$550 Budget Oriented Build For Gaming/Editing (STRICT BUDGET)

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I am looking for the best performance I can get, I need the overall price to be the lowest it can, including shipping, prefer free if possible, it would be shipping to Lakewood NY 14750, little to no rebates if possible, on a strict budget. Doesn't matter if it is an AMD or an Intel build, I just need the best "bang for the buck" for $550. I don't need a monitor, mouse, keyboard or OS, I have all that covered already, thanks for your help.

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MasterDell

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We should not cheap out on storage options here.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($171.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($52.99 @ 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 ($49.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $552.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 23:07 EST-0500

Although the 8320 may be better at rendering speeds. The 4440 would definitely not be too far behind it.
 
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RazerZ

RazerZ

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($20.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: R9 280 used ($120.00)
Total: $548.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 23:23 EST-0500

Get a decent OC on the 8320E and you should have a solid rig for the price.

Or if you wanted to go Intel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: R9 280 used ($120.00)
Total: $551.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 23:28 EST-0500

It depends if the programs and plug ins you use will scale well from multiple cores. I know for a fact the i5 will be better in Photoshop in most cases, but in your video editing programs the FX will have the lead when it comes to rendering since it has superior multithreaded performance.

In gaming the i5 rig will be better in most cases due to superior single core performance.
 
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