Is this a good budget build for my friend?

Justinsanity · Jun 9, 2016

Hi all. My friend has been wanting a good gaming PC, but obviously doesn't have too much money to spend on it. I decided to build him one. I want him to get the best parts for his money. He wanted to go AMD for a GPU and Nvidia for a GPU. Is everything good here? Please leave suggestions on certain parts if you know of better/cheaper ones. He wants to keep it under $700.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/W8Jf7h

andy_Man · Jun 9, 2016

Spend a little more and get an i5 Build like this. It's worth it. I5 out performs the fx 6300 and the fx 8350 in gaming.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.33 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Klevv Fit 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.98 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $620.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-09 15:53 EDT-0400

This build is identical except motherboard/cpu. I removed the after market cpu because you don't need it for a non-unlocked i5. You can always add it later.
This build can be even cheaper if you buy an h81 motherboard. However, you might need to flash it's bios before it works with the i5-4460.
And I changed the Case to one with USB 3.0 front headers.

Justinsanity · Jun 9, 2016

andy_Man :

Spend a little more and get an i5 Build like this. It's worth it. I5 out performs the fx 6300 and the fx 8350 in gaming.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.33 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Klevv Fit 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.98 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $620.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-09 15:53 EDT-0400

This build is identical except motherboard/cpu. I removed the after market cpu because you don't need it for a non-unlocked i5. You can always add it later.
This build can be even cheaper if you buy an h81 motherboard. However, you might need to flash it's bios before it works with the i5-4460.
And I changed the Case to one with USB 3.0 front headers.

His only concern with Intel was the prices so this is perfect. Thanks so much!

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