Budget Gaming rig!?!?

raysfan98

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I have been looking to build a good budget gaming rig, for about $500 for the past few months. I am only a teenager and this is the money I have saved, so I can't really go any higher. I have been looking to play games like battlefield 4, Day Z, Arma III, and Watch Dogs. I may even, please do not laugh or call this overkill ;) play Minecraft with Sonic Ethers or regular and record. I am just looking to play the demanding games on high at 30+ FPS, and I wanted to know if this is a good build for the money. (http://pcpartpicker.com/user/raysfan98/saved/NqKscf) I am looking to buy the parts around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so I should get some pretty sweet deals! ^_^ I would also be doing school work as I am a Sophomore in High School, so I would think this would have no problem handling many browser tabs and MULTIPLE Webpages RIGHT?
-Any suggestions are welcome, Thanks in advance! :)
 
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I would really consider going with an AMD FX 6300 (6 Core, 3.5GHz actually cheaper than the i3-4130) or AMD FX 8350 (8 Core). You will get way more bang for your buck when it comes to gaming.
Made some changes for you. Good build for your needs:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ECS H87H3-M3(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $501.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-11 02:18 EDT-0400
 

Dutchoperative

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I would really consider going with an AMD FX 6300 (6 Core, 3.5GHz actually cheaper than the i3-4130) or AMD FX 8350 (8 Core). You will get way more bang for your buck when it comes to gaming.
 
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