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Looking to build a budget gaming PC

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June 18, 2013 2:58:09 AM

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to build a gaming PC, but I'm on a budget of around $550 max. I've never built a PC before, so I'm really not sure which processors/motherboards/GPUs would be the best for mid-range gaming. I'm not focused on graphics, I just want to be able to run up and coming games like BF4 on medium settings with good FPS. Any help would be much appreciated!

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a b 4 Gaming
June 18, 2013 3:14:42 AM

There are a number of questions we'll need answered before we're able to help you:
1: Where are you purchasing (country and state/province needed at minimum, city is ideal if you're in America)?
2: Do you need peripherals, a monitor, and/or an OS?
3: Do you have any parts which you could recycle from your previous computer?
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a b 4 Gaming
June 18, 2013 3:15:25 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.97 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.58 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Gigabyte GZ-F5HEB ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.12 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $518.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-18 06:17 EDT-0400)

But that's without a bunch of things.
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