I'm in a $400 budget and I want a good gaming pc that can play on higher settings. I don't plan on playing high end games like Battlefield 4 or Titanfall or Crysis. My priorities for this pc in order would be: Gaming and Web browsing. I want it to be able to run games like Garry's Mod and Minecraft smoothly. I already have a keyboard, mouse, monitor and an OS so don't include that in the pricing. Thanks!
Around $400 gaming pc build
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This would be decent. You are asking a lot though for only $400.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyEa
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyEa/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyEa/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $394.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyEa
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyEa/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyEa/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $394.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 21:22 EDT-0400)
Zircoben
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I have basically this exact computer and it plays Minecraft at about 40-60FPS turned up all the way. It will blow through everyday tasks.
If you have a bit more money, get a better CPU (A10-7700k) and motherboard. MSi isn't the best, but they have good prices.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyGw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyGw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyGw/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $378.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 21:23 EDT-0400)
If you have a bit more money, get a better CPU (A10-7700k) and motherboard. MSi isn't the best, but they have good prices.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyGw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyGw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyGw/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $378.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 21:23 EDT-0400)
Remixex
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tried to stay cheap where i could and pushed up the price on the important stuff
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyJm
i could get a cheaper GPU if you can't get the extra 50 bucks, also for anyone that watches this build, well i couldn't get any cheaper, the CPU+GPU i put there should give you decent performance, now i only put 1 stick of RAM because 2 were giving me a total of aroun 480 bucks and i didn't want to do that, it's ready for you to put another stick whenever you have the money to
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyJm
i could get a cheaper GPU if you can't get the extra 50 bucks, also for anyone that watches this build, well i couldn't get any cheaper, the CPU+GPU i put there should give you decent performance, now i only put 1 stick of RAM because 2 were giving me a total of aroun 480 bucks and i didn't want to do that, it's ready for you to put another stick whenever you have the money to
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This has more upgrade potential
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyUX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyUX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyUX/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($125.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $400.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 21:28 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyUX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyUX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JyUX/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($125.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $400.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Zircoben
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Yeah this build has A LOT better graphics performance than either of mine or CTurbo's builds, but you are getting not as much RAM as mine. That's the only sacrifice and you can easily upgrade that later once you have more cash. I would use an Intel CPU instead for better gaming:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Jza5
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Jza5/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Jza5/benchmarks/
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Jze1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Jze1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Jze1/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Enthusiast Edition Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $421.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 21:36 EDT-0400)
This GPU and CPU is the best one for gaming and single-thread tasks that has been mentioned so far, while the AMD CPUs will do best at multitasking.
Zircoben
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In the end, we will all stand by our builds, but in all honesty, I think that this build is the best:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JASB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JASB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JASB/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.69 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.47 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $404.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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You could go for AMD, and you can substitute out the motherboard and CPU for an FM2+ motherboard and an Athlon 750K/760K if you would like, but for your price, the rest of the components are basically best you can get.
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Any A10 is FULLY competent at 720p gaming, and the Kaveri A10s like the A10-7700k will provide comfortably playable fps @ 1080p as well. Just don't expect to max out games. The 260x is not THAT much of an upgrade over the A10 7700k's graphics. The GTX 750 is better than that and the GTX 750ti is even better than that. The OP said $400. If I could go up to $460 then it would be even better. For $400, either of my builds or Zircoben's build above is about the best you can do. Now if you want to raise your budget, I'll be glad to upgrade to meet that.
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For just $19 over budget, this is the most powerful gaming build here
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3K2rw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3K2rw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3K2rw/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $419.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-14 16:36 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3K2rw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3K2rw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3K2rw/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $419.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Remixex
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Is an intel pentium really better than the athlon i proposed? (i really don't know, i just know the one i input is newer, i think xd) and for the GTX 750 Ti vs R7 260X well it all depends on budget, the R7 is a bit cheaper and to be honest the specs of them are very similar..the R7 even has more bandwidth http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1865&gid2=883&compare=radeon-r7-260x-vs-geforce-gtx-750-ti
Zircoben
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If you were playing Battlefield 4 or some of the newer games, the Athlon would be better. With older games, the Pentium's far superior single thread performance will play older games and run most programs better, as well as using less power.
The GTX 750 Ti uses significantly less power than the 260X, so you wouldn't have to spend as much on a power supply, your system will be cooler, and you electric bill a little bit lighter. You can't go wrong either way, but my opinion is always leaning towards the 750 Ti. Keep in mind that the 260X has double the RAM though but for your gaming, the 750 Ti is probably better.
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