Guys, I need help building a relatively cheap gaming PC.

NHSTigersfan

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Guys, I need help building a relatively cheap gaming PC. All the ones I build that are in budget aren't good enough and the ones that are good enough are over. My budget is 430 to 450. Doesn't have be something special. Just enough to run good games on medium to high settings with room for upgrade in the future. Help is much appreciated.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pa6R
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pa6R/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pa6R/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill RS-MI-01 BK Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $492.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)...

spider40

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See buddy, as you have told that you want just that your game runs smooth. So, according to me, this build can satisfy your needs.I know that the processor is weak but it is okay for gaming, and if you wish to purchase the graphics card, then you can. This processor has graphic card too.

AMD A6-5400K Trinity 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 65W Dual-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 7540D AD540KOKHJBOX- $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113282

Gigabyte AM3+ AMD DDR3 1333 760G HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard GA-78LMT-USB3- $58.29
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-DDR3-Micro-Motherboard-GA-78LMT-USB3/dp/B009FC3YJ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1396614589&sr=1-1&keywords=motherboard

CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9- $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233141

( OPTIONAL[ )
Zotac GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB GDDR5 128-Bit PCI Express 3.0 Dual DVI miniHDMI Graphics Card ZT-61101-10M- $128.50
http://www.amazon.com/Zotac-GeForce-miniHDMI-Graphics-ZT-61101-10M/dp/B009O1Y8RW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1396613410&sr=8-7&keywords=zotac+nvidia+geforce+gtx+650+ti

CORSAIR CSM Series CS450M 450W ATX12V v2.4 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply- $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139058

COOLER MASTER N Series NSE-200-KKN1 Midnight Black Plastic bezel with mesh, steel case body MicroATX, Mini -ITX Computer CaseATX PS2 (Max. length: 180mm / 7.1 inch) Power Supply- $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119274

TOTAL( excluding the graphic card ) -$298.25 ( exclusive of shipping )
HOPE I HELPED
 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pa6R
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pa6R/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pa6R/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill RS-MI-01 BK Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $492.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-09 22:37 EDT-0400)

This is slightly over your price range, but can play most games on medium-high settings on a playable framerate. It can also be used as a steam-box if you would like. Also, the case comes with a pre-installed PSU.
 
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spider40

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Hey buddy, your selection is godd but i recommend zotac nvidia gtx 650 ti 2 GB GDDR5 because it will maintain the budget and will give performance too. I have zotack nvidia gtx 650 ti 1GB GDDR5 graphic card and it plays far cry 3 at ultra settings at 1600X900 resolution in 35-40 Fps ( without over clocking) in these specs

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Gaming graphics 2746 MB Total available graphics memory
Primary hard disk 20GB Free (98GB Total)
Windows 7 Ultimate