Best possible build under $400?

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I was searching around for slightly decent PC build, I need help figuring out a build that include at least around 8gb ram and 500gb+ hdd

Just the tower, no monitor or OS or anything else is needed

Could anyone offer a part list for me if you could, thanks.
 
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The one I posted is a good budget board and supports an G3258 in all BIOS versions.

Even if you don't choose one, I recommend going intel with the pentium here - it leaves you the option to put in an i3/i5/i7 as you desire when your budget allows it.

If you start with a 6300, while you can theoretically upgrade to the 8350, the 125W CPUs do not do well on the budget motherboards of the type you'd be looking for with your 6300 at this budget level.

Whether you go with a budget EVGA/Corsair/Antec here, I'd definitely look to upgrade it in a few years to a more robust PSU. At a $400 budget, you're...
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Some definite compromises here (it's a $400 build after all). I'm assuming you have an optical drive or don't need one as you didn't specify - if you need one, it's another $12.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($40.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $398.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-20 18:00 EDT-0400
 
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I would however not purchase an H81 motherboard for a 3258 without knowing for sure what BIOS version it's shipping with. For example, in that ASRock motherboard, it has to have at least the P1.60 BIOS version to run any of the Haswell refresh CPUs.
 
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The one I posted is a good budget board and supports an G3258 in all BIOS versions.

Even if you don't choose one, I recommend going intel with the pentium here - it leaves you the option to put in an i3/i5/i7 as you desire when your budget allows it.

If you start with a 6300, while you can theoretically upgrade to the 8350, the 125W CPUs do not do well on the budget motherboards of the type you'd be looking for with your 6300 at this budget level.

Whether you go with a budget EVGA/Corsair/Antec here, I'd definitely look to upgrade it in a few years to a more robust PSU. At a $400 budget, you're looking at fairly entry-level PSUs (though I big step up from the junk out there).

If you're looking at $500 instead of $400, that changes a number of things - I'd look to get an i3 and a slightly better PSU at least.
 
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