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$600
i3 6100. don't bother CM 212 as no overclock. Z170 mobo, DDR4 RAM. PSU grab 500W in case of upgrade. you can squeeze 120GB SSD with 1 TB WD blue. GTX 960 can go for 4GB.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ PCM)
Total: $595.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 10:39 EDT-0400
 
$700

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ PCM)
Total: $698.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 10:46 EDT-0400
 
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