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From curiosity, what's the BEST gaming rig you could build on this tight budget?

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April 27, 2014 8:07:48 PM

Just give me some specs you guys have in mind that can run Call Of Duty Black Ops and others in low settings with a framerate of
------->>50-60fps on average with a $300-$400 budget <--------

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a c 280 4 Gaming
April 27, 2014 8:11:32 PM

$300 Pentium G3220 with a 260x would be the best choice. It would be able to run COD easily on high settings.
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a b 4 Gaming
April 27, 2014 8:24:49 PM

Honestly if i only had a $400 budget and I only wanted to game I'd by a console. Especially if you need an OS in that budget.
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April 27, 2014 8:44:19 PM

Not sure why you're aiming for 50-60 fps on that budget. Typically 30 fps works out better for that kind of money.
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a b 4 Gaming
April 27, 2014 8:48:14 PM

For $400, you shouldn't expect to much.
I've decided to set you up with something that is upgradable, as in this build you can choose to upgrade the CPU to a 6300 afterwards because it's on the same socket. Once you get the 6300, you can upgrade the GPU, maybe to a 760, or 770 depending on budget. Then you could add another RAM stick, setting your RAM to 8GB.

Remember though, these are just the essentials. You will have to get your Case from somewhere else. Or increase your budget by about $40-50 dollars.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 455 3.3GHz Triple-Core Processor ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $421.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 23:47 EDT-0400)

Personally though, I wouldn't even touch PC building if your budget is $400.
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April 27, 2014 8:50:49 PM

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $381.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 23:49 EDT-0400)

I pulled this up, but probably wouldn't be happy with an H81 mobo
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