Hypothetical Build/Advice? Just curiousity

[Youngmind]

I have no intent to buy a system right now, but I just want to know what the cheapest build with an upgrade path to Ivy Bridge would be and hope to be able to overclock the CPU to around 4.5Ghz. Sorry if I have wasted your time.


Budget Range: $450

System Usage from Most to Least Important: light gaming
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, hdd, cd-rom, graphics card - radeon hd 4670

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: Intel

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1440x900

I was thinking a build along these lines:

Case:
NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061
$40

PSU:
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033
$44.99

Thermal Compound:
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
$12.98

Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220570
Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory with heatshield Model PSD38G1600KH
$35.99

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$124.99

CPU:
Intel Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80623G530
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116409
$51.99

CPU Heatsink/Fan:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
$34.99

SSD
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227725
$89.99

Subtotal: $435.91

 

[CamaroZL1]

If you're looking for a cheap build, don't go for an SSD. You could get a pretty good CPU for $140-$150. CPU and the GPU are way more important than an SSD. Also, I wouldn't reccomend getting a 380W power supply, because upgrading to Ivy Bridge without a better GPU wouldn't make much sense in terms of gaming. You should get a 500W or a 600W power supply if you are planning on getting a better GPU later on (Also, the brand is very important - you do NOT want to cheap out on the PSU - Antec is fine, but take a look at Corsair and Seasonic as well).

 

[Youngmind]

How about this PSU?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207016
XFX PRO750W XXX Edition Semi-Modular 80Plus Silver 750 Watt Power Supply
$129.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016
Antec BP550 Plus 550W
$62.99


If I dropped the SSD, would that be better?

 

[danscan11]

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply must have stable psu $40/420 with mail in rebate. Its a trusted brand I believe its haswell certified I know you dont need that but its nice to have in case you do, able to push a GPU if you decide to get one.

Intel Core i3-3225 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I33225 $140.00


GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
$59.99
combo
Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1500HLHX 150GB 10000 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
$99.99
Combined Total:$159.98
This Combo: $134.98 Combo Discounts:-$25.00
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - OEM
$7.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
$57.99
Seagate Solid State Hybrid ST500LM000 500GB 64MB Cache 2.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Laptop Thin Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Packaging: Bare Drive
80.00

455/with the rebate from the PSU you come in at $435

This is assuming since you are using a computer to use this forum you have a case, and you have at least 1 standard HDD, the seagate is a hybrid drive VERY fast SSD fast, then a combo. with mobo and SSD, gigabyte is a solid brand always done me right. Besides mobos are kind of irrelevant based on your budget. You don't really need a cooling unit with this build a case fan would be fine and maybe open the side of the case while you O.C. like I said earlier corsair is an awesome brand for PSU's its not a sexy buy but the PSU is probably the most important feature of ANY build. also 8 GB of RAM at this price is amazing and all you would need. Basically I tried to give you a solid foundation thats quick and you dont have to worry about upgrading every single piece at once. Anyways thats my train of thought.

If you HAVE to have a case I'd go with this one and dump the seagate hybrid. Still comes under budget.

HEC 6C28BBX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply $65.00