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Summersquad

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Hello guys, I am going to try and build a good PC, I mostly want to play minecraft and a few other games such as Halo and COD and SimCity, here is where I stand, I am trying to keep the budget around or under $500 here are the specifications so far:
Asus M5A78L-M LX3 Desktop Motherboard - AMD 760G Chipset - Socket AM3+ ($45)
Microsoft Home Premium 64 bit (Got it already)
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML16GX3M2A1600C10R ($145)
Ark Technology PN02 mATX Mini-Tower PC Case with 500W PSU (Black) ($40)
AMD FX-8320 3.50 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+ - Octa-core (8 Core) - 8 MB Cache ($130)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS-RK 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Retail kit ($65)
and the graphics is integrated ATI Radeon HD 3000 (which is pretty bad I hear?) (On motherboard)
Ending Price ~425
Anyways, I am wondering how much fps the integrated graphics card will get on minecraft and If it'll get around 30fps (or more) on the other games,
Thanks For reading! And have a great day!
~Summersquad
 
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PepitoTV
Your best bet is searching for videos on youtube with gameplays of your desired games on the integrated graphics. Off the bat I can tell you that it's probably fine for Minecraft but not sure about the other titles. Anyway after that you can literally throw any dedicated GPU in there and will receive a great boost on any game.

Now on the build, two things in my opinion you want to reconsider:

-The RAM, as for gaming, 8GB will be enough, even for the most demanding titles over there.

-The case, as I'm not sold on the PSU it comes with, and an unreliable PSU can damage your system.

That said, here is a suggestion on what you can get for $500:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks...
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Your best bet is searching for videos on youtube with gameplays of your desired games on the integrated graphics. Off the bat I can tell you that it's probably fine for Minecraft but not sure about the other titles. Anyway after that you can literally throw any dedicated GPU in there and will receive a great boost on any game.

Now on the build, two things in my opinion you want to reconsider:

-The RAM, as for gaming, 8GB will be enough, even for the most demanding titles over there.

-The case, as I'm not sold on the PSU it comes with, and an unreliable PSU can damage your system.

That said, here is a suggestion on what you can get for $500:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.13 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $493.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-06 12:50 EST-0500)
 
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Summersquad

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I would rather downgrade the processor than the memory but since I was going to run a few small gameservers on the pc every once in a while for my friends and I am prepared to upgrade it later, I am not to sure if I was going to downgrade it to 8gb plus I would probably try to find a case that comes with the psu because sadly I am on a tight budget, I will probably get the Video Card because I heard good things about that one. All I need for now is a case that comes with a psu, thanks PepitoTV but I will probably end up changing the case to one that comes with a PSU installed but I will probably keep the RAM and the CPU the same?
Oh and by the way I have a good samsung monitor also but it's VGA port I don't have a Digital cord for it sadly

 
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