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MrMaskedShadow

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Okay I am looking for a very cheap computer build for under around 500$. I am looking to do some gameplay while recording at decent settings for games like bio shock infinite and bf3. I am in need of an os to :/ I hope this budget is possible...
 
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AMD Radeon
it is the cheapest you can go...
you can later buy another 4GB ram

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.69 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3290A-G ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified...
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it is the cheapest you can go...
you can later buy another 4GB ram

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.69 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3290A-G ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $411.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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joker50060

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This is a decent build without an OS which you can just get for free if you want
and this budget isn't good i mean you won't be able to play games at high to ultra or maybe Medium to high + that you're gunna record
i would save and get a better build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($112.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3290A-G ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $502.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $501.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

The G3258 will be available in a few days and it's a budget overclocking CPU from Intel. When you can afford to buy a good CPU cooler, you could get it to 4.0 easily and even to 4.5ghz; making it is similar to an i3 in some ways. Just something to think about. :) (It also won't bottle neck your GPU even when it's at stock)

The motherboard is overclockable, so you could upgrade to a future i5 K CPU. The board is also a z97 chipset so it will support newer CPUs coming out.

When you can afford to, get 4gb more RAM of that exact model. If you mix models bad things could happen. (generalizing)

That 750ti will play many games at good settings. It also nice that when you choose to upgrade, the 750ti is perfect for prebuilt computers with bad PSUs as it doesn't draw much power. (Know someone with one? or even just good resale value. ;) )

BF4
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2013/11/27/battlefield-4-performance-analysis/3
Watchdogs
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/watch-dogs-pc-performance,3833-6.html
Arma 3
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-750-ti-review,3750-7.html

The 750ti is slightly worse than the GTX 660 but it will play those games listed in high/ultra settings at 30+ FPS.

If you aren't interested in this build, I would go with AMD Radeon's intel build. With $100 added on you could get 8gb of ram, a better PSU and a better GPU while having an upgrade path to a current i5 later.


 
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