Gaming PC for 350$ Intel based

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Hey gamerz,
I want a gaming PC for 350$.I know its low but plz dont say "U cant make a pc in that budget" Ive seen lotz of videos saying gaming PC for 300$ or 350$.
So,I want a 350$ gaming PC for 720p gaming.I will play latest games like Dying Light,Evolve and Call of Duty-Advanced warfare on med to high 720p.It should be Intel based.GPU I dont care I <3 both AMD and Nvidia.
 
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If you've seen so many videos boasting gaming builds at that price point, why are you asking us? :p

Anyway

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $398.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-15 07:14 EST-0500

Not really a gaming geared tower
 
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sammy sung

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Mildly better graphic horse power, whereas the card you chose has 1GB video memory as opposed to 2GB which he would sorely need to handle the majority of today's games. Other things wrong with the above build

Why get the anniversary edition of the pentium when you've selected a locked motherboard? Also why get the anniversary edition with no aftermarket cooler? The case you picked is probably fine for that price(most are at that price) but I wouldn't trust a logisys power supply to power anything I cared about

**edit** he ninja edited the h81 board for a z97 while I typed this : p
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $424.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-15 07:38 EST-0500
I know this is way over budget, but I wouldn't go any lower than this for gaming.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Rosewill 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $475.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-15 07:54 EST-0500

If we're talking $450 budget that's what I'd look into. You have as previously suggested the unlocked multiplier pentium on a z97. Very basic dual channel memory and a 64MB 1tb hdd. I went for the 265 over the 260X and 750ti as it's just had better benches for CoDAW and bf4, that I've seen. Power supply is new egg's personalized. It's untiered on our list at the moment, but much like the valens and photon rosewill series(I have a photon) which are also untier'd they're great units
 
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doodleup, the problem with your request is the low budget requires cuts in quality while trying to sustain feasibility. Many people don't like recommending custom PC builds below $500 just because below that threshold the desirable performance isn't obtainable. Now I don't think you've asked for something outrageous but Dying Light is actually a heavy GPU game. More VRAM would help.
 
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Hey everyone Ive read every persons answers and now am thinking I should buy a PC with following specz:
Zalman Z1 Case
Corsair CX 430W PSU
Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Processor
ASUS H81M-PLUS Motherboard
4GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz RAM
AMD Radeon R7 250X 2GB Graphics Card
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATAIII 7200rpm Hard Drive
High speed DVD and CD Rewriter
 
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After that these specz r also good (I think)
Zalman Z3 Plus Gaming Case
Corsair CX 430W PSU
Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Processor
ASUS H81M-PLUS Motherboard
4GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
EVGA GTX 750 1GB Graphics Card
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATAIII 7200rpm Hard Drive
High speed DVD and CD Re-writer
 
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Go for the Pentium G3258 it is an unlocked processor and it overclocks better .
People have overclocked G3258 to 4.0+ on stock cooling.
its more cheap 50$ at microcenter if you live anywhere near to microcenter.
And the G3240 is a locked processor and doesnt overclock too well.
Price difference is 10$ if you buy online but the performance difference would be over 20% so its foolish not to buy G3258.

Hope this helps.
 
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Thats right my friend . If you buy z97 board you wont have to replace motherboard for a long time . Months later when you`ll need a new processor e.g core i5 . Then no motherboard worries just get an i5 [Haswell] and put it in the z97 motherboard .
It will work fine.
 
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Overclocking is more of a hobby now. Will it help with longevity? Sure. However, due to the small performance increase, it's not necessary. Frequency with Intel processors isn't a big deal.
 
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but i doubt that the H81 boards can run Haswell Refresh CPUs without a BIOS update. but if they do and you dont want to overclock then go for the H81 (ASUS) boards.
but then again the z97 boards can support Broadwell CPUs. Its better to spend 30$ more and have the upgrade headroom for the next generation CPUs.
It really depends on the builder though.
 
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Lets just say one buys an H81 board which costs about 55$ and doesnt go for a Z97 board which is around 80$(ASrock).
Months later when they need to use the new broadwell CPU .
Then they`ll have to buy a new motherboard which would cost 60$ at least .
Total money spent on motherboards would be around 115$ .
But a wise guy would just spend 30$ more and no need to buy a new motherboard for broadwell.
Total money spent on motherboards here would be only 80$.
Tell me which choice is smarter?
 
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