First time Gaming PC build $600-$800 budget

MisterEMan33

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I have never built or bought my own PC before, but I want that to change this year!! I'm 16 and the types of games I like to play are MOBAs, RPGs, And the occasional FPS. I've only ever played on console, (Xbox 360) but I have heard how much better PCs are than the new gen consoles like PS4 and the Xbone and I thought I'd try it out instead of a console.

My budget is $600-$800 but I'd like to stay as low as possible, because I'd like to buy some games too. My parents will be purchasing this around Christmas time, and this will likely be all that I get. (Along with some money for games if there is still money leftover)

As I said before, I'm a PC noob, so I have no peripherals or OS so they will need to be included in the build. I'd like to have windows 7 or 8.1, because I've heard that windows 8 isn't all that great.

I've tried to put together some parts, but I don't know enough about this kind of stuff to make good decisions about what to buy.

Thank you!!


 
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Something like this would do you pretty well: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/CaptainSiscold/saved/F6Trxr

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F8FGdC) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F8FGdC/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
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**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $109.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $33.24 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p) | $74.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2...

DMTron

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My build cost me about 800 dollars. fx 6300 with r9 270x Toxic. I got my gpu 80 dollars cheaper because it was only the card and the box. I did not need any of the other stuff so it only cost me 150.
 

Huang Ray

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This is a nice build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($156.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $796.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 21:59 EDT-0400
 

Valkyrieneos

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peripherals always make the cost go up by more than you would expect getting a full build with them in that budget is going to be very hard. My peripherals cost me £400 alone. My advice is do not get low quality parts but to get decent parts and upgrade the peripherals after.

here is an example you could go buy a £500 pc prebuild with piss poor hardware or you could build one with decent hardware with a good option to upgrade things after
 

CaptainSiscold

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Something like this would do you pretty well: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/CaptainSiscold/saved/F6Trxr

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F8FGdC) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F8FGdC/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $109.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $33.24 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p) | $74.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbsr) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | $128.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-hua721010kla330) | $47.49 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r7260xdc2oc2gd5) | $104.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210e001) | $49.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cs450m) | $59.99 @ Amazon
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24f1st) | $14.99 @ Amazon
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700578) | $99.99 @ NCIX US
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $784.64
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 03:15 EDT-0400 |

It gets you a 6-core AMD FX-6300, 8GB of RAM, decent graphics, and an SSD of decent size. If you want a more power-efficient GPU, the GTX 750 Ti is a good choice for about $20 more than the R7 260X. Of course, if you wanted, you could drop/reduce the size of the SSD and get better graphics (which it looks like Huang Ray did with his recommendation).

For peripherals on your budget, you're not going to be able to go too crazy, but that doesn't mean you can't get good stuff! :)
**Monitor**: Asus VS-239H-P http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008DWITHI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have this monitor, and it's a great choice for a cheap but decent monitor
**Keyboard**: Really, in this price range, there's not a *huge* amount of difference between keyboards. The Logitech G105 (http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G105-Gaming-Keyboard-Backlighting/dp/B00BBUCCKO?tag=li-org-per-key-us-20) is decent if you want something reasonably priced with a bit of flash, and the Logitech K120 or Microsoft Keyboard 600 are fine if you just want something cheap and basic. The CM Storm Devastator isn't a bad choice, either (and it comes with a mouse)
**Mouse**: I've heard the SteelSeries Kinzu V2 is decent (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007B5V1PU/?tag=li-org-per-mou-us-20), and my Logitech M310 isn't bad if you don't mind wireless mice.

This *may* take you a bit out of your price range when you factor in the peripherals, but you could always drop the SSD and save some $$$, if you don't mind slower boot times. If you want something a bit better at graphically-intensive games, Huang Ray's build will do that a bit better thanks to the better GPU.
 
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