what type of gaming pc can i make to run dayz for 600$

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Sample Build. assumes you have a monitor/kb/mouse

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wrVKsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wrVKsY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.30 @...

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Sample Build. assumes you have a monitor/kb/mouse

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wrVKsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wrVKsY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.30 @ Newegg)
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)
Total: $636.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 16:59 EDT-0400
 
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Can drop down to a WD blue hard drive to shave about 20 bucks off that, sacrificing some speed. IF you're not overclocking, for now you should be good with the stock cpu cooler. Can get cheap bundles of kb/mouse from a few vendors as well.