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Budget Gaming Build

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September 3, 2014 11:27:13 AM

I am looking to sell my gaming laptop (Asus 17 inch. G53). I am looking to build a decent gaming PC with around 500$. I already have a 120 GB SSD with Windows 8, ATI Radeon 7950 graphics card, and a 1080p monitor.

I have a 2 terabyte external harddrive (USB 3.0) so I am not worried about storage either right now.

I mainly am looking for build recommendations for a:

Case
Motherboard
Power Supply
CPU
RAM

Price can be over 500$ by 50$ or so.

The main thing the computer must do is record my screen in 720p for tutorials that I do and recording webcam sessions for my YouTube channel.

I use Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Android Studio and play decently high end video games. However, seeing as how my current card, GTX 560m, handles that fine. The Radeon I have in my closet, should be better suited for all my tasks. But if anyone has a recommendation for a low cost graphics card that pushes my total price to around 650$ that will out perform the 7950, then please tell me about it.

I have read some other build suggestions for around 500$ but generally those people need everything. So I know my CPU and RAM can be much better then those suggestions.

Thank you for reading :) 

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September 3, 2014 11:45:45 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.66 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $500.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-03 14:44 EDT-0400

Might want to add a 212 EVO cooler.
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