Building a $700 dollar PC. Need help!

ClockWorkMod · Jan 14, 2015

Hi,

I've got a tight budget of 700 dollars to build myself a gaming pc
that can handle games like star citizen,call of duty AW, next gen games on high / ultra.
But i got totally stuck because i really woulnd't know what i could get for this money.
Please post builds below that max out this PC with the 700 dollars (might be cheaper if you'd have a good build anyway. ). Please only give me parts that cost 700 dollars together on Newegg since i will use this site to order all of my parts.

Darkbreeze · Jan 14, 2015

Limiting yourself to ordering from a single website will severely reduce the likelihood of getting the best component selection for the price. It's extremely uncommon for a single site to have the best current prices for all necessary or desired hardware components, so you are basically hamstringing yourself from configuring the best build at the lowest price.

I don't see that ordering from multiple sites is in any way problematic as the components with the lowest current price are more often than not those that are being offered with free shipping from whatever vendor is offering it at that price or at a reduced shipping cost. Building with components from a single source can often increase the cost of the unit by as much as 20-30%, which in this case means about a 140 dollar difference. More likely is a difference of between 50-100 dollars.

You also don't indicate WHAT components you do or don't need. OS, keyboard, mouse, monitor, or just the core components for the rig.

bootcher · Jan 14, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($68.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.18 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $698.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-14 13:44 EST-0500

Edit: this assuming you don't need keyboard, mouse, monitor and OS.

Onus · Jan 14, 2015

Please let us know if you need a monitor, OS, keyboard/mouse, or any other peripherals. Thanks.

ClockWorkMod · Jan 14, 2015

Thanks for responding,
It's true that i hamster myself in with only picking
Newegg, and i guess i can use other sites only if they ship world wide for free. As far the components, i don't need the OS , Keyboard or mice.

logainofhades · Jan 14, 2015

What is your location?

ClockWorkMod · Jan 14, 2015

The Netherlands

bootcher · Jan 14, 2015

You should check out dutch website tweakers.net, they also have a buying guide with the best prices available in the Netherlands:
http://tweakers.net/reviews/3849/3/desktop-best-buy-guide-januari-2015-basis-en-mainstreamgamesysteem.html#basis

logainofhades · Jan 14, 2015

$700 is roughly 600 euro.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (€111.06 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€77.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€69.90 @ Caseking)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€53.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (€179.58 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case (€37.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€58.25 @ Hardwareversand)
Total: €587.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-14 21:53 CET+0100

ClockWorkMod · Jan 14, 2015

600 euro on parts, alright. What should i get for this? It still remains 700 dollar value.

ClockWorkMod · Jan 14, 2015

Ignore my respond above, Would that PC run battlefield 4 at Ultra? And COD:AW on high?

Onus · Jan 14, 2015

At 1920x1080, it may not manage "Ultra," but will do well (at least "High"). I'd think it would do even better on COD.

ClockWorkMod · Jan 14, 2015

Alright! Thanks alot. I'll be building this build very soon. Are you 100% sure these components will make the pc work and run just fine?

Demosthenest · Jan 14, 2015

I support logan's build.

Onus · Jan 14, 2015

Yes, it looks good.

ClockWorkMod · Jan 14, 2015

Alright guys, very much thanks. Will be shipping parts tommorow and i'll make a video of it on my YouTube channel.

bootcher · Jan 14, 2015

It is a nice build, but the x4 860k/r9 280x will perform better:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1043?vs=1041

In gaming the GPU is more important than the CPU, and the x4 860k will do fine with the 280x.

Demosthenest · Jan 14, 2015

It could at first, but on the long run, logan's build is simply superior.

ClockWorkMod · Jan 14, 2015

Looks very good bootcher, but that would be outside my budget.

Demosthenest · Jan 14, 2015

Clock, this build should also be good:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F2rGwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F2rGwP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $669.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-14 16:59 EST-0500

Demosthenest · Jan 14, 2015

You can oc the pentium on stock cooler to about 4ghz and you can get a cooler for about 20 bucks and get it even further. I think this would perform better than the i3 build due to the superior gpu and the very close cpu performance.

ClockWorkMod · Jan 14, 2015

Where is the crucial mx100 good for? I woulnd't know since i am not a pro in parts. But all to all it seem fairly good, altough i don't know if the cpu would beat the i3.

ClockWorkMod · Jan 14, 2015

Oh and would that price be euro or dollars?

Demosthenest · Jan 15, 2015

Dollars. The ssd is very good to speed program launch and boot up. The os is meant to be on the ssd and the hdd should store files.

ClockWorkMod · Jan 15, 2015

Yep, i think you just convinced me to go for your build demo

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