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Plebe19

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Hello the Internet!
As one of those plebes who has no idea what I am talking about when I say, 'I want to build a PC', I am in need of assistance.
You see, I have a low(ish?) budget of "under $1150". I don't want it to be some kind of beast, I just want to run some games at low-medium settings with no lag (for example, Dragon Age Inquisition); I just want to know if the following can do that, with the hefty price tag of $975.
Components:
AMD FM2+ A8-7600 Quad Core 3.8GHz CPU with Radeon R7 Graphics
ASUS FM2+ A68HM-K MicroATX Motherboard
2 x 8GB DDR3 Crucial CT102464BA160B (1x8G) 1600MHz Ram Module
120GB Intel 2.5" 540s Series SATA 6Gb/s SSD Drive PN SSDSC2KW120H6X1
1TB WD 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s Blue HDD PN WD10EZEX
ASUS R7 240 2GB PCIe Video Card PN R7240-2GD3-L
18.5" LG 19M38D-B LED Monitor
Thermaltake ATX Versa H24 Case Black USB 3.0 (No PSU) PN CA1C1-00M1NN
550 Watt Thermaltake Litepower Power Supply PN PS-LTP-0550NPCNAU
Logitech K120 Wired USB Keyboard PN 920-002582
Logitech M705 Wireless Marathon Mouse
DVD Writer ASUS 24x DRW-24D5MT Black OEM
Volans VL-UA01 USB 3.0 Audio Adapter
PCI Wireless-N TP-Link WN851ND 300Mbps Network Card TL-WN851ND
CoolerMaster Vortex Plus Heatsink and Fan
140mm Fractal Silent Series Case Fan

I read somewhere that unless you are some kind of hardcore gamer, who also does video rendering etc., then AMD is a viable option. Not sure about the graphics/video card but I heard that you only really need 2gb. Is this correct? Any suggestions to get better bang for my buck?

Help appreciated.
 
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madmatt30
For you , will crush the system you listed easily.
Also includes a 240gb ssd, a far better monitor - everything you need apart from the operating system

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($145.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($75.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($57.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: XFX...
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that build is not the best bang for your buck, and it will ONLY run games at low-medium. you have alot of unnecessary parts, for example the audio and lan card should be built in to your motherboard. and AMD is good for extreme budget builds, especially A series cpus. you would do better with an intel build at your budget.
 
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Plebe19

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Hate to be dumb but when you say "should be", does that mean just that or are you saying it's already integrated?
Thanks!
 
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madmatt30

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You're Australian ?? ( assuming from some of those components which seem to be oz market only??

Explains the high price if so , when you drop $ as a currency we tend to assume the american dollar.

Just confirm your country, budget , what you actually need .
Assuming you want the full shebang here , full rower, monitor , keyboard, mouse.
What about operating system , does that need to be included in price?


 
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For you , will crush the system you listed easily.
Also includes a 240gb ssd, a far better monitor - everything you need apart from the operating system

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($145.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($75.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($57.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($60.50 @ Skycomp Technology)
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply ($59.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($15.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: LG 23MP55HQ-P 23.0" 60Hz Monitor ($175.00 @ CPL Online)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($36.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $919.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-01 18:31 AEST+1000
 
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Plebe19

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Yeah, sorry. Australian. Budget less than or equal to AUD $1150.00
OS not included.

Thanks for the list included in your other response, it does indeed seem to dwarf my list in every way - save that I have to do the building, which may actually explain the price tag given to me by ComputerAlliance.com (used that site as a friend who knows more about computers than I (which says more about me than it does about him) said they were reliable).
Friend recommended GeForce 960 5 GB GPU, should I bother listening to friend?
Anyway, thanks for taking the time out of your life to help.
 
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You have to shop around mate , I'd never buy a custom prebuild on a budget , you get charged enormous amounts.

The list above is just the best prices items I could find on partpicker at a similar pricepoint to yours but with much better performance.
If you're happy building yourself then you could drop a RX 470/480/gtx 1060 in that build still within your budget.

I wouldn't buy a 960 nowadays unless it was very very cheap - those 3 cards above just crucify it on a performance level for not much more money.

The reason I dropped a 460 in there is because you said low to medium settings & the 460 will pretty much stomp through anything on medium at a relatively cheap pricepoint.

Another $100 (which is the 960 pricepoint from what I see) nets you a 4gb 470 which will handle high settings on anything & even ultra on a lot of titles.

An i3 6100 & a 470 is a very very potent mix & probably the ultimate starter gaming PC combination for the money IMO
 
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