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Adam98

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Hello, I recently got to pc gaming and wanted to build my first pc after being a console gamer for a while now. My budget is around $550, no monitor, keyboard, mouse , nor windows included. So can you please choose the specs for me around that budget? Thanks!
EDIT: I really want a good gpu and an intel cpu please (preferably NVIDIA)
 
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$10 more would get you a R9 380 that's a little faster than the GTX960


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze...
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$10 more would get you a R9 380 that's a little faster than the GTX960


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $535.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-08 11:34 EDT-0400
 
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yes, go with the 380, and personally i would've gone with the fx 6300, but the i3 is still a good alternative.
 
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Change the gpu to the 380 as suggested. Even if you find the 960 with 4 GB at the seams are similar price the 380 will be slightly faster and due to the wider interface would be able to better use the memory.
 
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not every game, and the i3 is still a dual core. also i think overclocking is a benefit, and not only for the performance boost (which is not always noteworthy) but also for the joy :) and directx 12 is able to use up to 6 threads (from what i read) but i know the i3 uses less power and has a significantly higher single threaded performance.
 
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not every game, and the i3 is still a dual core. also i think overclocking is a benefit, and not only for the performance boost (which is not always noteworthy) but also for the joy :) and directx 12 is able to use up to 6 threads (from what i read) but i know the i3 uses less power and has a significantly higher single threaded performance.
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A successfully overclocked FX6300 system will cost a good bit more than an i3 build.


As for the i3 being better in everything over the 6300 that's not entirely true.
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Ok fair enough. There are probably 1 or 2 games out there that the FX6300 performs better in. I officially retract my previous statement, and will issue a new one now. :)


The i3 outperforms the FX6300 in ALMOST every game. lol

 
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nevermind haha
 
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