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So I was originally going for $1000 but something unexpected came up and I have to cut the budget. I would like to be in the low $500 range. I'll use my Xbox One for most of my gaming but there are a few games that I would like the "PC experience". Games such as Civilization 5, Civilization Beyond Earth, Skyrim, SimCity, ESO, GTA 4 and Minecraft. I might want to get Battlefield (3/4) on PC but not any time soon. But anyways here's my build. Tell me what you think.

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $533.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-03 19:25 EDT-0400
 
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imho you should get a stronger gpu. Something like that:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($144.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $511.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-03 19:50 EDT-0400
 
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Lol I was going to post the exact same thing. The only thing I would change is to get the red trim version of the case and to get the red version of the mouse+ keyboard combo. Also I would stick with the XFX 270 since it has a lifetime warranty, where as powercolor has a 2 year warranty.
 
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Sorry for now mentioning it but I'd prefer Nvidia. I was going to get the R9 270 but Nvidia gets Borderlands free. And I'm also a big EVGA fan. So how's this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.72 @ NCIX US)
Total: $495.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-03 22:35 EDT-0400

 
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The XFX R9 270 comes with 3 free games, and for just $20 more you'll see a nice improvement in your fps.

The free games:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800995219
 
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Dont cant that hard drive its crap. Go with Seagate or WD. Preferably this one in particular: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex
 
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Not true at all, in fact Hitatchi makes some of the most reliable hard drives...
 
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Yeah I was thinking about changing the Hdd back to WD.

And I see what you are saying with the free games on AMD. But most of those games I've either already purchased, don't care to play or have a next-gen (Xbox One) port which I will be getting (Tomb Raider, Sleeping Dogs, Saints Row, Thief, Sniper Elite). And I'd much rather have better graphics on Borderlands (PC) over last-gen consoles.
 
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Interesting, I do stand corrected. But they do not have good support. So i guess its a good thing their drives are most reliable. I have had to deal with both WD and Hitachi before... And WD was great but the story wasn't the same for Hitachi. I cant speak for Seagate however because I do not know.
 
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Well at the end of the day it's your choice. I would go for the 270 mainly because you can get Star Citizen for free with it as one of the games and because it's a faster card ( will last longer), but I'm not sure if you like those types of games.
 
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My laptop uses a hitatchi drive and my desktop uses a Seagate Barracuda ES. Hadn't had any problems with them so I can't really say much for their customer support. I can imagine he'd be fine with either of the three drives, but the Hitatchi just happened to be the cheapest.
 
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Yeah I'm glad you understand. I will do a lot of my gaming on Xbox One (as I said before) but some games that either aren't on Xbox One or are vastly superior on PC (mod support) then I'll get it on PC. The most demanding game I think I'll put on here is Battlefield or Borderlands.
 
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