PC upgrade ideas?

The budget is roughly $667, though I could stretch it a bit higher.
I need a new motherboard, a CPU, and some RAM.
Ideally, I’d like to pick everything up from Micro Center.
I am specifically looking for an Intel Core i5-4440.
The PC will be used primarily for gaming.

Patriot Sig.,D3, 1333Mhz, 8GB (1x 8GB)
$150
Gigabyte MB GA-B85M-DS3H, S.1150, iB85, DDR3/1600, PCIe, VGA/D-Sub/DVI-D/HDMI, S-ATAII/S-ATA3, G-LAN, USB3.0, 8ch., mATX
$164
Intel Core i5-4440 (3.1GHz, 6MB,LGA1150) box
$408

Price: $722 Best Buy

I guess you'd probably save more money doing this kind of upgrade at Best Buy or maybe a local tech hub.

You might be able to shave some cost off $33 if you go with a slightly lower-end motherboard:

http://bestbuy.com/product.php?pro...cat=618&page=1

It just has fewer connectors and only 2 RAM slots.

Is there really any point in pushing for 1600MHz RAM?

Nah.

So, I guess this is roughly the best we can do for that kind of budget?

It’s not "roughly" speaking—it just is. 😁

Much appreciated then!