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Mark jonez

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Hey guys I want to build a gaming pc for $550. I am 14 so I do not have a lot of knowledge about computers so can you build me a gaming computer for that price point. i do live in Canada so please make sure the price is in Cad because I seen 100 dollar differences from U.S. to Canadian builds from like 500 to 600 cad shipping is not included. I have an os a monitor and all accesories like mouse and keyboard. please don't go over my budget I have already went over it by 50. I would like to use the 6300 for this build so keep that in mind
 
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PepitoTV

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This should do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $533.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 16:27 EDT-0400)
 
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This is what I would to play bf4 I recommend saving an extra $60 so you can get the r9 270

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $656.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 17:10 EDT-0400)
 
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zemiak

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($88.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $559.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 17:13 EDT-0400)
 
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PepitoTV

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While you can do that, I'd switch the PSU to go with a better GPU, that said, this would be my suggestion now:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.45 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $560.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 17:47 EDT-0400)

Note that 4GB of RAM *might* choke on some more demanding games, but luckily RAM is very easy to upgrade, you just have to get $40 more to get the EXACT SAME memory so you won't have any issues on activating double channel.

Also, given your budget, I couldn't fit an R9 270x, to get one you'd have to downgrade your CPU which at this point I don't think is worth for the GPU upgrade.
 
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