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March 17, 2014 11:59:04 AM

Hello, I'm a college student on a tight budget looking to build my first computer for light to decent gaming. I'm trying not to get too far above $300. This is what I have found that I liked so far.

CPU and Mobo bundle:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...

Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

SSD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

I'm salvaging my Radeon HD 6570 and my HDD from my old pc for now, I will upgrade later on.
I'm here to learn, let me know anything you have to say, though no expensive advises I'm just trying to get the best out of my budget. Thank you :D .

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March 17, 2014 12:06:40 PM

I was wondering:
What will you be playing.
Do you have a monitor and other peripherals(mouse, keyboard etc)?
Do you have OS?
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March 17, 2014 12:09:06 PM

uh ... 70%+ chance you'll dislike your $300 rig. You should consider a console or wait a little while for a higher budget.
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March 17, 2014 12:12:47 PM

Look for this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($38.79 @ Amazon)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $353.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-17 15:12 EDT-0400)
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March 17, 2014 12:29:31 PM

Seeking Solace said:
I was wondering:
What will you be playing.
Do you have a monitor and other peripherals(mouse, keyboard etc)?
Do you have OS?

Yes I have an HDTV I use as monitor, I have Windows 8.1 and everything else .
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March 17, 2014 1:02:37 PM

lxgoldsmith said:
uh ... 70%+ chance you'll dislike your $300 rig. You should consider a console or wait a little while for a higher budget.

I sincerely don't want to spend $400+ even if I had the money, I'm not a hardcore gamer. I struggled a little with a lot of games like Battlefield 3, Skyrim, Prototype 2, Crysis 2,etc at medium to high settings on my old optiplex with a C2D, 2GB of ram and Radeon HD 6570. Believe me this rig won't make me unhappy. I also don't intend to play the latest releases.
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March 17, 2014 1:06:19 PM

Ahmadjon said:
Look for this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($38.79 @ Amazon)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $353.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-17 15:12 EDT-0400)

Thank you :D , great deal on that PSU. Sorry for the stupid question but can I assume all of this will work safely when I build it?

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March 17, 2014 1:08:25 PM

Eduardo Trujillo said:
Ahmadjon said:
Look for this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($38.79 @ Amazon)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $353.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-17 15:12 EDT-0400)

Thank you :D , great deal on that PSU. Sorry for the stupid question but can I assume all of this will work safely when I build it?



You're welcome :)  and yes they will work together for 100%
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