Is this a good budget build for gaming? (OS,Optical Drive,Ram not included)

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EcoMCG

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So I am building a PC for the summer and I am wondering whether this is a good budget build for gaming or not.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($77.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($169.19 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $478.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


I am wondering on if I should get a different motherboard than the one I have now. I am thinking of getting the Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H. Is it better than the MSI board I have now? Thanks in advance.
 
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iceclock
id get more something like this

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tBnbCJ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tBnbCJ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $114.97 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p) | $74.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video...
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BustaRhymes

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It's not horrible but that motherboard does not have any upgrade path. You may want to look into Intel's Pentium G3258. It is LGA 1150 motherboard so you could upgrade to an i5 later whenever you need/want more performance, without having to change motherboard or reload windows.

Hope this helps.
 
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iceclock

iceclock

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id get more something like this

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tBnbCJ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tBnbCJ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $114.97 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p) | $74.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270gaming2g) | $139.20 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/enermax-case-eca3253br) | $44.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr) | $39.99 @ Amazon
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $469.11

 
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