Help For First PC build

Hey guys,
I got a 650-700$ budget and wanted your opinion of these two build.
I want to play all the latest game not max setting for quite a long time.


1-PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $669.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 11:20 EDT-0400


2-PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($199.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $648.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 09:12 EDT-0400

Thank you for your time (;

What screen resolution do you plan on playing at? Do you live anywhere near a Microcenter?

I put this together as a preliminary build, I did not choose a case because I find it is a personal choice. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kkk6t6 $619.90

I don't really know I don't have good monitor the only one I have is an old monitor.
I live in Belgium(that is why my English is not perfect.
For the case do you know any cheap good red case with minimum 2 fab included??
Thank you

Oh and my maximum budget is 800$ but with the OS,optical drive(and if possible monitor)

When you say 800$ are we talking us dollars or Euro?

What about this case, Aerocool Strike-X Xtreme

800$ I make the change from 700€
Nice case any other??

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And what about my two build(first post)??

are you ordering from the USA? Still have those pesky VAT's (TVA in your country) to deal with. 21% is a huge tax, so is your pricing adjusted for that?

do you have a belgian store we can poke around on?

In France they can send to Belgium.
Ldlc,top achat,materiel.net are the best store.
If not you can just tell me the components and I have a little electronic shop next to my house who can buy and build.
For the TVA,yes my pricing is adjusted with it.
But you can go a little bit over 800$ or 700€
Thank you so much

of the 2 I perfer your fist listed build.
I would like you to save for a good 1080p monitor and a 120 or 240 gig ssd in the near future.
I have two games that i play and they stutter when on hdd's.

Thank's
Just wondering what's the difference between the r9 380 2gb and the r9 380 4gb
There is ~50$ difference is it worth it?
And between these i5 4440-4460-4690k?
For the case finally any style but cheap and with minimum 2 fans
For the OS wich one is better for gaming windows 7-8.1??

Thank you so much
I'm so happy to see that the pc gaming communities take so much time responding to all these thread
So I should go with your first (prebuild ) but with the r9 380 4gb
I would like to play on occulus rift in the near future and I have seen in a magazine that nvidia are better for that,is it true?

I only suggest builds that I would purchase myself. The build I put together in post #2 is a very good one for the budget. You shouldn't have any issues running games with that Cpu/Gpu combo at 1080p resolution. The R9 380 4g is a very good card for the money if you can fit it in the budget then yes get the 4g version. I do not know enough about the Occulus Rift to make a comment on whether it will be better on a Nvidia Gpu over an AMD. Look at some reviews and if that is the case, we'll help you find a suitable Nvidia Gpu.

For the oculus rift
Some website say that a r9 290 or 970 gtx.
Not in my budget so I forget about it):
I found that case http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16811353052&ignorebbr=1
Is it good??
And for a monitor I found great review on this

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plenty of fans, bottom mount psu, plenty of room.... looks like an awesome case honestly!

I am on a trip in Indonesia
Just bought an awesome mouse,mouse pad,keyboard and headset!!
The brand is named "armaggeddon"
Any cheap monitor??

The monitor you linked in post #14 looks good to me.