300 - 400 dollar budget gaming pc

Homie_b · Jul 7, 2013

Don't need ram, monitor, os, hdd, optical drive, mouse or keyboard.

Build so far:
Fx4300 CPU
Asrock u3s3 mb
Asus 7770 ghz edition
Cx500 psu
350d case

King Hackintosh · Jul 7, 2013

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1egWi
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1egWi/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1egWi/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $391.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-07 20:18 EDT-0400)

7850 is superior to the 7770 you selected, 6300 is better than the 4300, I prefer Gigabyte for low end boards, and 350d is too expensive for a build like yours... Hope this helps

Homie_b · Jul 7, 2013

I agree completely but ill be getting a few hundred more in a few weeks or so so I was thinking I could maybe push up to 500 or 600 hoping to get 8350

King Hackintosh · Jul 7, 2013

here's what you'll want for $600:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ehfu
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ehfu/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ehfu/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $584.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-07 20:34 EDT-0400)

King Hackintosh · Jul 7, 2013

You may want to consider a better PSU if you have intentions of overclocking in the future...

Homie_b · Jul 7, 2013

Yea ill be doing some CPU overclocking but not gpu so ill look maybe 550 or 600 watts

King Hackintosh · Jul 7, 2013

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ehoh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ehoh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ehoh/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $640.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-07 20:42 EDT-0400)

King Hackintosh · Jul 7, 2013

you should also get a better mobo for cpu overclocking

King Hackintosh · Jul 7, 2013

So you will most likely have to cut back to a 8320 or 6350

Homie_b · Jul 7, 2013

I'm not so good with motherboards really don't know what to look for I know like usb3 pic sata but how can you tell which is better for overclocking?

King Hackintosh · Jul 7, 2013

The different chipsets determine overclocking performance for the most part and other things like voltage regulators on PSUs also determine. The sweet spot for motherboards (for intel at least) is the $180 range, as these will allow for good overclocking, SLI support, a nice set of th latest features, all without breaking the bank.

This board seems to have all the features you'd want for only $140 so id recommend getting it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

Homie_b · Jul 7, 2013

I like it but I have one question with my ram. I have Kingston hyperx beast 1.65v 8gb 2x4 this 1.65v is comparable and ok to use on the 1.5v mb right?

King Hackintosh · Jul 7, 2013

Yes the ram should be fine

Homie_b · Jul 7, 2013

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1eiIw

Fx8320
Gigabyte 990fx ud3
Gtx760
Corsair 650w
Cooler master elite 431 plus

King Hackintosh · Jul 8, 2013

Last change I'd make is get the 750watt version of that PSU because its actually $4 cheaper!?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1elA9

Other than that it should be a nice build

Homie_b · Jul 8, 2013

Wow haha thanks for all your help

King Hackintosh · Jul 8, 2013

No problem man - glad I could be of assistance

Please remember to choose a best solution when you open a thread - the forum members really appreciate it!

Homie_b · Jul 8, 2013

I will do that

300 - 400 dollar budget gaming pc

Honorable

Distinguished

Honorable

Distinguished

Distinguished

Honorable

Distinguished

Distinguished

Distinguished

Honorable

Distinguished

Honorable

Distinguished

Honorable

Distinguished

Honorable

Distinguished

Honorable

Share this page