Advice for a pc build in the $600-$700 range

[Camaro67]

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 3 months

Budget Range: $600-$700 after all shipping and rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, writing, surfing the internet.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes. Please include this in the budget

Parts to Upgrade: This will be all from scratch.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes. I would like to use Windows 7

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Micro Center, Newegg, J & R Computer World

Location: New York, NY

Parts Preferences:
CASE: Something on the smaller side with good air flow and dust filters. I saw this one:
Bitfenix Prodigy case $59.99


SSD: Prefer a Samsung. I would like to put my OS on it.

MOBO: I would like something that already comes with the necessary parts to connect to a wireless network

Overclocking: Maybe down the road

SLI or Crossfire: Not Sure

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Additional Comments: Games I will be playing are Eve Online, Defiance, Far Cry 3, Skyrim, WOW,and DayZ as well as hoping to play upcoming titles Elder Scrolls Online and Titanfall. I also want to be able to run some sort of screenplay writing software (ex: Final Draft).

Thanks for reading my request and I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Any other questions don't hesitate.

 

[the pc gamer]

all right first of all ssds are not for budget builds a 480gb costs $600 and i will se what i can do

 

[the pc gamer]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTok
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTok/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTok/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.08 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($118.97 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: Rosewill Stallion 500W ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $528.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 19:27 EDT-0400) http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

[bmanv13]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTok
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTok/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTok/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.08 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($118.97 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: Rosewill Stallion 500W ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $528.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 19:27 EDT-0400) http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

This is a great build for a budget. It doesn't include a monitor in the price. However, it won't be an issue because it leaves you approximately $200 for a monitor. Also, he didn't include an optical drive. This shouldn't be a problem anyways because the cheapest (and the most popular) is only less than $20.

 

[Camaro67]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTok
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTok/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTok/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.08 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($118.97 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: Rosewill Stallion 500W ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $528.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 19:27 EDT-0400) http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate you taking the time to come up with a solution for me.

 

[TwoDegreez]

I realize that you stated 600-700 budget. This is a build with 24" monitor $817 and also got you a nice combo deal for the Fx-6300 and the 7870 2gb gpu. If you need to shave some money off this build get a cheaper power supply and monitor. I just started looking into building a pc so take my build with caution it could suck. No matter what the "experts" post on here this BioStar mobo @ $55 bucks could be a steal. The review I have read have been dang good. I will personally be trying it and will post a review of my build once I order. It will look a lot like this one.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pkLm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pkLm/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pkLm/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $52.99)
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $817.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 13:56 EDT-0400)

 

[Camaro67]

I realize that you stated 600-700 budget. This is a build with 24" monitor $817 and also got you a nice combo deal for the Fx-6300 and the 7870 2gb gpu. If you need to shave some money off this build get a cheaper power supply and monitor. I just started looking into building a pc so take my build with caution it could suck. No matter what the "experts" post on here this BioStar mobo @ $55 bucks could be a steal. The review I have read have been dang good. I will personally be trying it and will post a review of my build once I order. It will look a lot like this one.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pkLm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pkLm/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pkLm/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $52.99)
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $817.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 13:56 EDT-0400)

Thanks you for your thoughts on a build. It gives me a good idea of what I could get if I was able to go a bit higher in budget. I would like to use a different case though. I like the Bitfenix Prodigy. Its small which is really what I am looking for in addition to being easy to pack up and transport. Thanks again for the ideas on a direction I could go in.