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I need a cheap gaming PC for my cousin. He has a 600 budget. He prefers AMD too so please help me with a build. He wants a PC that can stand a chance against the next-gen consoles. High graphics if possible.
 
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Here's what I recommend. It will perform a lot better than the PS4 and the Xbox One, without a single doubt :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fQ4e
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fQ4e/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fQ4e/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @...
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Here's what I recommend. It will perform a lot better than the PS4 and the Xbox One, without a single doubt :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fQ4e
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fQ4e/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fQ4e/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $577.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 19:48 EDT-0400)
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fBVC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fBVC/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fBVC/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $603.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 20:03 EDT-0400)
 
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So does this motherboard crossfire or is it not compatible? how about SLI.
If not can you like also put a motherboard that can do SLI for a dual 760 in the future and a motherboard for a crossfire. Thanks. :)
 
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This motherboard can do crossfire, but not SLI. Though if you are planning to crossfire the r9 270, you'll need to plan ahead and get a more powerful PSU. Same goes for SLI on GTX 760s.
This would be the power supply that I'd recommend for both : http://products.ncix.com/detail/xfx-750w-pro750w-core-edition-04-59617.htm?affiliateid=7474144
And this would be the motherboard for SLI : http://www.vuugo.com/computer-hardware/computer-parts/motherboard/Asrock-motherboard-970%20Extreme4.html?tracking=5108053939762
And here's the GTX 760 that I'd recommend if you choose to go that way : http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8333216&SRCCODE=LSCAN&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&utm_source=Linkshare&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=8BacdVP0GFs&AffiliateID=8BacdVP0GFs-zdLkwkSXr86Kgf.passjLg

So basically going for a crossfire ready rig would add $55 to the price that I gave you.
Going for a SLI ready rig, considering that you'd get a GTX 760, would add $157 to the price.
 
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One more question though, Sorry but what would be a good Cooler for this? I don't want it to overheat, I don't know much about computers I'm sorry.

 
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 By far best cooler for the money, should allow for a pretty decent overclock as well when you get more savvy.
 
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