Need advice on building a gaming PC from scratch

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NebSretaw1

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Exactly as the title says, I need help with building a gaming PC. I'll be starting completely from scratch with no parts currently owned, including keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc., and I need some advice on what parts I will need and what price range that will land me in.

I'm looking to be able to run Fallout 3 and New Vegas on medium settings at, at least, 30 fps. I'll be using this build as a starting point, and adding onto this later. I really need a rough estimate on how much a build capable of that will cost, inclusive of monitor, keyboard, etc.

I'm working off of nothing with no real knowledge in pc builds, and any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
 
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Ok here is a build that is a little over your budget and you can get the cost down by getting those discounts they talk about. If you go that it will be 586.03. This build will get you what you want. You can remove what you need or change what you need. If you plan on overclocking, you will need a cpu cooler.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kHZWGf
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I'm thinking in between $300-500$. This is just going to be my starting point, and I'll be building up from that. I'm willing to raise the budget if I have to, but I would like it to be as cheap as possible but fits my needs.
 
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Ok here is a build that is a little over your budget and you can get the cost down by getting those discounts they talk about. If you go that it will be 586.03. This build will get you what you want. You can remove what you need or change what you need. If you plan on overclocking, you will need a cpu cooler.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kHZWGf
 
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Oh ya just wanted to clarify. If you do not overclock, you can use the cpu cooler that comes with it. If you are, like I said before, you will not be using the cooler that comes with it but a custom out of stock cooler that you select.
 
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This is a great starter build. The case is easy to work with and comes with 3 fans pre-installed. I also fit as much as I could for under $650 including a SSD for your Boot Drive and a 320GB hard drive to install extra games and files. Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.48 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Asus M5A97 PLUS ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($23.13 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($96.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS197D-P 18.5" Monitor ($73.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $627.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-28 22:50 EDT-0400
 
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You really should invest a bit more and get something like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($172.99 @ B&H)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($31.42 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $703.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-28 22:59 EDT-0400

It is better than both above builds for a few reasons.
Vastly improved processor (and an upgrade path, unlike the non existent path of the athlon and minimal of the FX).
Skylake platform, including DDR4.
A 960.
Slightly higher quality PSU, still not great.
A monitor that isnt tiny AF on the FX build.
 
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