Building a gaming rig for under 750

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dassix1

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Building a gaming rig for my brother. Haven't kept up on benchmarks for the last few years. He will be using a 22 inch LED, and just wishes to play games like Counter-Strike GO and maybe Starcraft 2. Maxing out brand new games is not a must. Any help is appreciated, and in regards to brands it doesn't matter - whatever is the better deal.

EDIT: If you could please supply two different $750 gaming setups, one without the OS included and one with the OS included. I might be able to get a copy of win7 for free through my school.
 
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DComander1x

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/134fi

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/134fi/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/134fi/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.97 @ Outlet PC) Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ Adorama) Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($100.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.94 @ Outlet PC)

Total: $685.81 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-04 21:45 EDT-0400)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.97 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $711.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-07 15:37 EDT-0400)
 
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DarkSable

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This is your best bet if you can get windows for free. It has a very capable CPU, and a graphics card that's good enough for what he wants now, rather than overkill. That way, if he does want better graphics later, he just has to upgrade the card, rather than the whole shebang.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $710.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-07 15:45 EDT-0400)
 
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DarkSable

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It's nice to have and makes the PC feel snappy, but no, it's not necessary. If you can fit it into the budget without losing performance, go for it, but if not, then don't worry about it.

In regards to my rig, an SSD could fit fairly easily by getting a slightly worse graphics card and a cheaper case... but your brother, depending on his age, probably wouldn't care that much about it, and having a nice case is, in my mind, a good option, since it will last for a very, very long time.
 
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DarkSable

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It's not _bad_, but there are certain parts (esp. the hard drive) that I would seriously reconsider.

And yeah, as long as you've got an atx motherboard, it'll fit any atx mid tower or above case - most of those cases will also support micro atx as well.
 
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