What parts should I add or replace?

[little cat]

First of all, those are two completely different things as consoles (Even PC based ones) are programmed with them specifically in mind and their specs versus a PC which is more generic. Second, not exactly as the PS4's hardware hint towards the performance and specs of an HD 7870~ which is above the GTX 950. Even saying they are close, Consoles and the games on consoles are setup completely different and programmed so they can run optimally on the system and even optimized specifically for the system.

The point is, either way to maximize the performance of the system and buying a 950 in this budget is not a smart move when the upper cards that have more performance and can overclock as well can be had for an extra ~$20.

PS 4 has GPU slower than HD 7870 . People do compare their rigs to PS 4 , to predict how future proof the rig is .

 

[JATownes]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($149.99 @ B&H)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $556.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-16 12:13 EDT-0400

This is a great build for the price. I would save a little extra cash to grab a 960 or 970, and this would be a nice little gaming machine.

My 2 cents.

JAT

 

[GhostRyder]

Throw some of the 20$ more ones at me

PowerColor R9 380
XFX R9 380
MSI R9 380

EVGA GTX 960 (Cheapest on newegg that I found)

The R9 380 is a little more powerful than even the GTX 960 so I would get that since its cheaper for more performance.

 

[little cat]

HD 7870 - 8280 points 3D Mark 11
GTX 950 - 8660

http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu

 

[OhhYeyo]

PowerColor R9 380
XFX R9 380
MSI R9 380

EVGA GTX 960 (Cheapest on newegg that I found)

The R9 380 is a little more powerful than even the GTX 960 so I would get that since its cheaper for more performance.

And it would be compatible with these specs?

CPU:Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard:ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:
Case:Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.98 @ Newegg)

 

[GhostRyder]

And it would be compatible with these specs?

CPU:Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard:ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:
Case:Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.98 @ Newegg)

Yep, everything is fine and will work together.

 

[OhhYeyo]

Yep, everything is fine and will work together.

Thanks a lot I'll look into these parts

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Would you be at all comfortable with used parts? GTX 660-770's are available at great prices, at least on my CL.

 

[64K]

@OhhYeyo I may have missed it but do you already have a copy of Windows? If not you will need to budget for that too.

 

[JrRacinFan]

@OhhYeyo
I won't mention what to add but I can mention what NOT to add. Don't try moving to a single hdd 3tb+ on that board since it's hybrid efi is funky and getting the board to boot GPT is a pain.

EDIT:

That mention should have been to @OhhYeyo

Another motherboard to mention, Asrock 970M . Bumping down to an FX4350 and bringing GPU up to an R9 380. Switching case over to ThermalTake Core v21. This will bring you crossfire at a later date on a mATX platform (if needed).

 

[little cat]

@silentbogo I won't mention what to add but I can mention what NOT to add. Don't try moving to a single hdd 3tb+ on that board since it's hybrid efi is funky and getting the board to boot GPT is a pain.

Huh , regarding 3TB hdds , it is very funny at all . As if a lot of them fail

 

[JrRacinFan]

Huh , regarding 3TB hdds , it is very funny at all . As if a lot of them fail

Here's a nice little write up on it.
http://www.rodsbooks.com/gb-hybrid-efi/

 

[little cat]

@OhhYeyo
I won't mention what to add but I can mention what NOT to add. Don't try moving to a single hdd 3tb+ on that board since it's hybrid efi is funky and getting the board to boot GPT is a pain.

EDIT:

That mention should have been to @OhhYeyo

Another motherboard to mention, Asrock 970M . Bumping down to an FX4350 and bringing GPU up to an R9 380. Switching case over to ThermalTake Core v21. This will bring you crossfire at a later date on a mATX platform (if needed).

Crossfire x8/x4 not very good

 

[JrRacinFan]

Crossfire x8/x4 not very good

Still a better board than the Giga 78LMT.

 

[little cat]

Here's a nice little write up on it.
http://www.rodsbooks.com/gb-hybrid-efi/

For me 1TB is enough . It can store 100 games roughly . 100 games x$5 = $500 at least . So , nothing to worry about

 

[wolar]

Huh , regarding 3TB hdds , it is very funny at all . As if a lot of them fail

Actually the most reliable drives are 3tb according to some research, hitachi ones too.

For the build i suggest

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VnyFFT

Taking the MIL into account to get to 600$, if that's outside the price-range then first switch i5 to i3 then you can save about 20$ from the psu to evga's 500b

But i suggest to stretch the limit to fit a 380/960 and an i5 into the build .

You can search online for the benchmarks but i think you can't do much better at this price range.
Also i put a somehow good quality case/psu

 

[little cat]

Still a better board than the Giga 78LMT.

Single GPU rig is always better

Actually the most reliable drives are 3tb according to some research, hitachi ones too.

For the build i suggest

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VnyFFT

Taking the MIL into account to get to 600$, if that's outside the price-range then first switch i5 to i3 then you can save about 20$ from the psu to evga's 500b

No , no i5 4460

 

[wolar]

No , no i5 4460

And why is that ? I didn't do much research on the prices but if its 20$ less than the next step then its worth it for this price range
Also i don't get why everyone think they "must" get an unlocked CPU, most of the time the performance doesn't justify the price difference.

 

[P4-630]

 

[JrRacinFan]

Here's what I went with
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jGh9hM

Single GPU rig is always better

Not doubting you.

 

[little cat]

And why is that ? I didn't do much research on the prices but if its 20$ less than the next step then its worth it for this price range

i5 4460 clocks are relatively low 3.2/3.4GHz . It performs 10% slower than i5 4590 ,3.3/3.7GHz which can handle GTX 970 . At least the CPU to last long .

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-haswell-refresh_4.html#sect0

 

[wolar]

i5 4460 clocks are relatively low 3.2/3.4GHz . It performs 10% slower than i5 4590 ,3.3/3.7GHz which can handle GTX 970 . At least the CPU to last long .

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-haswell-refresh_4.html#sect0

I don't know if you are serious.. at 600$ you can't really do any better and i don't really see a big difference with those test (780 ti), above 60fps only there is some difference , as expected, but in this build it will be almost the same

Edit: As i said before , the best performance gain will be to get an i5 and a 380/960 for that price point and it seems like for 600$ you can get both which i think is the best to go for. For reduced price an i3 will do fine or the equivalent of amd(6300/8320). But he can get both i5 and 380 for 600$ so why get something that will perform worse ?
The build i listed btw is almost the same as @GhostRyder with some minor changes.

 

[little cat]

I don't know if you are serious.. at 600$ you can't really do any better and i don't really see a big difference with those test (780 ti), above 60fps only there is some difference , as expected, but in this build it will be almost the same

i mean future proof . When he gets a faster video card in 2 years , he could keep i5 4590 without losing noticeable performance

 

[wolar]

i mean future proof . When he gets a faster video card in 2 years , he could keep i5 4590 without losing noticeable performance

You can't quess that with dx12 coming, but i think the difference will be minimal between same cores cpus and a difference of 300mhz.

 

[little cat]

You can't quess that with dx12 coming, but i think the difference will be minimal between same cores cpus and a difference of 300mhz.

A way of gambling , of You