300$ budget rig for gaming

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/CRJBvV
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/CRJBvV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.44 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $310.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-12 08:06 EDT-0400PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/dfr2Hx
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CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz...

Harrygc00

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Not sure if you linked the wrong thing or not...
 

Colaterall915

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Lol idk whatbhe did
 

Harrygc00

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Yeah lol, so what do you currently have towards your build?
 

Colaterall915

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I have the gtx1060 a 2tb hdd and a wifi card now i have 300$ left to spend on the rig
 

Harrygc00

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That's pretty good then, although $300 (I'm British so I'm not 100% sure what $300 can get you) is not loads, but it's good that you alreay have a 1060, what kind of case do you want? atx, midi atx, matx?
 

Harrygc00

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Nice. What size of the case were you after?
 

Colaterall915

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Matx or mini itx although from what i have seen matx is cheapest oh and btw i put it in google its 244 pounds
 

Harrygc00

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Ah yes, so with your remining $300 you need to buy a PSU, case, motherboard and CPU. I think, but if there's anything else you need/? How much did your GPU cost?
 

xFeaRDom

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/CRJBvV
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/CRJBvV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.44 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $310.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-12 08:06 EDT-0400PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/dfr2Hx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/dfr2Hx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.44 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $268.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-12 07:51 EDT-0400

This leaves you around $40-50 Dollars to purchase a case of your choice, you could also change the RAM, but it won't really make too much of a difference. The motherboard however only has 2 RAM slots, so an upgrade to 2x8GB later on will be needed.

Or, if you save up an extra $60-70, you can go straight to 2x8GB, as this will be essential for the future as games are needing more RAM. Something basic and cheap like this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/c8Trxr/patriot-memory-px416g240c5k

Will do.

If this is out of the question, then the build below will help :p As the i3 6100 is a good, budget choice.
 
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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 ($53.44 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ B&H)
Total: $297.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-12 08:00 EDT-0400
 

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Colaterall915

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Not really sure yet its gonna be for my bday so im factoring it out of the budget