Best Intel gaming build for around ~$750 (no need for OS key)?

noobtastic88 · Nov 1, 2015

Hi all,

Looking to build a gaming pc for a friend, his budget is around $750. I'm planning on shooting him an OS key and a 7200 RPM 1 TB data drive, so no need to work that in to the budget.

What wattage PSU should I be going with? 8 GB of RAM plenty? #1 purpose of this machine is going to be gaming.

Basically, he's going to be beyond thrilled if he can play GTA 5/Battlefield/Elder Scrolls on high video quality settings.

Thanks!

CTurbo · Nov 1, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $756.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-01 15:34 EST-0500

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 1, 2015

Skylake \ Samsung 850 \ i5-6600

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($205.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($85.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $748.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-01 15:54 EST-0500

x_Lucros · Nov 21, 2015

I like both of those builds, but i5-4460 and haswell should be fine for a while, but to work in a nice intel with a 970 is nice. Personally i was thinking of doing a i3-6300, and a 4gb gtx 960 (i know about the memory bandwidth not fully utilizing or whatever, but, its not that much more and its nice to have some extra headroom) and upgrading to a i5 6500 down the line

x_Lucros · Nov 21, 2015

was aiming more for around the $600 mark

Ferre Vekemans · Nov 26, 2015

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qVBc8d this would be a really good gaming pc, a little bit over price but includes a i7-4790

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