$600 budget build ideas (monitor included in price)

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I need help building a $600 mid to high end gaming pc. It needs to run games at 1080p at around 60 fps +. I am a weekend gamer BTW. OS, optical drive, HDD, and soundcard don't need to be included.

Note: I'd be thankful if a WiFi adapter, keyboard, and monitor were added in the mix as well.
 
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here is a complete build barely under 600$ if gaming it is better to go with a i3 than fx8320 that is only better for a cheap render machine atleast for me the i3 even gets better frames on most games than the fx cu aswell , anyway this build should handle 1080p med-high at decent frames depending on what game is played for future upgrade the cpu first to a i5 for better performance

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)...
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What kind of games will you be playing? If you are playing counter strike, minecraft, older games, $600 will get you a great PC. But if you want to play BF4, Witcher 3, etc, $600 isn't going to get you the highest settings at 1080p60.
 
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This is probably the best you'd get for your price. I know it's a bit over but this will give you the performance you want at a very decent price

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($133.45 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Radioactive 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Belkin F9L1001 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($4.99 @ Micro Center)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $692.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-08 00:34 EDT-0400
 
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Take out the operation system and the optical drive and its exactly according to his budget and needs
 
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+1 on this better to extend your budget to get something good now then waste money again later
 
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Here man, my bad ya'll and it's with some slight improvements as well

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($133.45 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Radioactive 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $573.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-08 02:01 EDT-0400

If you could stretch your budget a bit than you should grab this one instead and get a major performance boost

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($133.45 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Radioactive 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($304.79 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Belkin F9L1001 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($4.99 @ Micro Center)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $699.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-08 02:02 EDT-0400

 
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i suggest you make one without mail in rebates since price is still gonna be high
 
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here is a complete build barely under 600$ if gaming it is better to go with a i3 than fx8320 that is only better for a cheap render machine atleast for me the i3 even gets better frames on most games than the fx cu aswell , anyway this build should handle 1080p med-high at decent frames depending on what game is played for future upgrade the cpu first to a i5 for better performance

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Belkin F9L1001 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($4.99 @ Micro Center)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($26.09 @ Mwave)
Total: $591.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-08 03:40 EDT-0400
TOTAL PRICE WITHOUT REBATES AND WITH SHIPPING
 
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I am probably going to play older games right now, but might upgrade pc in the future. (2 to 3 years)
 
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Thanks for all the answers! However, I'm not sure if I should use Intel CPUs or amd CPUs . I am considering getting g3258 unlocked and upgrading to i5 or i7 later,
 
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dont get that i rather get a i3 than that cpu in gaming it has quite some stuttering well documented to atleast with the i3 you should be able to play some higher end games if you crave to and go with intel really is a better choice for just gaming
 
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Dont make the stupid mistake a lot of people make, which I also made as the fool I am:
Never listen to those who say that AMD is for budget and Intel is expensive. That is just plain wrong and subjective, and who ever started it should drop dead and get aids from a monkey in Mars.
 
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If you would really insist on getting a build for old games and then upgrading in the future (Which I don't recommend at all), this build will more than suffice but do consider my other build because they have much better performance at the same price (about)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Silicon Power 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 550W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $512.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-08 14:02 EDT-0400

Overclock the CPU it beats a G3258 any day
 
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