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Stingray93

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I want to build my first gaming PC. My budget is around $600 and was wondering if someone could help my build the best PC for this budget. This of course is for the tower alone.

I will be using this PC primarily for gaming and programming (Visual Studio and Unreal Engine).

Thank you in advance.
 
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coolcole01
yep get yourself an ssd it will make it significantly better
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3OASB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3OASB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3OASB/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($67.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @...
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coolcole01

coolcole01

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Oct 24, 2013
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this is right where you should be
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3O2Bu
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3O2Bu/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3O2Bu/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $628.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-21 00:08 EDT-0400)
 
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McFads1

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I want a PC like this . But I'm a student so I can get Windows 8.1 for free on dreamspark.
Any recommendation with that spare $100?
also ~~$600 budget , for as high end gaming as i can get and programming with the unreal engine / visual studio / eclipse

Thanks!
 
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coolcole01

coolcole01

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Oct 24, 2013
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yep get yourself an ssd it will make it significantly better
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3OASB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3OASB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3OASB/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($67.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $598.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-21 22:24 EDT-0400)
 
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