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Best Gaming PC $350-$400 budget!

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September 12, 2014 10:45:31 PM

First time building PC don't know much... So I am really relying on the builds if you could help me out. If the build is like $350 that's great! If you get me a build could you link stores in Canada that I can go to,to get the parts? So I don't have to order online. Use this case if you can in the build or anything nice and a bright color http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vn40006w2...

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September 12, 2014 10:56:51 PM

John Minks said:
First time building PC don't know much... So I am really relying on the builds if you could help me out. If the build is like $350 that's great! If you get me a build could you link stores in Canada that I can go to,to get the parts? So I don't have to order online. Use this case if you can in the build or anything nice and a bright color http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vn40006w2...


Look for a GT 640 on Ebay (Not used). It should be ~$60. Then I would build a system using an FM2+ Athlon x4. Put a system together and I will help you tune it....
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September 12, 2014 11:02:42 PM

I'd not choose to spend 1/7 of my budget on a case .

This is what I'd do : PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q2kWmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q2kWmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.95 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($53.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($109.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $400.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 02:01 EDT-0400

You can overclock the CPU upto 4.5Ghz on that mobo according to here : http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

Benchmarks : ( look at the avg )

BF4 :

AC4 :

Metro LL :

Full benchmarks : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r7-260-revie...

You can literally play each and every game using my setup on medium/low settings 1080p in the most demanding games while still managing to get good FPS , Its a great bang for your buck that can be upgraded easily with maybe 4 GB of RAM , SSD and even an i3 when you have the money .

This is a very good starting point for as little as $400 ;) 

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September 12, 2014 11:10:38 PM

I'd go with TopLuca also, only change I'd suggest would be getting the Thermaltake case you actually want, if you cant.


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September 12, 2014 11:12:36 PM

Go with TopLuca build! It will run great!
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September 12, 2014 11:20:13 PM

TopLuca said:
I'd not choose to spend 1/7 of my budget on a case .

This is what I'd do : PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q2kWmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q2kWmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.95 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($53.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($109.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $400.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 02:01 EDT-0400

You can overclock the CPU upto 4.5Ghz on that mobo according to here : http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

Full benchmarks : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r7-260-revie...

You can literally play each and every game using my setup on medium/low settings 1080p in the most demanding games while still managing to get good FPS , Its a great bang for your buck that can be upgraded easily with maybe 4 GB of RAM , SSD and even an i3 when you have the money .

This is a very good starting point for as little as $400 ;) 



This is good, but does he need an OS?
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September 12, 2014 11:22:27 PM

CaptainTom said:
TopLuca said:
I'd not choose to spend 1/7 of my budget on a case .

This is what I'd do : PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q2kWmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q2kWmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.95 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($53.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($109.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $400.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 02:01 EDT-0400

You can overclock the CPU upto 4.5Ghz on that mobo according to here : http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

Full benchmarks : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r7-260-revie...

You can literally play each and every game using my setup on medium/low settings 1080p in the most demanding games while still managing to get good FPS , Its a great bang for your buck that can be upgraded easily with maybe 4 GB of RAM , SSD and even an i3 when you have the money .

This is a very good starting point for as little as $400 ;) 



This is good, but does he need an OS?


$400 with OS seems unreal , Hopefully not.
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