Parts to build a decent gaming PC for christmas

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Melanie_11

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Hi! I've decided to buy my son the parts to build his own gaming PC for Christmas...looking to spend $400+-. Can anyone please help me get the most for my $. I'm a pc user but know nothing about the internal parts lol! Thanks in advance for any help! He plays COD type games...I've been looking through the forums but most I've found are pretty old so far. I know he wants a case with lights;) and I'd like a decent memory and speed. And I'd like to be able to add Microsoft word for school related use. Thanks so much!
 
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Herc08

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I know this is over budget, but if he is going to want new games, this is probably the best you will get. It's starting point and the case is blue. Also, you will need Windows as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $470.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-08 10:45 EST-0500
 
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Melanie_11

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I don't mind going over budget,just wanting to stay reasonable. He plays the newest COD (at least on Xbox-he doesn't have a gaming pc at all but begging for one ha)...those choices look great to me that you sent (takeaway price range-cause I have zero idea on what I'm buying lol)..I'll probably just stick with that and go ahead and order today to be sure to get them all in on time! Thanks so much for your help!!!
 
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lunyone

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This will do, but will be limited by storage:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($43.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $430.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-08 11:01 EST-0500

Updating the storage to 1 TB:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($43.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $452.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-08 11:03 EST-0500

If you need to include the Operating System (Windows 7/10) then we would need to adjust things quite a bit to try and fit that into the budget. Did you already have the Monitor/Keyboard/Mouse too?
 
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