PC build under $700

A buddy of mine is looking to put together a gaming rig with a budget of about $1500. Just the tower—no peripherals or anything. If anyone could drop a few build suggestions my way, I’d really appreciate it. 😁

1 x Intel Core i5-4460 3.5GHz, 14MB, 95W
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P, AM3+, AMD 970 SB950, 4x DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780, Dual Fan Edition, 933M
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB, Serial ATA III, 7200 rpm, ST1000DM003
1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL11, Value
1 x Fortron 500W Hyper Power, PPA5005003, 12cm fan
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. Standard MB size
1 x Spire Kepler Rev.2 cooler, 1156/775/FM1, 96.5×51×125 mm, 92mm fan
1 x Samsung DVD Writer, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R, 8x DL, 40x CD-R

$1494
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Here is what I have with 8GB of RAM:

1 x Intel Core i5-4460 3.5GHz,14MB,95W,LGA1150
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P, AM3+, AMD 970 SB950, 4x DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866
1 x DDR3 8GB (1x8GB) Crucial, 1600MHz CL11
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB, Serial ATA III, 7200 rpm, ST1000DM003
1 x Fortron 500W, Hyper, PPA5005003, 12cm fan
1 x Zalman Z3 mid tower case. 192(W)x465(H)x430(D)mm. Standard ATX
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 760, Dual Fan Edition
1 x Spire Kepler Rev.2 cooler, 1156/775/FM1, 96.5×51×125 mm, 92mm
1 x Samsung DVD Writer, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R, 8x DL, 40x CD-R

$1498 thanks

1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P, AM3+, AMD 970 SB950, 4x DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 3.5GHz,14MB,95W,AM3+, FD6300WMHK
1 x DDR3 8GB (1x8GB) Crucial, 1600MHz CL11
1 x Fortron 500W Hyper Power PSU, 12cm fan
1 x Samsung DVD Writer, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R ,8x DL , 40x CD-R
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. ATX standard
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB, 7200rpm, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB
1 x Spire Kepler Rev.2 cooler, 1156/775/FM1, 96.5×51×125 mm, 92mm fan
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB, OC Boost, 2GB GDDR5 256bit, 28nm

$1531

1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 760, Dual Fan Edition
1 x Intel Core i7 8320 3.5GHz, 16MB, 125W, Socket AM3+
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P, AM3+, AMD 970 SB950, 4x DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866
1 x Spire Kepler Rev.2 cooler, fits 1156/775/FM1, 96.5×51×125 mm, 92mm fan
2 x 4GB DDR3 Crucial RAM, 1600MHz CL11
1 x Fortron 500W Hyper Power Supply, PPA5005003, 12cm fan
1 x 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD, 1000 GB, SATA3, 64 MB, 3.5", 7200 RPM
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. Standard ATX motherboard support

Total:$1545 Free assembly and shipping from Best Buy!

ASUS H81M Motherboard with Corsair CX PSU
CORSAIR CX 80+ Bronze, 430 Watt
Intel Core i5 4460
Intel Core i5 4460 with EVGA GeForce GTX 760
Zalman micro tower case black, ZAL-ZM-T1 PLUS
Crucial Module 8GB, DDR3
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5''

$4,475.57 Best Buy

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AMD & Nvidia:

Intel Core i5-4460
LC CC 97
GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P
KINGSTON 2+4 GB 1600 MHZ (6GB)
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB DDR5
Seagate Barracuda 3,5 1TB SATA 3
FORTRON HYPER 500W 80+
ZALMAN Z1 MIDI ATX USB 3.0

= $1512 including assembly and shipping.

graniteharbor85 said:Renato031

AMD & Nvidia:

FX 6300
LC CC 97
GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P
KINGSTON 2+4 GB 1600 MHZ (6GB)
GEFORCE GTX 760 2GB DDR5
TOSHIBA 3.5" 1TB SATA 3
FORTRON HYPER 500W 80+
ZALMAN Z1 MIDI ATX USB 3.0

= $1512 including shipping and taxes.

Looks clean 👍