Need help designing a cheap basic gaming PC

LonelyNerd

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First of all I want to thank everyone here that is willing to help. I made a similar thread 1 year ago but now I have more money and I am ready to start getting my hands dirty. I have a $530-$550 budget. Maybe $600. I play CS:GO and similar age games. So I dont need the highest quality.

Here is my best choice: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/QxcWXH
I am happy with my RAM and GPU. I am very bad at choosing motherboards and can not find a good CPU. I had originally choosen the Intel Pentium G3258. I then chose 6 cores and a slightly higher GHz. I also heard this PSU has been known to be DOA. Any thoughts?

Sorry I may not be able to respond quickly. Ill be out of town for 5 days. Thank you in advance for helping :D
 
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CTurbo

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This would be much much better. Avoid the AMD FX cpus.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($33.69 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $522.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-06 00:39 EDT-0400
 
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CTurbo

Pizza Monster
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This would be better although this does not offer any upgrade path as far as cpus go.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X PRO3+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($57.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $564.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-06 00:44 EDT-0400