400$ Budget Build

ExRcanian

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Apr 13, 2014
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I would like any advice on this build. I'm trying to keep the price under 500$ and around 400$.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3spIB

Price Breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3spIB/by_merchant/

Benchmarks:http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3spIB/benchmarks/
 
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A 260x will do better for the same price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

However, This spends just $17 more, and upgrades to two sticks of ram, a 1 tb hdd, and a fx 6300. (and keeps the faster 260x)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital...

Mike Friesen

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Apr 10, 2013
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A 260x will do better for the same price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

However, This spends just $17 more, and upgrades to two sticks of ram, a 1 tb hdd, and a fx 6300. (and keeps the faster 260x)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $467.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 18:37 EDT-0400)
 
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