$600 Streaming/ Gaming PC.

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Around Christmas

Budget Range: $600 after rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Live Streaming CoC with bluestacks and Reflector, Uploading videos to YouTube, Surfing Web.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes. I already have a 2ms response time monitor that I use for my Xbox and PS4 so I just need a cheap monitor. It isn't included in the price though.

Parts to Upgrade: Starting from scratch

Do you need to buy OS: Yes. I don't know if I should go Windows 7 or Windows 8. Please help.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Cheapest

Location: City, State/Region, Country - USA

Parts Preferences: Don't care

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: I'm not planning on it

Your Monitor Resolution: 1080p monitor is good. I just want a 22" monitor.

Additional Comments: I need front panel USB ports. I need easy access to the USB ports for flash drives, plugging in my mic, etc. Do you guys have good pair of headphones that's under $40? My current headphones have been starting to crackle and sometimes the audio cuts out. I need a cheap keyboard too. I already have a mouse.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My laptop broke. I have to use an old laptop now and it's so slow and I can't play any games on it. PLEASE HELP ME!!
 
Solution
for the money the i5 is a better gaming cpu. if your looking for a good cheap cpu the look at amd x700 cpu toms did some low cost builds with them. the info is under there monthly build guilds.
right now if you can order from micro center the r300 cases are on sale with rebate are under 50.00 and have usb and audio ports on the front of the case. the evga 600b here is 34.00 after rebate.
http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=89067&vpn=100-B1-0600-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1350
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6WLdMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6WLdMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $461.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 22:55 EDT-0400


 


Um... I need a GPU.... That has nothing listed....