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empiregamer22

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Hi everyone,

I'm in the market for a gaming PC that can be easily upgraded as time goes on and if I wish to upgrade it at all. I used to PC game endlessly, however since that period of my life has now passed, I'm looking for something which can keep me entertained for an hour or two when I have free time. I'd like to spend around $600 but I'd be willing to go a tad bit steeper. I'm mostly looking to play older games, namely the Total War series (and being that most of the titles are older I hope this makes the process of choosing something easier), but am anticipating some upcoming releases which I'd like to upgrade for and play when that time comes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
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PizzaTheHutt

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How about this without windows:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $694.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-06 11:21 EST-0500

And this with windows:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $704.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-06 11:22 EST-0500
 
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Gracodana

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wGQPGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wGQPGX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H)
Total: $635.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-06 11:37 EST-0500

If you need windows and want to stick a little closer to $600 then here it is.
 
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RCguitarist

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This build is great for you. I'd personally go with an nvidia 960 for the graphics card over the AMD 280, but i like my systems quiet and cool in addition to powerful.
 
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Gracodana

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Do it yourself, you don't needd to be qualified at all just watch a few pc build and you shouldd be compleatly fine with it and have next to no problems just be patient and through when your building it and make sure to double check the wiring.
 
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empiregamer22

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It seems like I would need an optical drive to install Windows? Is there any way around this?

 
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RCguitarist

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And buy a static grounding wrist strap!!! Then read how to use it.
 
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