Entry Level Gaming Rig

BattleTiger · Oct 1, 2015

My brother wants a entry level gaming rig under 600$ so around 500/550$

How does this look?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8J2qZL

CTurbo · Oct 1, 2015

What is your budget? There are several issues with your build.

CTurbo · Oct 1, 2015

This would be much better and more reliable.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($175.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $515.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-01 20:47 EDT-0400

BattleTiger · Oct 1, 2015

CTurbo :

This would be much better and more reliable.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($175.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $515.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-01 20:47 EDT-0400

ah ok thank you, what would be a good OS system?

mistuhj · Oct 1, 2015

This will be worth every penny if you are down to do the rebates.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $575.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-01 20:53 EDT-0400