Need help to make a budget pc $250-300

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LampGoat

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Hi I'm looking to build a budget pc to replace my current premade. I plan to use it for some medium level gaming, and I don't really care for 1080p or VR, just something stable in the 40-60FPS range in the latest titles at medium res. Currently, I have a GTX 750TI (ASUS OC 2GB version) that I bought from a friend. Besides that I have nothing else. Not including the gpu, my budget is $250 but I may be able to squeeze $300 if it's really necessary. Since it's my first build, I'd prefer new parts. I know there's a MicroCenter and Frys near where I live, if that helps. Any suggestions are welcome! Thanks!

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jpatrick2

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Well, i'll be honest...$250-$300 is just going to get you a slightly better sh*tbox.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($66.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.43 @ Jet)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.78 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB STRIX Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $408.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-16 16:12 EST-0500
 
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esco_sid

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($41.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $305.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-16 16:27 EST-0500
 
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cryoburner

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My question would be, what are the rest of your existing computer's specs? It's possible that you could get somewhat better performance from the system you already have with some relatively low-cost upgrades. Maybe something as simple as a RAM upgrade could help, or perhaps a CPU upgrade if the motherboard socket is reasonably modern. Is the operating system 64 bit to support more than ~3GB of memory? $250-$300 is not a lot to work with for a PC build, even if you already have a graphics card. Being able to reuse some of your system's existing components would probably help, unless they are really old.
 
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