integrated graphics. What is your budget? I can see what I can come up with for you.

EDIT: I just finished reading and see you have 6-700 as a budget. My next question is do you need and OS, keyboard, mouse, and monitor?
 
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Well it will be cheaper.. I guess. If you a ivy bridge with the HD 4000, then you could actually play games on low settings instead of very low. Although for pretty much everyone here, using the phrase "gaming build" and "skip the graphics card" does not compute.
 
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Get a locked cpu, a cheaper motherboard and scrap the water cooling, and you'll be able to get a good gpu


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.94 @ OutletPC)
Total: $543.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 00:34 EDT-0400

I dont know if you already have a windows copy, so i leave that to you.
 
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Here is the best I could come up with for your budget. It's actually a pretty nice build considering you get a complete gaming setup from speakers to a gaming mouse. And you can overclock the GPU to get possible ultra settings on some games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 260X 2GB iCooler Video Card ($96.31 @ Amazon)
Case: Raidmax Atlas ATX-295WB ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Zalman ZM-M300 Wired Optical Mouse ($7.83 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers ($29.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $701.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 00:37 EDT-0400

But I would recommend the speakers in the link below over the Logitech ones in the build list. They say they are $4000 which is wrong. I bought them for $29 and absolutely love them. For the price, you can't beat them. I emailed them asking them to update their price. So you would have to wait until then though. If they don't update the price by the time you want everything just get the Logitechs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA02D0JE0732&cm_re=vm_audio-_-9SIA02D0JE0732-_-Product
 
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