New to Making Gaming PC - Somewhat Low Budget?

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Hi everyone,

Ever since my trusty 8yr old laptop died on me and after thinking for awhile, I've decided to make my own PC for gaming and maybe schooling. I am a complete newbie when it comes to building my own PC, and I hope you guys can give me some input on what parts I should get (maybe even the weird wiring stuff I'll need?? Sorry D: so nooby). I already have a mouse, so I am not too worried about that. My current monitor belongs to my sibling but I know they will want it back at some point. I might have a keyboard, but I don't know for sure. My total budget is $900 (including accessories and parts), and the games I mostly play are MMORPGs, MOBAs, and RPGs. Also, I would like the PC to last for a while so I don't have to worry too much about replacing it. Any suggestions about parts or accessories will be greatly appreciated!

Also, I was looking at websites like CyberPowerPC and iBuyPower to build the computer for you while you choose the parts. Do you guys recommend these websites for that service or should I stick to putting it together myself?
 
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Defintiely do not recommend those sites. Building it yourself is not hard. There are instructions with the motherboard. Then YouTube has 1000s of videos on how to do it. I recommend the ones from Newegg as they don't edit and take you step by step by step. If you only play those, then you don't need anything extragavenet. One moment, while I get you a list.
 
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This should do you some justice until you can find time to get better parts. However, it will get school work done, and allow you to play those games, and more. Newever games (BF1, Watch Dogs 2, etc) can be played as well, jsut not at high settings. Any questions, jsut ask.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($82.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.88 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 470 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($174.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VP228H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($109.00 @ Best Buy)
Total: $821.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-30 14:40 EST-0500
 
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There are at least two comprehensive articles on tomshardware.com that you should read/study.

How To Build A PC
by Chris Miconi May 26, 2016
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-pc,2601.html

Best Builds
by Tom's Hardware Community November 28, 2016
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-pc-builds,4390.html#p6

Two builds in the "Best Builds" article are:
Best $750 VR Build
My PC Costs As Much As My Vive - Built By: g-unit1111
• Corsair Carbide 200R
• Intel i5-6500 3.2Ghz
• EVGA GeForce GTX 1060
• Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB
• Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3
• SeaSonic S12II 520
• WD Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM

Best $1,000 PC Build
i5-6600K GTX 1070 Build - Built By: King Dranzer

• NZXT Source 210
• Intel Core i5-6600K 3.50 GHz
• Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
• Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
• G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB)
• ASRock Z170 Pro4S
• Corsair RM750x
• ADATA SP550 (120GB)
• WD Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
 
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Wow, thanks for those links, definitely will be looking at them when my parts comes in.
 
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I have noticed that there's not a cooling system in the list you guys gave to me, well besides the $1k build one... I want something that isn't high maintenance and suddenly break down on me.
 
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The list I gave, the i3 comes with a stock cooler, and it's deisgned specially for that CPU.
 
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Ah. Okay, thanks for letting me know.
 
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