$600 Budget build

Hey people,

Need some help for a friend of mine. He's got $600 to spend and wants a system. The catch is, he needs periphirals, monitor, and win 7 included. I suggested an AMD setup if he wants something decent for that price. Knowing how great you people are at whipping up the impossible, I thought I'd ask : P

If possible, could you provide an AMD and Intel build for that budget? Thanks!

amd phenom fx-6100 or amd phenom II x6 1045t (the 1045t is sold on tiger direct)

am3+ motherbaord within your budget

8gb ddr3 1066 within your budget (corsair ripjaw or PNY is likely the bran you will go with)

amd hd 6870 ir he has a enough cash push on to the gtx 560 ti

rosewill challenger case

rosewill 530 watt green series

WD caviar blue 500 Gb HDD (they sell these on amazon for the ebst price imho)

windows 7

optical drive to match

Thanks Ionus. Anyone else have any builds, please put them through. Even intel based ones, if that is even possible for the price. Remember, he needs monitor included as well.

AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE OR FX 4100

8GB 1333 RAM (brand isn't a huge deal)

Good $80-ish AM3+ motherboard

Rosewill Challenger (or similar ATX Case)

$20 ASUS DVD Driver

500GB WD Caviar Blue

Antex Modular 550w or something similar

6770 or 7770 (if in your budget)

Windows 7

Good 1080p or 900p monitor for $100-$130

Should be around $650. If he can afford to take and older monitor that runs at 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024, etc., and use it temporarily he could get a better GPU. An intel build isn't a great option at this price point.

AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE OR FX 4100

8GB 1333 RAM (brand isn't a huge deal)

Good $80-ish AM3+ motherboard

Rosewill Challenger (or similar ATX Case)

$20 ASUS DVD Driver

500GB WD Caviar Blue

Antex Modular 550w or something similar

6770 or 7770 (if in your budget)

Windows 7

Good 1080p or 900p monitor for $100-$130

Should be around $650. If he can afford to take and older monitor that runs at 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024, etc., and use it temporarily he could get a better GPU. An intel build isn't a great option at this price point.

Zevante101

AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE OR FX 4100

8GB 1333 RAM (brand isn't a huge deal)

Good $80-ish AM3+ motherboard

Rosewill Challenger (or similar ATX Case)

$20 ASUS DVD Driver

500GB WD Caviar Blue

Antex Modular 550w or something similar

6770 or 7770 (if in your budget)

Windows 7

Good 1080p or 900p monitor for $100-$130

Should be around $650. If he can afford to take and older monitor that runs at 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024, etc., and use it temporarily he could get a better GPU. An intel build isn't a great option at this price point.

Zevante101

I figured intel wouldn't a good option at the price point. He was actually going to go with a dual core i3 with HD 2000, and no dedicated video card. I told him to hang on while I check with the PC Hardware experts :P