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wesel

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Hello there!

I'll say around 500€ budget but just informative my goal it's spend less money I can. In fact I already have a case and a hard drive.

Points I had in mind, considering the "future proof" thing, choose something with ddr4 support and If I'm not wrong only intel has cpu with ddr4 support.

The computer will be used mostly for domestic use, but I'd like to play games with a decent framerate and graphic quality. Games like csgo, diablo 3, and mmo.

I think shooters like csgo it's more gpu based game than mmo which use cpu mostly so I don't really know if an i3 will be enough or I have to go for i5...

Will integrated graphics be enough (with a cooler) while I decide the card?

Thanks for reading and helping.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€199.48 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€58.72 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€28.27 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card (€150.44 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€60.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Other: Your Case (Purchased)
Other: Your HDD (Purchased)
Total: €496.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when...
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Icaraeus

Icaraeus

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (€181.14 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DVS/D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€55.95 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€32.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 360 2GB Video Card (€102.07 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€76.98 @ Amazon Italia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full (32/64-bit) (€55.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €503.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 12:06 CEST+0200

CSGO is CPU bound, not GPU bound. This video card is very capable. No such thing as future proof, and DDR4 offers no benefit over DDR3 for games in real world scenarios.
 
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ScrewySqrl

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DDR4 isn't enough more expensive to matter though:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€199.48 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€58.72 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€28.27 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card (€150.44 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: XFX XT 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€40.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Other: Your Case (Purchased)
Other: Your HDD (Purchased)
Total: €477.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 12:13 CEST+0200

This asumes you just use an existing win 7 license to install win 10
 
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Icaraeus

Icaraeus

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€199.48 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€58.72 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€28.27 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card (€150.44 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€60.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Other: Your Case (Purchased)
Other: Your HDD (Purchased)
Total: €496.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 12:18 CEST+0200

^ Swapped PSU for 500W model. 400W isn't much, and 500W will allow you to use higher power video cards.
 
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Here is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€199.48 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€58.72 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€26.01 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (€179.85 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: XFX XT 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€40.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €504.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 13:17 CEST+0200
 
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wesel

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Thanks a lot for your answers.

Think about five years from now and if you will hear about ddr3 memory, I don't think so. Because of that I appreciate your effort making a ddr4 build.

I was wondering if it's ok with an i3 because it's 50€-70€ cheaper, but seems i5 is mandatory.

All of you have chosen a dedicated card, it's good to know too. I say this because in a couple of weeks nvidia will launch gtx1070 so probably 9x0 will be a bit cheaper and meanwhile I will be able to use and test it.

400w supply power is enough? What I mean with future proof is: Five years from now, I could upgrade the PC with the minimum cost possible?

Thanks again for your answer.
 
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After 5 years you'd be wanting to replace a power supply anyways. Intel i5 is massively faster than Intel i3 overall. 400W "should" be enough, but I think you'd want to go with 500W if you want high power video cards.
 
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