Gaming computer under 800$

celeryo

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Hello, I have never built a computer and I honestly know next to nothing about computer hardware, I just want to have a good fast gaming computer that can also have multiple tabs/windows open. I was going to buy a pre-built but everyone says that building it yourself is way better, so if someone could pick the parts for me I would be really grateful!

Approximate Purchase Date: within the next 2 weeks

Budget Range: under 800$ Before rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming (ex. minecraft, skyrim, WoW) at high fps, internet, video streaming

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor (planning on buying the monitor at a later date), speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: doesn't really matter, but if you could compile them onto a pcpartpicker list that would be great

Country: United States

Parts Preferences: none

Overclocking: Maybe

Considering I have never built my own pc and I am a total noob, do you think it will be hard to build? Is there anything I should know before building it? Any advice would be appreciated

Thanks so much!
 

logainofhades

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($13.49 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $790.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-23 15:12 EST-0500

This video guide, may be of some help to you.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2715496/video-build.html
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($208.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($85.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $792.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-23 15:20 EST-0500
 
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inQntrol

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Xv8LGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Xv8LGX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570S 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.76 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£31.94 @ More Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.13 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (£190.27 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£59.87 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Total: £563.96 // roughly $850
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-23 20:32 GMT+0000