Will you help my friend? ($400 gaming pc)

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TryHardVermin

TryHardVermin

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My friend currently owns an xb1 and wants to go over to PC. I told him I would help him build it if he bought the parts. He needs help picking the parts for such a small budget. He will need Windows. He already has a mouse, keyboard, and a monitor. Help anyone?
 
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He wants to play modern titles eventually (probably distant future). He's into a lot of indie games to. He will be playing Garry's Mod, LoL, and Minecraft for sure.
 
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C3TQBm) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C3TQBm/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad785kxbjabox) | $139.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a58mhd2) | $41.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9s4gbrl) | $36.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $52.49 @ OutletPC
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10430kr) | $27.99 @ Micro Center
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-885370635690) | $90.26 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $389.68
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-11 17:14 EST-0500 |
 
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Vlad Rose

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Yeah, staying under $300 is pretty brutal of a budget since you ideally want 8 gigs of memory and at least 1tb of hard drive space. I would probably stick with an AMD APU as you can at least have a decent core w/o having to split the budget between CPU and Graphics. The Pentium listed by Jeff is decent right now, but will quickly become a bottleneck with only 2 cores and limited cache.

Amar's is probably your best choice in that you can add more memory as well as a video card later; even though only 430 watts will give you limitations in video card choices.
 
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logainofhades

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.97 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.49 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $405.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-11 18:34 EST-0500
 
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