need help building my first pc (on a budget)

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manuelv95

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uys a little question, I'm trying to build a pc on a budget (600 $) I have only the hdd and the case, I'm thinking of buying: CPU: i5-4460 3.2ghz , GPU: sapphire r9 r380 4gb vram , Mobo: MSI Intel Z97 LGA 1150 DDR3 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (Z97 PC Mate)
Psu: evga 700W 80+ Bronze Certified
+ 4x2 ram, since you guys have been my font of knowledge for my maniac googling on the subject, I decided to ask directly :p .
What do you guys think? Can I improve it within the 600$ budget range?
 
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I would investigate the RX 470 or GTX 1060 which will be released soon. They are both sure to have better performance than the 380 or 960.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($33.69 @...
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I would investigate the RX 470 or GTX 1060 which will be released soon. They are both sure to have better performance than the 380 or 960.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($33.69 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $632.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-08 11:14 EDT-0400
 
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You can do better. Look toward a Skylake setup like the setup below. If you can stretch the budget a bit to add an SSD, that would be a very welcome upgrade.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($30.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $619.23
 
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timster6442

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if you don't mind getting used parts then
CPU- e5 2670-80$
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SR0KX-INTEL-XEON-E5-2670-8-CORE-2-60GHz-20M-8GT-s-115W-PROCESSOR-CPU-/131712879364?hash=item1eaab30b04:g:vu4AAOSwA3tXoRrV
cpu cooler- dayton r24
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dynatron-R24-Intel-Socket-LGA-2011-Copper-Heatpipe-CPU-Cooler-for-2U-Server-up-/291823911508?hash=item43f20f8254:g:7NMAAOSw0fhXkDcX

motherboard - SuperMicro X9SRA-O X9SRA LGA2011- 250$
//www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro-X9SRA-O-X9SRA-LGA2011-Intel-C602-DDR3-SATA3-USB-3-0-A-Board-MM5-S-/121977776783?hash=item1c66712a8f:g:bG4AAOSwu4BVqWDV

ram- ddr3 server ram-16$
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-NEW-4GB-2RX4-PC3-10600R-DDR3-1333MHZ-Only-ECC-Server-Reg-DIMM-Memory-RAM-/391243495316?hash=item5b17edf794:g:Sv0AAOSwgQ9V5EeM
gpu- a used 970 200
http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-GTX-970-SC-SuperClocked-Video-Card-w-ACX-2-0-Cooling-/262562219416?hash=item3d21ed8598:g:w5AAAOSwCfdXom5f
psu- 500b
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438012&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
total=618
total with new parts instead =723
new motherboard over refurbished +25$ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182336&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=)
new gpu (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137018&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Card+-+Nvidia-_-N82E16814137018&gclid=CjwKEAjwrIa9BRD5_dvqqazMrFESJACdv27G-i0vzeGy6SJWtgLDwvf1i4pV8kLGnWcV-3l7djKs4BoCmR3w_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) the gpu is changed becuase the price is the same and the 1060 performs much better (http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060/2577vs3639)- benchmarks
and the cpu i kept the smae becuase if you want a new e5 2670 well itll be a thousand dollars more
im also not sure if this will fit in your pc case
hope this helps :D

 
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timster6442

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?sdtid=8986387&SID=2f5d39ce5a5611e699fc4a33562552bf0INT&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&ItemList=Combo.3049269&cm_sp=
is good while on sale maybe change the psu and add a good gpu
 
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