Whats a good budget build?

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LinuxKid1998

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As the name implies, I would like help making a Ultra-budget minded PC, that can play simple things like RuneScape, World of Warcraft, RuneScape Private Servers, etc. etc. Although, I also want to record the gameplay, edit, render and start a YouTube channel. I have a very good idea with computers, I am A+ certified, but whenever I try to start a build, I always get way to high of a price than i want. Also a few side notes, Runescape is equally GPU/CPU intensive, although WoW is more GPU intensive, and as the other side of the spectrum, RuneScape Private Servers are mostly CPU demanding. I would like to stay within say $300-$400 if at all possible. I would also like it to be triple monitor friendly, not for the games to span, but for workloads such as spreadsheets, Documents, Editing, and of the sorts. Thank you guys for helping in advance. Cheers.
 
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logainofhades
You are going to need something much more powerful, especially with game recording. With that budget, that simply isn't going to happen. You are going to want a Xeon E3 1230 series, or better, or an i7, for recording gameplay, especially WoW. For a current gen system, you will be looking at something more like this. The equivalent i7 is a bit more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($251.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150M-PLUS WS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5"...
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Unfortunately, your budget needs to be higher than $400. A copy of Windows will set you back around $100 straight away.

For a gaming PC, a build like this is a good starting point:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($32.27 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $643.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-05 04:11 EDT-0400
 
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logainofhades

logainofhades

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You are going to need something much more powerful, especially with game recording. With that budget, that simply isn't going to happen. You are going to want a Xeon E3 1230 series, or better, or an i7, for recording gameplay, especially WoW. For a current gen system, you will be looking at something more like this. The equivalent i7 is a bit more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($251.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150M-PLUS WS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cougar MX200 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.19 @ Amazon)
Total: $920.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-06 17:28 EDT-0400

 
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