New Mid Range gaming rig suggestions

[jbombo34]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.

Mostly gaming but not high end specs. EQ2 will be run at least Medium quality and be ok lol. Don't want to have to set it on performance.

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread

$650-$800

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
United States

4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.

US preferably

5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.

Just best set up, bang for buck

6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.

I have my monitor I'm carrying over, lol. Will buy the keyboard and mouse separately.

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.

Default but would like the option to upgrade parts in future.

8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?

1920 x 1080

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.

In the next month

10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?

OP preferably Win 10 if need be

At the end of the day it's your money. There's only so much we can do.

 

[lehtv]

i5-4460 $182 @ amazon
CM Hyper 212+ $20 AR @ newegg
Asrock H97M Pro4 $72 AR @ newegg
2x4GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 $35 @ newegg
Asus R9 380 4GB Strix $204 AR @ newegg
OCZ Arc 100 240GB SSD $65 @ amazon
EVGA 550 GS $50 AR AP @ newegg
Cooler Master Silencio 352 $38 AR @ newegg
Windows 10 $94 @ amazon
= $760 AR AP

This build somewhat depends on those rebate deals, and may look a little different in the next week, two or four. Let me know if you're not interested in rebates. Also, do check back in before you hit the order button

If you need more than 240GB of disk space from the get go, add WD Blue 1TB $52. If you need to save somewhere to accommodate that addition, I'd probably start with downgrading the CPU to i3-4170 $120. 120GB SSD's have much worse cost per GB than 250GB ones, and the SSD is not worth leaving out altogether. It might be possible to save some on the case and power supply but I like them to be high quality and feature rich, they're long term "investments" that can last across multiple builds.

EDIT
If you want overclockability & upgradeability down the road, I'd modify the build thus:

i3-6100 $125 @ newegg
Asus Z170-P $130 @ amazon
Patriot Viper 4 2x4GB DDR4-2800 $57 @ amazon
Asus R9 380 4GB Strix $204 AR @ newegg
OCZ Arc 100 240GB SSD $65 @ amazon
EVGA 550 GS $50 AR AP @ newegg
Corsair 200R $45 @ amazon
Windows 10 $94 @ amazon
= $770 AR AP

This leaves you the option of upgrading the CPU later to i5-6600K or the future Kaby Lake equivalent (why not i7 as well). Possibly a used one, depending on how long in the future we're talking about. The budget isn't really enough for an overclockable i5 off the bat. But the i3-6100 is a very capable CPU and doesn't lose much - if at all - to the LGA1150 i5-4460, especially when compensated for by faster RAM. Actually, I'm starting to think this is the smarter build- everything is newer, you have an ATX board and case, and you can put in an overclockable CPU to extend the platform's lifetime by a year or two.