Good gaming pc under $450.
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$450 is a really low amount of money that would result in you only being able to build a A8/A10 with no dedicated GPU. This setup will play games at low-medium and will be a money pit when you want to upgrade beacuse all the parts will have to be replaced.
You should really save up a couple hundred more dollars and then you can get a semi-decent machine that will at least be upgradeable. I understand that you are on a budget and want your system now, I was a broke college student when I was younger. The majoridy of people on these forums didnt buy their bada** gaming pc with the thousands of dollars excess from their bi-weekly paycheck after they paied their bills, no they saved up their money until they could buy the parts they wanted. You will be much much happier with your build if you wait until you at least $650-700. Othwise you will spend $450 now, and another $350 latter to upgrade it to a $650 computer.
You should really save up a couple hundred more dollars and then you can get a semi-decent machine that will at least be upgradeable. I understand that you are on a budget and want your system now, I was a broke college student when I was younger. The majoridy of people on these forums didnt buy their bada** gaming pc with the thousands of dollars excess from their bi-weekly paycheck after they paied their bills, no they saved up their money until they could buy the parts they wanted. You will be much much happier with your build if you wait until you at least $650-700. Othwise you will spend $450 now, and another $350 latter to upgrade it to a $650 computer.
Hmm 450$ is tough 
I have my prices in € so I can give you a rough estimate but it should get you started (US prices are often cheaper)
Amd APU 7700k ~110
AMD R7 260 ~120
FM2+ Mainboard ~80
550-650w PSU ~70-80 (xfx, corsair)
2133mhz RAM 8GB ~80 (Gskill, corsair)
-> and we´re already over... but this is what you´ll need for BF4 @1080p medium settings and 40-50FPS
I have my prices in € so I can give you a rough estimate but it should get you started (US prices are often cheaper)
Amd APU 7700k ~110
AMD R7 260 ~120
FM2+ Mainboard ~80
550-650w PSU ~70-80 (xfx, corsair)
2133mhz RAM 8GB ~80 (Gskill, corsair)
-> and we´re already over... but this is what you´ll need for BF4 @1080p medium settings and 40-50FPS
Eduello
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Something like this should do:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $383.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 13:32 EDT-0400
Change the CPU to the G3258 if want to overclock and if you are fine with the fact that the BIOS of the board may or may not support it.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $383.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 13:32 EDT-0400
Change the CPU to the G3258 if want to overclock and if you are fine with the fact that the BIOS of the board may or may not support it.
SHADE117 :
Hmm 450$ is tough
I have my prices in € so I can give you a rough estimate but it should get you started (US prices are often cheaper)
Amd APU 7700k ~110
AMD R7 260 ~120
FM2+ Mainboard ~80
550-650w PSU ~70-80 (xfx, corsair)
2133mhz RAM 8GB ~80 (Gskill, corsair)
-> and we´re already over... but this is what you´ll need for BF4 @1080p medium settings and 40-50FPS
I have my prices in € so I can give you a rough estimate but it should get you started (US prices are often cheaper)
Amd APU 7700k ~110
AMD R7 260 ~120
FM2+ Mainboard ~80
550-650w PSU ~70-80 (xfx, corsair)
2133mhz RAM 8GB ~80 (Gskill, corsair)
-> and we´re already over... but this is what you´ll need for BF4 @1080p medium settings and 40-50FPS
And that does not even include a PC case so add another $35-40 for a case with an ounce of build quality in it.
No to mention that cpu is about the best you can get for that FM2 platform and it is still well behind an fx-6300 or 8300 and even further behind an i5 or i7. So when you want any upgrade you will have to replace both the cpu and motherboard.
SHADE117: just using your post to show my point to the OP
boosted1g :
SHADE117 :
Hmm 450$ is tough
I have my prices in € so I can give you a rough estimate but it should get you started (US prices are often cheaper)
Amd APU 7700k ~110
AMD R7 260 ~120
FM2+ Mainboard ~80
550-650w PSU ~70-80 (xfx, corsair)
2133mhz RAM 8GB ~80 (Gskill, corsair)
-> and we´re already over... but this is what you´ll need for BF4 @1080p medium settings and 40-50FPS
I have my prices in € so I can give you a rough estimate but it should get you started (US prices are often cheaper)
Amd APU 7700k ~110
AMD R7 260 ~120
FM2+ Mainboard ~80
550-650w PSU ~70-80 (xfx, corsair)
2133mhz RAM 8GB ~80 (Gskill, corsair)
-> and we´re already over... but this is what you´ll need for BF4 @1080p medium settings and 40-50FPS
And that does not even include a PC case so add another $35-40 for a case with an ounce of build quality in it.
No to mention that cpu is about the best you can get for that FM2 platform and it is still well behind an fx-6300 or 8300 and even further behind an i5 or i7. So when you want any upgrade you will have to replace both the cpu and motherboard.
SHADE117: just using your post to show my point to the OP
yea I thought it might work but... I went with Apu to get the dual graphics though, ads ~20% dunno about actual CPU power
It may be allot of money, but for a good gaming PC I´d spend atleast 1000€ that would get an i5 an R9 280 an SSD and a nice mainboard and even a case.
Far off your budget I know, but the closer you can get to 1000$ than to 500$ the better
Far off your budget I know, but the closer you can get to 1000$ than to 500$ the better
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