[Harry Lime]

My apologies if this should be in a dedicated thread that I just can't find.

My current computer is coming to the end of it's long life, and I need a replacement. I'm not looking for anything spectacular, just something that can do some basic video rendering and sporadic gaming. I also don't need anything cutting edge. Technology from a couple of years ago, along the i5-4460 era is just fine by me.

My issue is that I've been out of playing with hardware for a long time, and my current desktop may not survive my getting back up to speed. So if anyone could recommend a cheap build in the 500-700 range, I would be very grateful.

Newegg, ncix, even tigerdirect (although I'd kind of prefer one source) are just fine, and I've perused ca.pcpartpicker, but that just convinced me that my current knowledge will lead to all kinds of compatibility issues.

If anyone has any suggestions, and an hour to kill building a virtual system, that would be fantastic. Thanks in advance.