Budget build under $6k?

Can anyone suggest a quick build for under $6k? I can stretch the budget a bit if I have to $167.
Looking at Dell or maybe somewhere better. I’d want to pay in installments. The PC would mostly be for gaming. No monitor needed.

Hey. Isn't it just better to grab a console if you're mostly looking to play games? You'll save a ton of cash that way. 🙂

MSI B85M motherboard, LGA 1150 socket
Intel Core i5-4460 processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.40 GHz), LGA 1150
EVGA GV-R938XG1 graphics card, 4 GB DDR5, 256-bit, 970/5700 MHz
EVGA 500W power supply, Raider series, 12cm fan, Active PFC, 88% efficiency, 6 connectors
Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. Fits Standard ATX / micro ATX boards. PSU mount
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, 3.5", 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA3, ST1000DM003
8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz CL11 Kingston Value, KVR16N11/8

Total: $6,$25(rating) Dell

crimsonstag84 said:MSI B85M motherboard, LGA 1150
Intel Core i5-4460 (6MB Cache, up to 3.40 GHz), LGA 1150
EVGA GV-R938XG1 graphics card, 4 GB DDR5, 256-bit, 970/5700 MHz
EVGA 500W Raider power supply, 12cm fan, Active PFC, Efficiency: 88%, Connectors: 6x
Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard: Standard ATX / micro ATX. PSU standard
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, 3.5", 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA3, ST1000DM003
8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz CL11 Kingston Value, KVR16N11/8

Total: 6,$25(rating) Dell

Specs listed above. Built an identical rig myself. 👍

Same question as the title. Does this all work together?

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@Zachary Hernandez4

Yeah, but honestly, this build is kind of a mess 😬

What are you actually planning to use it for?

To be honest, I'd rather just go out and pick a fight with my neighbor.

MSI H110M motherboard, LGA 1151
Intel Core i5-6400 processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.30GHz), LGA 1151
8GB DDR4 (1x8GB) PC4-1700 2133MHz CL15 Kingston Value, KVR21N15D8/8
EVGA GV-R938WF2OC-2GD graphics card, 2 GB DDR5, 256-bit,
LG GH24NS DVD burner, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R, 8x DL, 40x CD-R, SATA bulk, black
EVGA 500W power supply, Hyper, PPA5005003, 12cm fan, Active PFC, Efficiency: over 85%
Zalman Z3 PLUS mid tower case. 192(W)x465(H)x430(D)mm
SanDisk X300 256GB SSD, 2.5” 7mm, SATA3 6 Gbit/s, Read/Write: 520 MB/s / 470 MB/s, Random Read/Write IOPS 91K/57K, warranty: 60 months
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, 3.5", 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA3, ST1000DM003

~$1947 Dell

If you just want something for messing around, but want a much better setup, you could grab a case with 4 fans and a plexiglass side panel, a modern Intel i5, DDR4 RAM, and system speed boosted by one of those top-tier budget SSDs. 😬

Zachary Hernandez4 said:To be honest, I wouldn't give a damn what my neighbor thinks.

You're gonna be struggling just to get anything running on a dual-core Pentium.🤣

Robert Rodriguez2 said:You think you're going to do anything with a dual-core Pentium? Please. 🤣

His multiplier isn't unlocked, unlike this one.

crimsonstag84 said:MSI H110M motherboard, s1151
Intel Core i5-6400 (6MB Cache, up to 3.30GHz), s1151
DDR4 8GB (1x8GB) PC4-1700 2133MHz CL15 Kingston Value, KVR21N15D8/8
EVGA GV-R938WF2OC-2GD graphics card, 2 GB DDR5, 256-bit,
LG GH24NS DVD burner, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R ,8x DL , 40x CD-R, SATA bulk, black
EVGA 500W power supply, Hyper, PPA5005003, 12cm fan, Active PFC, Efficiency: over 85%
Zalman Z3 PLUS mid tower case. 192(W)x465(H)x430(D)mm
SanDisk X300 256GB SSD, 2.5” 7mm, SATA 6 Gbit/s, Read/Write: 520 MB/s / 470 MB/s, Random Read/Write IOPS 91K/57K, warranty : 60 months
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, 3.5", 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA3, ST1000DM003

~$1947 Dell

If you actually want a decent build instead of playing around, get a case with 4 fans and a side window, the latest Intel i5, DDR4 RAM, and speed things up with one of those best-buy SSDs. 😬

My neighbor is going to complain about my PC noise. He’s an annoying gamer.

Thanks for the "belated" replies, but I've already pulled the trigger on the parts, which is why I was looking for some quick advice. 😁 It’s going to be a long Tuesday getting this thing built. 🙂

Paul Garcia42 said:Hey there. Wouldn't it be better to just grab a console if you mostly want to play games? You'll save a ton of money. 🙂

Can you walk me through that logic? How much are we talking about dropping on a new console? The 500GB version is sitting at $0.92 at the cheapest retailer, and the 1TB model hits $1.00. On top of that, you only get one controller in the box—and let’s be real, who plays solo these days? So, tack on another $167 for a second controller, plus you have to pay full price for every single game you want to play. It's a different world on PC (looking at you, budget gamers 😁). Plus, this guy put together a rig that costs about $1.25 locally, which actually delivers better FPS in something like GTA5 compared to a console. He even went out of his way to match the exact console settings on the PC to see how they stacked up; check out the results here: . And don't even get me started on trying to play FPS titles with a joystick. Games like Bloodborne, Diablo 3, Dark Souls, or Assassin's Creed are great with a controller, but once we tried COD, BF, or Battlefront, we immediately tossed those games into the trade group 😁. With a PC, you can always pick up an extra controller, but you can't exactly do that with a PS4 😁 (well, you can, but it's a massive investment and still doesn't feel right)

You could probably eat your keyboard at this point. Look, I wasn't even thinking about those cheap knockoff games xD

Honestly, it’s way easier to just grab an original game on sale for PC than to mess around with your so-called "budget" junk. I don't own a PS4 and I'm not some hardcore gamer, but man, consoles are just easy. You pack it up and take it wherever you want. Just pop the disc 😁 in and you're good to go. On a PC? You'll probably just end up staring at some random "error" message or dealing with hardware that won't stop glitching if you try to go down that milk-run path of yours xD. I've never seen anyone lugging a massive desktop tower to a summer house or whatever. If you actually want decent performance, you have to shell out for a high-end GPU that costs as much as a whole console. For a few extra FPS, I don't think you'd really miss out. But hey, to each their own 🙂

I’m positive there’s already a PC vs. Console debate happening somewhere, even if the search function on this site is basically useless. You can always just Google it. Since we don't have much useful stuff being said here, you might as well head over to Tom's Hardware where they have about 256^3 identical threads on the exact same topic—but hey, why not start yet another one that's already been covered a thousand times?

In the meantime, the PC Master Race will just sit back and watch console players struggle through games at a pathetic 30FPS, genuinely believing a joystick could ever compete with a mouse in a shooter. (Shoutout to the FIFA players, though; that's actually impressive.)