Best gaming PC under $700

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ExpiredApples

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I don't know much about building a pc but it would be awesome if someone could build me the best gaming pc under $700 usd. If you can also you this http://pcpartpicker.com/ that would be great. Thank you.

Can the build have GTX 970?
 
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Made some changes to previous builds suggested here, so you can have storage and gtx 970:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($24.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($26.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX...
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Garon Booth

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Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
$176.98 $176.98 NCIX US Buy
Motherboard


ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
$69.89 $69.89 OutletPC Buy
Memory


Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
$56.98 $56.98 OutletPC Buy
Storage


Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$49.99 FREE $49.99 Newegg Buy
Video Card
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card
$259.99 -$20.00 $2.99 $242.98 Newegg Buy

$20.00 mail-in rebate

Case


NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
$64.99 $64.99 Micro Center Buy
Power Supply


EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
$59.99 -$10.00 $49.99 NCIX US Buy

$10.00 mail-in rebate

Base Total: $738.81
Mail-in Rebates: -$30.00
Shipping: $2.99
Total: $711.80
 
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Garon Booth

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The 970 price is nearly half of your budget. If you wanted you could start with the essentials and get the rest later.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core ProcessorP ($179.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 MotherboardP ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 MemoryP ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video CardP ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power SupplyP ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $690.75
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: combo ($5.96)
Total: $716.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-17 19:06 EDT-0400

You would have to re-use a drive from somewhere.
 
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a 960 with 4GBs is close enough. If not better because it actually has 4GBs as opposed to 3.5GBs of the 970.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Enermax ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: *LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $697.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-17 19:26 EDT-0400
 
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Made some changes to previous builds suggested here, so you can have storage and gtx 970:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($24.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($26.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: combo ($5.96)
Total: $708.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-17 19:50 EDT-0400

The GTX 960, not even with 10gb vram would come close to GTX 970, it will be 30 to 45% slower/less powerful than this card.
 
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