Oh god please don't go AMD right now. This is the i5 I'd recommend to anyone planning on buying new right now, and there is no exception here.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type | Item | Price |
---|---|---|
CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor | $189.99 @ Amazon |
Motherboard | Biostar Hi-Fi H81S2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $49.99 @ Amazon |
Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $59.99 @ Amazon |
Storage | Transcend SSD370 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $0.00 |
Storage | Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $44.00 @ Amazon |
Video Card | XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card | $289.99 @ Amazon |
Power Supply | EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $54.99 @ Amazon |
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) | $15.00 |
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
Total | $703.95 | |
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 02:52 EST-0500 |
I included an SDD as an optional buy if you felt like that sort of thing would benefit you personally for an extra 60 bucks. I also included Windows as 15 bucks, because you should definitely get it here on reddit from /r/microsoftsoftwareswap