Is this a good budget Gaming PC?

Look for a motherboard with a 970 chipset

use RAM rated 1.5 volts or less

and then you have a decent platform if you decide to do some updates .

Consider win 8 64 bit . Better license means you can transfer it to another computer . Win 7 oem is locked to the first mb you install it on

If anything a 7850 is overkill for a 720p screen

I actually want a Radeon 7770, but everyone keeps suggesting the 7850, but the 7850 is twice the price, so I think I'm going to go back to a 7770.

I prefer Windows 7 over Windows 8. I tried both and Windows 8 would annoy me very quickly.

How about: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/EIEQ

NZXT Source 210 S210-002 White w/Black Front Trim “Aluminum Brush / Plastic” ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

AMD FX-4300 Vishera 3.8GHz (4.0GHz) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4300WMHKBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

ASRock 970 PRO3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PowerColor AX7850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


SUM 660$. Personally I would go with the 7850, since some games are GPU intensive even in 720p, the price difference for perfomance gain isn't that much and It will be better when you upgrade your monitor

There are alot of good choices but get the Phenom II X4 965 BE right now it is on sell for $84.99 on Amazon with free shipping. You should spend the most on your graphics card so get the most that you can afford you can always get a less expensive case, power supply, memory. found a power supply for $29.99 that is a Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX12V Power Supply from micro center and a 500gb caviar blue 7200rpm for $39.99 also at micro center. You can find good cheep cases for $30 from good brands like coolermaster and the NZXT is a good choice. You will want to try and get the 7850 card it is the best bang for the buck you are going to get in your price range. just keep checking for deals on NE, TD and the other sites along with Amazon, there you will get alot of free shipping which will help keep the price down.
I am building a $600 budget http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F8ED

I'm sorry michxymi, but I don't want to spend $660 on a computer right now. I'm trying to spend as little as possible at the moment. I think I might have to put it off for 2 more months before I can get my computer.

Rojodog, I love the both computers. I already ordered my windows 7 from Newegg, because it was $80, but like I said I might have to hold off on purchasing my computer for a bit longer. I'm going to save both lists, so that I can decide which one to buy thanks!

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