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so guys i m on a tight budjet and it was 450$ but i went a little over it and got to 490$
now here are the specifications of the pc. if u think there are other good parts out there at the same price plz let me know or if the part is not good also plz let me know

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z9sbcf) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z9sbcf/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $84.99 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $31.92 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga78lmtusb3) | $54.98 @ NCIX US
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl10s8gbxl) | $67.50 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st500dm002) | $48.25 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r72501gd5oc) | $84.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Rosewill Blackbone ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-blackbone) | $29.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-bp350) | $26.89 @ OutletPC
**Keyboard** | [A4Tech G800V Wired Gaming Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a4tech-keyboard-g800v) | $29.98 @ OutletPC
**Mouse** | [Cobra E-Blue Mazer II Wireless Laser Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cobra-mouse-1308ems60000018) | $30.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $490.48
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 12:02 EST-0500 |
 
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- Don't go for that Cooler Master power supply. Way too unreliable and not future proof. Get at least something that's 80+ Plus Bronze certified.
- Two ram sticks are better than one if your system supports dual channel. If you go for 8 GB, do 2x4 rather than 1x8.
- You don't need an SSD for gaming. It'll help load times for things that are on the SSD, but seeing that games are reaching 50GB nowadays, it's not worth it. If you're not gonna install games on it, it might be better to ditch it and invest into other components to make your rig more capable of gaming. If you want speedy windows start-ups and stuff, you can consider an SSHD.
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Depends what games you want to play. If its Minesweeper, it will be adequate but if its BF4 or Far cry 4, then no it wont...not on a decent frame rate or screen resolution. Its all too mean.
What games do you intend on playing and what are your expectations ?

Also, does the CPU come with a stock fan, if so, why waste money on a different fan ?
 
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Actually...looking more at your list, if it was me, I would save money by not buying a keyboard and mouse, only buying 4gb ram, not buying an extra cpu cooling fan as the CPU comes with a stock fan. That will save you $120.
Split the $120 saved on a better gxf card (R9 270 ?) and a better psu 500w ?
Im not gonna do the additional maths but the reason for my swaps are that you can alway buy more ram if needed ( I dont think you will), but you will loose money buying an inadequate PSU or gxf card.

The keyboard and mouse are a waste of money that you can upgrade later.
The cpu cooler is a waste of money. The stock fan will work.
So, concentrate your money on motherboard, cpu, psu, gfx.
Win 7 will happily run at 4gb. so get 4gb, and then buy more later.
Everything else can be added to later, but not upgraded.
 
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ok after the answer from nine layer nige i have changed my plan and added a few new things plz let me know if it now is good for gaming i normally play games like minecraft (want this pc to play it at high settings 40+ fps even in multiplayer) and also some times bf4 fifa 15 ( want them to run minimum 30 fps on medium/low settings)

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F932TW) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F932TW/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $84.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga78lmtusb3) | $54.98 @ NCIX US
**Memory** | [Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmv8gx3m1a1600c11) | $74.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.49 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9270dc2oc2gd5) | $157.73 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Rosewill Blackbone ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-blackbone) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master eXtreme Power 600W ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-power-supply-rs600pcare3us) | $56.10 @ SuperBiiz
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $512.26
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 07:04 EST-0500 |
 
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Thats looking better now. I have the same gfx card and playing BF4 quite well. Not on max settings as that requires a monster card, but high settings, so plenty immersive. I cant comment on Minecraft as Ive never played it.
For the money you have, your build looks do-able.
You can always buy a fancy keyboard and mouse later if you think it helps you game.
The only little criticism, is that you have not gone for an SSD.
An SSD would give you fast game level loading times and generally speed everything up.
Spinning hard drives are being left behind for SSD now.
On your budget however, you might struggle to get a big enough SSD as your primary drive and allow for the OS install plus your main games.
If you went for 4GB ram (you can always add more later) and used an old HDD for mass storage as a secondary drive for all your music, vids etc, AND used your old case (you can always change it later) you would save $130 for a SSD but not sure what SSD $130 would buy but you would need a minumum of a 160GB SSD really.
You could get a Crucial M100 256Gb for around that price.

The point I am making here, is do not buy stuff that does not help with your primary objective.
 
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with your help @ Nine Layer Nige i boosted myself to 589$ and now i dont think of not listening to you i think its worth it
nvm here are the final specs according to how you guided me and btw do u know internation online stores that do worldwide shipping and use paypal

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $84.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga78lmtusb3) | $54.98 @ NCIX US
**Memory** | [G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f310666cl9s4gbnt) | $35.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [A-Data XPG SX910 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asx910s3128gmc) | $99.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.49 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9270dc2oc2gd5) | $157.73 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Rosewill Blackbone ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-blackbone) | $40.36 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master eXtreme Power 600W ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-power-supply-rs600pcare3us) | $56.10 @ SuperBiiz
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $583.63
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 13:00 EST-0500 |
 
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- Don't go for that Cooler Master power supply. Way too unreliable and not future proof. Get at least something that's 80+ Plus Bronze certified.
- Two ram sticks are better than one if your system supports dual channel. If you go for 8 GB, do 2x4 rather than 1x8.
- You don't need an SSD for gaming. It'll help load times for things that are on the SSD, but seeing that games are reaching 50GB nowadays, it's not worth it. If you're not gonna install games on it, it might be better to ditch it and invest into other components to make your rig more capable of gaming. If you want speedy windows start-ups and stuff, you can consider an SSHD.
 
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