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I want a 400$ gaming PC [UPDATE]
DoctorCow2
WTFshady*UPDATE - I FOUND MY BUILD, THREAD CLOSED*
Here is what I want
Price:
Maximum=400$
What Will I Use It For:
Playing games and making videos
Games That I Will Be Playing:
Minecraft, L4D2, CodWaW, and some other games (Nothing heavy like BF4)
FPS?
The average fps on the games should be at least above 40 while recording
Prebuilt?
No, I heard building it would make it better so please list parts that I will need.
^^^IF NOT THEN I CAN BUILD IT^^^
*The Keyboards, Mouses, and those stuff will be on another budget so don't worry*
*I will be reusing a windows disk I have*
Thanks for reading and thank you in advance.
The build I chose, WTFshady: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $406.78
Maximum=400$
What Will I Use It For:
Playing games and making videos
Games That I Will Be Playing:
Minecraft, L4D2, CodWaW, and some other games (Nothing heavy like BF4)
FPS?
The average fps on the games should be at least above 40 while recording
Prebuilt?
No, I heard building it would make it better so please list parts that I will need.
^^^IF NOT THEN I CAN BUILD IT^^^
*The Keyboards, Mouses, and those stuff will be on another budget so don't worry*
*I will be reusing a windows disk I have*
Thanks for reading and thank you in advance.
The build I chose, WTFshady: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $406.78
***Remember NO Laptops because I heard PCs are better and cheaper***
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I made two builds, so you can choose between them.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($139.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI A58M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $383.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 13:49 EST-0500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($52.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: *Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.66 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $408.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 13:56 EST-0500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($139.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI A58M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $383.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 13:49 EST-0500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($52.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: *Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.66 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $408.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 13:56 EST-0500
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Alright, WTFshady's build is the new winner.
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $406.78
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $406.78
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A $478 build?
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Actually the prices are different because the retailers on yours are different then shady's.
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I am fully aware of that. But, his PCPP list gets the cheapest prices from sellers after mail-in rebates are applied. Mine grabs the cheapest prices before mail-in rebates.
As I've stated before, Shady's build is going to cost a lot more than $400 up-front.
As I've stated before, Shady's build is going to cost a lot more than $400 up-front.
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You can get Windows free and legit from Microsoft here.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/
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Here's my updated build now that you've upped your budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.47 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.79 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($108.97 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $403.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 16:33 EST-0500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.47 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.79 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($108.97 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $403.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 16:33 EST-0500
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.25 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Gigabyte GZ-PD Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $401.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 16:20 EST-0500
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.25 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Gigabyte GZ-PD Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $401.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 16:20 EST-0500
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What's wrong with this build:
-CPU is out of budget range (i3 CPUs are used on builds that range from $450 to $600 or so)
-Motherboard that will not support 6th generation Skylake Intel processors (means that you can't upgrade your CPU to a better one)
-4GB RAM when you can fit 8GB there.
-500GB HDD when you can fit 1TB there totally fine (500GB isn't enough for recording, personal experience).
-The GPU is good, but there is a cheaper version out there (the one I threw in my build)
-A case that is nowhere close to the case in my build (based on quality)
-A 400W PSU which isn't even 80+. It isn't efficient and you can't upgrade later.
-An optical drive is not necessary, especially when it's a budget build, but is always a nice feature to have.
Your choice now.
-CPU is out of budget range (i3 CPUs are used on builds that range from $450 to $600 or so)
-Motherboard that will not support 6th generation Skylake Intel processors (means that you can't upgrade your CPU to a better one)
-4GB RAM when you can fit 8GB there.
-500GB HDD when you can fit 1TB there totally fine (500GB isn't enough for recording, personal experience).
-The GPU is good, but there is a cheaper version out there (the one I threw in my build)
-A case that is nowhere close to the case in my build (based on quality)
-A 400W PSU which isn't even 80+. It isn't efficient and you can't upgrade later.
-An optical drive is not necessary, especially when it's a budget build, but is always a nice feature to have.
Your choice now.
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I like this one. Thread Closed!
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Don't go with that. The one I'll post below will be better at what you want it to do. In another reply I will post why you shouldn't go with that build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $406.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-18 04:37 EST-0500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $406.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-18 04:37 EST-0500
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I've gotta agree with this one by WTFshady, you should go with it.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.79 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $300.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 14:25 EST-0500
CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.79 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $300.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 14:25 EST-0500
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$300? Can't wait to see your minesweeper videos!
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I don't want to get a lot of hate for this, but you can always just torrent windows.
Just burn it onto a disc, or USB flash drive and put it in your PC and make it boot from usb or disc.
Just burn it onto a disc, or USB flash drive and put it in your PC and make it boot from usb or disc.
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I have to agree. Just be careful with Windows Geniune.
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Be careful when installing Updates, I think there is one that checks to see if you pirated it or not, ran into that problem last year. Just research, I would just get a ISO from Microsoft and use an activator, I think this is the easiest way in my opinion,
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If I'm correct, you're not supposed to discuss piracy on PMC.
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Or, you know, you could just get it legally.
OP, just so you know, both of those builds listed previously actually cost $446 and $467 respectively. If you want to bring the price to their listed totals, you will need to send in mail-in rebates, which can take weeks to process if you do them right.
This is a little over your budget, but I think it's the best you'll be able to get for your money.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.86 @ Amazon)
Total: $428.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-18 21:14 EST-0500
OP, just so you know, both of those builds listed previously actually cost $446 and $467 respectively. If you want to bring the price to their listed totals, you will need to send in mail-in rebates, which can take weeks to process if you do them right.
This is a little over your budget, but I think it's the best you'll be able to get for your money.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.86 @ Amazon)
Total: $428.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-18 21:14 EST-0500
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.79 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.25 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $305.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 13:37 EST-0500
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.79 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.25 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $305.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 13:37 EST-0500
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You wont get a good pc if you expect to also have windows if you only have 300 bucks. I'd recommend saving up to 380 so you can get windows and pc, or getting the 300 dollar pc now and running Linux Ubuntu (a free OS), until you can save up for the OS Windows 8.1.
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There was no way I was going to be able to put Windows in the build without bumping down the system's performance far below what you need to run those games. The only things on here you can downgrade at all without frying your system (as is the case with the power supply--I got the cheapest case/PSU bundle that wasn't a fire hazard) are the APU, RAM, and hard drive. Everything else was the cheapest part available/the cheapest reliable part available.
Unfortunately, without Windows, you won't be running some of the games you want to play.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($118.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill R103A ATX Mid Tower Case w/350W Power Supply ($43.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $293.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-16 23:46 EST-0500
If you want Windows, it costs $90.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $89.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-16 23:48 EST-0500
Unfortunately, without Windows, you won't be running some of the games you want to play.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($118.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill R103A ATX Mid Tower Case w/350W Power Supply ($43.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $293.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-16 23:46 EST-0500
If you want Windows, it costs $90.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $89.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-16 23:48 EST-0500
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Alright, I can build it and yes windows is included, you mind recommending me some parts?
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Build it, you will get a better system. At your budget, you will get a better system with building it, Its easy. Plus you get to choose what you get, if you build it to play games, it will most likely be different for someone who just wants to browse Facebook or Twitter.
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Is Windows included in the budget?
