Good quality AMD Gaming PC setup for around $400?

WALKER150 · Jun 2, 2016

I'm planning to save up my money for a few months for a Gaming PC that can perform better than the XBOX One and PS4 combined. Intel's CPUs are really great quality but at an expensive price. Does anybody here have a quality AMD setup I can save up around $400 for?

Here's what I am only looking for:
CPU
MoBo
RAM
PSU
Storage (Hard Drive)
PC Case

Garilia · Jun 2, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($30.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $398.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 20:48 EDT-0400

What about a gpu?

WALKER150 · Jun 2, 2016

Garilia :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($30.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $398.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 20:48 EDT-0400

What about a gpu?

I knew I forgot to add something, yes I am also looking for a GPU

ComputerSecurityGuy · Jun 2, 2016

Here's a good build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($41.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $428.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 21:03 EDT-0400

WALKER150 · Jun 2, 2016

ComputerSecurityGuy :

Here's a good build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($41.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $428.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 21:03 EDT-0400

What games does the CPU run well on?

toot12311 · Jun 3, 2016

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/F3BBD8

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($26.44 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $459.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-03 02:11 EDT-0400

BadActor · Jun 3, 2016

I know you said AMD, but they aren't really cheaper and they have no upgrade path. Not a fanboy, but just like to get my money's worth. An i3 will perform better in games than an FX 8xxx and can be upgraded to an i5 or i7 later. These current AMD CPU's will be a bottleneck anything over a GTX 970. You could add an RX 480 to the build below and would still be under $500.00 and would be a kick@55 gaming rig.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ 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 ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($33.69 @ Directron)
Total: $469.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-03 02:17 EDT-0400

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-JtmIfS4sw

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

toot12311 · Jun 3, 2016

BadActor :

I know you said AMD, but they aren't really cheaper and they have no upgrade path. Not a fanboy, but just like to get my money's worth. An i3 will perform better in games than an FX 8xxx and can be upgraded to an i5 or i7 later. These current AMD CPU's will be a bottleneck anything over a GTX 970. You could add an RX 480 to the build below and would still be under $500.00 and would be a kick@55 gaming rig.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ 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 ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($33.69 @ Directron)
Total: $469.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-03 02:17 EDT-0400

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-JtmIfS4sw

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

"Not a fanboy"
>Picks GTX 960

seems legit.

BadActor · Jun 3, 2016

toot12311 :

BadActor :

"Not a fanboy"
>Picks GTX 960

seems legit.

Lower power consumption to work with a the budget PSU. Not many decent PSU's in that price range. And did I mention using the RX 480? Don't be snarky.

WALKER150 · Jun 3, 2016

BadActor :

I know you said AMD, but they aren't really cheaper and they have no upgrade path. Not a fanboy, but just like to get my money's worth. An i3 will perform better in games than an FX 8xxx and can be upgraded to an i5 or i7 later. These current AMD CPU's will be a bottleneck anything over a GTX 970. You could add an RX 480 to the build below and would still be under $500.00 and would be a kick@55 gaming rig.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ 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 ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($33.69 @ Directron)
Total: $469.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-03 02:17 EDT-0400

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-JtmIfS4sw

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

The PSU wouldn't burn my house down or anything would it? I don't see a certification on it

BadActor · Jun 3, 2016

Tier 3 from Tom's PSU charts, and probably one of the best ones IMO. Perfectly suitable for a budget build.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/antec-vp450-power-supply-review/11/

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Garilia · Jun 3, 2016

BadActor :

yup. Here at Tom's we often put a lot of stock in that sometimes updated PSU Tier list, and I do reference it a lot in my suggestions. But there a lot of decent psu's that either haven
t been evaluated, or we get a little to stuck on "only from Tier 1 or 2" but the folks that run jonnyguru.com often discuss how they've contacted Tom's to update the list, and recognize that there are some PSU's that score higher at jonnyguru and hardwaresecrets, than they are listed here.

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