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Hello. I am looking into joining the amazing world of pc gaming. I'm coming from a console and I've already played a bit of games on my laptop. What is the best gaming PC I could build? My budget for building this gaming PC is $300-$400 (the cheaper the better for me). I already have a power supply and case. The case is a NZXT Source 210 and the power supply is a Corsair CX 430W. Please and thank you in advance. All help/advice is appreciated.
 
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Dark Lord of Tech

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.89 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Team Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($96.58 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $440.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 22:13 EST-0500)
 
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the difference between SR-71 Blackbird's and Skreedles' is Skreedles is making use an APU which is a very good hybrid CPU and GPU (like a graphics card), while it falls into your price point it will probally not preform as good as the first build you got. Now if you want to upgrade later, Skreedles build can work ok and you can pick up a dedicated graphics card later. If you want to get every thing at once I would go for Blackbirds's build, but it does seem over your budget.
 
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Rather than building a new why dont you go with the pre-built ones. They are much cheaper and will be perfectly built without any trouble. Recently I bought a Gaming PC with Invincible Series by My Extreme Gaming PC and they are just the perfect ones. All the features were perfect as I expected. The most suitable one for Games.
 
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That build is the best you can do for your budget. You will only be able to play games on medium settings with that though, but it is a good base to upgrade in the future. Building a good gaming PC will be more expensive than getting a PS4 or Xbox One in the beginning, but it will actually save you money in the long run because you will only have to spend about $300 to $400 upgrading each time a new console comes out. That will keep you well ahead of those consoles graphically.
 
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Aamer Murhaf

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check out cheapshark daily sales and endless giveaways
 
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