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I plan on playing at least Minecraft and Crysis 3. If this PC doesn't have enough for Crysis 3, I understand. Is the GPU good enough? It says the core clock is about 750 MHz. Does this matter? I can't overclock, nor am I planning to. I tried to keep to under $600, but this was the best I could do. Also, I should probably mention that I will be playing minecraft with shaders. Would I get ~60 fps? I would also consider intergrated graphics to keep myself in the budget, but I know I could play minecraft with shaders at a good amount of fps. Let alone Crysis 3. I would also consider getting a 750/500 GB hard drive.

Here is my build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Biostar A960D+ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($36.96 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.95 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 240 4GB Core Edition Video Card ($96.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($29.72 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung E1920X 18.5" Monitor ($75.99 @ Mac Mall)
Sound Card: Encore ENM232-8VIA 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($12.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Edimax EW-7811Un 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SAF-B82-E1 32.1 CFM 80mm Fan ($5.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $623.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-09 17:19 EDT-0400
 
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Well, I want to stick with AMD, because intel is too expensive. Any suggestions? I'll be putting PC at high performance in battery options and in the GPU for high performance at the cost of lower graphics.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.48 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.04 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($27.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $640.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

i have not added a monitor choose it according to your need.......your build has a lot of flaws in it ...
 
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Would this build be okay? I downgraded quite a bit. That cpu has a stock cpu cooler, and I don't really care about noise. I doubt I need 8 gb of ram. I don't multitask that much. Also, why does the quality of the motherboard matter? If it's just in case I want to build another PC and wouldn't need to buy another motherboard, I'm not planning on buying another computer for a LONG time. Also, why did you choose that case? Is my current one bad in quality? I won't be abusing it or anything.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Biostar A960D+ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($36.96 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($25.97 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($27.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung E1920X 18.5" Monitor ($75.99 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $581.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-09 18:29 EDT-0400
 
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I would advise avoiding both Biostar products and the 960g chipset. Prit87 posted a good budget build. Unfortunately $600 isn't going to get you much of a gaming rig when you also need an OS and monitor. Here's a $650 dollar build that will give you better upgrade options.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Hannspree HL205ABB 60Hz 19.5" Monitor ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $638.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-09 20:23 EDT-0400
 
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Why is biostar bad? I'll change the motherboard though. I'm going to try to get a 4+ core cpu. I'm sure I can find windows 7 somewhere.....you can boot windows from a USB right?
 
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Biostar makes cheap low quality garbage. With gaming it's not all about having the most cores, you also have to look at single core performance. Most games use 4 or less cores. In games that use 2 cores or less the Intel will be faster than the AMD, in games that use 3 cores the performance will be similar and in games that use 4 cores the fx will be a little bit faster. By going Intel with a H97 board you can upgrade to a 4 core i5 that will stomp the fx 6300 and even the 8350. Yes you can boot and install windows from a usb key.
 
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What I'm planning on doing is setting system processors on 2 CPUs, and then give whatever game a full two cores, so it'll be faster. I was thinking of this build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-5700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($132.45 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.48 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($25.97 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Extreme 2 525W ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung E1920X 18.5" Monitor ($75.99 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $630.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-09 21:35 EDT-0400
 
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