Advice on $600 Gaming Build

newis · Sep 9, 2014

Hey everyone, after looking around on the forum I cobbled together this gaming PC on the cheap. I have a maximum budget of $600, and wanted to make sure that I was getting the most bang for my buck.

I already have a monitor and keyboard/mouse, and would go for better performance over bigger storage.

Let me know what you all think.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nWpBFT

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Eximo · Sep 9, 2014

Your partpicker list has 32bit Windows in it FYI

Powersupply is from Microcenter and isn't of the best quality. Might look into EVGA:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

Looks good for a start. I would try to get 8GB of ram into the build from the start. That way you have a matched set.

If you don't need a lot of storage, try for a 128GB or 120GB SSD, you can always add a hard drive later. That will get you good desktop performance.

LukaBoki · Sep 9, 2014

Try:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z9VWmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z9VWmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ 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 ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $600.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 11:28 EDT-0400
Don't worry,this thing can still play games at medium at 1080p.
I chose the G3420 just because it is cheaper and you can upgrade to a stronger CPU in the future.
Also,the G3420 will bottleneck the R7 260X in some CPU intensive games.Overclocking might help reduce that.

600W will be enough for the R7 260X,you have 1TB of space and you have a Z97 motherboard,which will help a lot when upgrading to a better CPU.
All the best,mate.

TopLuca · Sep 9, 2014

This might be 15 bucks more than your budget but will hold its own when it comes to gaming , I replaced the Tier 5 PSU with a better Tier3 one.

Went for R9 270 and managed to squeeze in 8GB of RAM as well as 64 Bit OS for just 15 more bucks.

List : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XwxHpg

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($144.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $614.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 11:35 EDT-0400

plywrlw · Sep 9, 2014

For about 15 dollars more you can get an i5 with 8gb of ram....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $614.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 11:40 EDT-0400

Edit: if you spend $617 you can get the r7 265 which is a far more capable gpu.http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r7265acnj4

newis · Sep 9, 2014

I didn't know I could get and Intel CPU and 8GB of RAM for so (relatively) cheap! I also coughed up the extra 20 bucks and grabbed the r7 265.

Thanks for all the help!

plywrlw · Sep 9, 2014

Enjoy

LukaBoki · Sep 9, 2014

No problems,mate.
All the best.

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