On the Cheap: $500-600 "gaming" pc for my brother. Need suggestions.

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burdenbound

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I would shoot for an i3 over the athlon listed in the build you posted, and go with a 4GB model of the RX 480 for $200.
 
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geofelt

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I might suggest a build which can be upgraded.
The X4-860Kis a relatively weak cpu(Passmark single thread rating is 1597) and the motherboard does not allow upgrades to a stronger cpu.
Current technology would be a I3-6100,(single thread 2102) any lga1151 motherboard, a 2 x 4gb ddr4 ram kit.
450w is sufficient for even a GTX1060. For stronger, you might want 500w.
Seasonic and XFX are excellent quality.

The build used a hard drive.
FWIW.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, or 500gb you may never need a hard drive.

I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice.
 
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Biomirth

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Awesome. Thanks for the advice so far guys. I don't keep up with processor evolution closely so this is very helpful. Also I agree r/e the SSD. I'll have to think about a second storage drive for photos, etc.. but I may salvage one from an old PC.
 
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Biomirth

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Could you list a full build? I'm butterfingers with finding compatible parts.
 
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olefaded12

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here is one for $200!!!!


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD 2650 1.45Ghz Dual-Core Processor ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($14.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce 8400 GS 1GB Video Card ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Logisys 480W ATX Power Supply ($11.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($14.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $246.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-12 17:01 EDT-0400
 
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Biomirth

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That's impressive. I'd like to get the most bang for my buck though! Better processor, GPU, well, everything :)

Thanks.
 
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Biomirth

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I don't know. I'd still love it if someone put together a <$600.00 build though! AMD or Intel, either is fine.
 
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