Challenge $650-700 budget build.

[BruceG87]

• Budget - $650-700
• Resolution - Standard 1080P
• Games / Settings - Web/Flash and low resource applications
• Country - USA
• No reusable parts. Do not require OS or Peripherals.

After some success with a recent mitx build that I did for a friend, her son approached me requesting that I build a PC for him as well. However, he's made his request somewhat tricky.

Additional Requirements

• 120-128GB SSD for boot/primary applications. (250-256 would be nice, but I don't think the budget can stretch that far.)
• 1TB Data drive.
• Space for additional data drives in the future
• Appropriate PCI slots for future addition of GPU (Friend expressed interest in dual monitors in the future), as well as a dedicated sound card.
• Bluray reader AND Bluray writer for dual read/burn action.

Motherboard support for 5.1 (or 7.1) surround would be a plus, though I still want a spare PCI slot for a sound card in the future (in case he opts for a dedicated card).

I'm still in the air on what CPU to opt for. I'm leaning toward a G1610, but I'm not 100% sure how it will perform when it comes to burning blurays compared to an i3. Obviously that'd be huge in terms of budget allocation. Otherwise, I'm leaning towards Asus 12B1ST (BW & BC) for the optical drives and a WD Caviar Blue for the data drive.

As always, I welcome any advice from the forum as it never hurts to get more input.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($78.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $655.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 07:42 EST-0500)

without a dedicated GPU it will perform poorly in modern games. If he can forego the SSD, he can just about reach for a 4670k and a low-end Z87 motherboard.

ETA: if he has a MC nearby, even better.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: FSP Group 450W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.24 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $604.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 08:05 EST-0500)

Leaves a bit of cash for the pizza your friend will give you for building the computer