$600-$700 first PC build.

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So far I have came up with 4 different builds..they are probably horrible, which is why I bring this up to Toms Hardware..Here they are
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Luckdennis94/saved/#view=CfdvK8 A
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Luckdennis94/saved/#view=4t33CJ B
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Luckdennis94/saved/#view=7qpFTW C
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Luckdennis94/saved/#view=4sX3CJ D
I will be playing games like GTA V, so I am wanting to get around 60fps on Very High settings if possible for that price. I wont be playing very high settings, but we can use that as a base, if you want.
I will take any and all suggestions, I thank you for taking time to help me out and perfect my first build. I do need an OS if you post your builds here, but a keyboard, monitor or mouse I do not need on here. Again, thank you for taking your time to help a guy out. Have a great day.
 
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Those are older parts and have a low end PSU. The new Kabylake Pentium has HT which is similar to a i3, so that paired with a GTX 1060 6gb should handle most games on high settings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($61.99 @ Jet)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($239.99 @ Jet)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($50.89 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $692.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-20 14:39 EST-0500
 
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C or D are decent enough. RX470 is quite a bit faster than a 1050Ti.

Only suggestion would be to invest a little more in the power supply.

If you really want to optimize performance today, there is another option in the form of the Kabylake Pentium.
 
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1) I've seen people complaining about GTAV (and some other games) not always running smoothly on dual-core CPUs. I would not risk it if buying for GTA5.
2) If you do not believe that- then save good money and get G4560 instead, which is almost identical to i3 6100 but dirt cheap.
3) But if you can- best is to wait a few weeks for information of 4-core Ryzen CPUs: cheapest one, R3 1100 is expected to cost $129 and be equivalent to ~i5 6400, but with overclocking unlocked on B350 motherboards. Cheap i7 equivalent (4/8) R5 1300 should start at $179, which is also a wonderful price. These CPUs go with DDR4 ram.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.31 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($239.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.00 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $780.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-20 14:48 EST-0500

This build might be a bit over budget but it is using latest hardware and WILL run GTA-V High settings at least 60FPS. This build also has good future proofing.
 
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This Answer will give you the best long term platform to upgrade from. If you need to save a few bucks a Radeon 470 will be a cheaper GPU solution that should be fine. (1060 is better) You can lose the Optical drive for now. But this is a spot on build. Long term you will pay for not going with the i5 vs the i3 or Pentium. it will play games fine now, but have a shorter lifespan.



 
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This setup is really not the best. To start- motherboard is very basic one, and already limits the user to 2x4GB RAM with no more slots for it. Games already benefit some from having 16GB, and being short on RAM makes a big difference. Also, it obviously does not have extra connections and features available on $75+ motherboards, as every cent was saved just to make it cheaper. I would never buy myself such basic motherboard in a ~$700-$800 build.
Then the CPU: 2.7-3.2GHz is very low for 2017. Refreshed Intel line up is already clocked ~0.5-1.0GHz higher. Also, this processor is more expensive than than Ryzen R3s are set to be, but slower and not overclockable.
I'm not saying that it would not play modern games if coupled with a good graphics card. But I do not like it as due to budget restraints bad value CPU and MB are picked, RAM size is limited at a time when market is about to move on to better quality and value at same price.



 
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well knowing me I dont know much about what parts are good and which arent..if somebody could help fix that xD
 
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