i have a 550 dollar budget...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39qux
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39qux/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39qux/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE4 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.73 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case: CFI Bastet ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($36.57 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-RL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $555.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-13 21:20 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39qux
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39qux/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39qux/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE4 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.73 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case: CFI Bastet ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($36.57 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-RL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $555.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-13 21:20 EDT-0400)