Wondering as to whether this is a good PC build

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mike804

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Hello, I'm a high school student that has played on PC since 2006. Now, with the upcoming games, I would like a PC that's more potent for them.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F2WPrH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F2WPrH/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($131.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($40.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $341.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 18:45 EDT-0400

Is that build suitable for the likes of Fallout 4, Star wars: Battlefront, Elite: Dangerous, The Witcher 3, etc...

NOTE: I plan to OC the 860k to around 4.2GHz
 
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Yes that is a much stronger build only suggestion if you can swing a couple more bucks is upgrade to a 950 (maybe $25) but that is more of a luxury, the 6300 was almost a neccesity
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I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this is way underpowered for gaming. You're looking at closer to 800 for a decent gaming PC that will play games for any length of time to come. Only thing I'd keep in this list is the case.
 
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I'm not to picky with respect to graphic settings and framerates. 30FPS or more is perfect for me. and I have a 900p monitor.
 
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If this is all you can afford, that is what you are limited to. It is not bad... for the price. All of the components are on the low end and this will struggle to play these games on even medium settings @ 1080p. I would suggest getting an Intel G3258 instead with an H81 chipset to get better gaming performance for the same money (if you are willing to overclock). If you really want to dive into these games, save $200 more if possible to upgrade the CPU and GPU a bit more. That way the PC will do better in modern games.
 
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FX-4300 is honestly a better bet. The G3258 is only dualcore, whilst the FX-4300 is quadcore (dual module blahblah.)

My younger brother has the FX-4170 4.2GHZ, which is the older vversion of the FX-4300 and a 7990 card. He runs Witcher 3 on ultra.
I had the G3258 before, with a R9 290 4gb card, couldn't run Witcher very well. It froze all the time for 1-2 secs every couple of seconds.
 
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Okay, so i revised it a bit with the input you guys gave.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tpDF23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tpDF23/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($136.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($40.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $404.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 19:07 EDT-0400

Changed to the fx 6300, is that more suitable? Remember, I only need 30FPS @ 900p resolution. Also, I've seen various reports of an fx6300 @ 750ti maxxing out bf4 while maintaining 60FPS. And GTA 5 high at 60-70FPS.
 
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Not the best in terms of quality but a decent upgrade.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($101.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($160.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($23.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $435.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 19:14 EDT-0400
 
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Hey, thanks for the build guide. I decided to keep the i3-4160 but replaced the 960 with a 950 as I have budget constraints.
 
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