$600 Gaming PC

TheSeaps · Sep 4, 2014

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Soon I hope.

Budget Range: $600 before tax and shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video/photo editing

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: Everything. CPU, GPU, motherboard, case, power supply, hard drive, ram

Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon.com, newegg.com

Location: New Jersey

Parts Preferences: GO AMD. jkjk Intel and AMD options would be nice.

Overclocking: Probably not.

SLI or Crossfire: Only if it's a good deal

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: It can be loud, ugly, big, etc. I don't really care if it gets the job done.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Selling my current PC

turkey3_scratch · Sep 4, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 730 1GB Video Card ($69.23 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell E1914H 18.5" Monitor ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($17.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $606.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 17:53 EDT-0400

This also includes a keyboard, mouse, and wireless adapter so you don't end up spending more than you planned because little stuff adds up.

TopLuca · Sep 4, 2014

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($165.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $616.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 17:57 EDT-0400

turkey3_scratch · Sep 4, 2014

@TopLoca: You forgot to include a case, which would jack that up to $650, which it too much.

Wisecracker · Sep 4, 2014

AMD FX-6300 combos from the Egg

Some with SSDs -- or R9 270Xs :lol:

plywrlw · Sep 4, 2014

That GT 730 can't really be considered a gaming card.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($127.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.57 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $590.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 18:08 EDT-0400

Outlander_04 · Sep 4, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bMypD3

much better online gamer than the inel dual core suggestions

turkey3_scratch · Sep 4, 2014

Outlander_04 :

One flaw: You did not include a monitor.

plywrlw · Sep 4, 2014

Outlander_04 :

I agree it's much better but

1. You blew the budget
2. There's no monitor

....back to PCPartpicker with you

TopLuca · Sep 4, 2014

turkey3_scratch :

People bash my case choices , here's a revised build with everything included for just 618 Bucks

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7YbtkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7YbtkL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $618.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 18:15 EDT-0400

byza · Sep 4, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.03 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $594.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 18:16 EDT-0400

turkey3_scratch · Sep 4, 2014

I modified my build with a cheaper CPU and better GPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 740 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell E1914H 18.5" Monitor ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($17.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $614.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 18:21 EDT-0400

MasterDell · Sep 4, 2014

Okay children. The 6300 and the 4150 are equal. The 4150 wins in some games and as does the 6300. They are about equal where the shine the most. But I like i3s because they laugh at the 6300 in terms of single threaded performance, and the AM3+ is dead. However in this case I went with the 6300 because OP wants to video edit. And turkey stop trying to beak everyones builds.. Yours isnt so perfect. You need a BIOS update with H81 motherboards and and 4150. GG. Oh yeah and no where did OP say that the monitor was included in the $600. He said he will be purchasing one.

My suggestion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.03 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270X 2GB '14Series Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.78 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $595.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 20:07 EDT-0400

Travis142 · Sep 4, 2014

MasterDell · Sep 5, 2014

The 760k experiences bottleneck past the 265 so if you want the above build just get the 265!

Travis142 · Sep 5, 2014

MasterDell :

you forgot a monitor

MasterDell · Sep 5, 2014

Travis142 :

He never said to put a monitor in the build price. He said he is buying one, but he did not say to include it.

plywrlw · Sep 5, 2014

Good grief the OP has now been provided with tonnes of options and now let's wait until they reply or respond rather than bickering.

We've all spent time trying to find the best build but clearly some questions have arisen as to whether his budget includes the price of a monitor or not.

Whilst we wait for them to respond let's go help some other nice folk on other threads for a while eh?

TheSeaps · Sep 5, 2014

Finally done my school work to find all these builds. Wow. I'm sorry for not being specific enough about the monitor issue here. I intended for the price of the monitor to be in the build price.

TheSeaps · Sep 5, 2014

I'm leaning the most towards Travis' build at the moment. Maybe I can try to stretch my budget out to get a 6300.

TopLuca · Sep 5, 2014

For gaming the i3 will be better than the Fx .

Travis142 · Sep 6, 2014

TheSeaps :

That would be awesome! Sorry I did not include it in price. I was unaware of the bottleneck.

Travis142 · Sep 6, 2014

TopLuca :

The FX would be better in newer games like watch dogs and bf4 that use multi cores better. BUT if he was thinking about upgrading to a better cpu later on I think the i3 would be better because he could use the same motherboard for an i5 or i7.

MasterDell · Sep 6, 2014

Travis142 :

Yes this is true.. And I also prefer the intel chip sets on motherboards.

plywrlw · Sep 6, 2014

OK if you have a strong preference for AMD then this fx6300 build is around budget (with rebates) and has a good graphics card for gaming at 1080p. I would always suggest you have an aftermarket cooler for FX chips as the stock ones are awful.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($106.02 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ 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: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $600.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 04:19 EDT-0400

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