Looking for $600 computer build

Excet

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Mar 27, 2014
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Hey guys! I'm completely new to this. I've never built a PC before, and I'm not quite sure what I'm doing. So let's get started.

Approximate Purchase Date: A month to two months
Budget Range: $600-650
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Smite, Diablo 3, League)
Parts Not Required: Mouse and keyboard, monitor, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference
Country of Origin: United States
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: No
Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024
Any help is definitely appreciated!
 

Muku

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This looks like a good build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Blu 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: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.56 @ Amazon)
Total: $655.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 05:34 EDT-0400)

Though the total cost exceeded your budget by 5 USD, its totally worth it. You will be able to play all games smoothly upto Full HD resolution.

If you don't want to pay the extra, this is a build with R9 270X. But as GTX 760 is a better card, I'd advice you to stick to the first build.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hhb7
 
Here's probably the best build for $600:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H87-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.00 @ 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 ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($134.89 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $599.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-13 18:35 EDT-0400)
 
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