Budget Gaming PC for ~$600 Help

[chicken64]

Hi, I'm trying to build a pc (for the first time) and I need some pointers. I'm not looking for the best gaming PC out there. I'm not even looking to play everything on max settings at 1080p. 720p or so will suffice and hopefully High settings instead of Ultra. If not, even Medium at around 60fps would be great. I've started a build and I'm looking for some opinions on it. Please help! There's no need to worry about the OS, I already have it. Thanks!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($138.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.39 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $644.28

 

[luks104]

Pretty good build but i personally would go with a 500w or 550w psu possibly modular since i don't know if your case has cable management.

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

2*4gb sticks of RAM. A stronger non-reference GPU cooler would be better for temps/overclocking gigabyte, EVGA, Asus, are all good brands. Probably something like Corsair for PSU, you can't go wrong, I'd go with a Corsair 600m if I were you. Perhaps just a 6300? All you get is a higher clock speed which can be achieved through overclocking anyway.

This would be better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.39 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $634.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-19 12:43 EST-0500)

 

[chicken64]

Thanks for the help! Would Windows 7 be good for the new setup than Jonathan Sifleet recommends?

 

[camohanna]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WiIB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WiIB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WiIB/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.58 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.39 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $591.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-19 16:59 EST-0500)

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

Thanks for the help! Would Windows 7 be good for the new setup than Jonathan Sifleet recommends?

7/8/8.1/Ubuntu, any would be good

 

[camohanna]

Thanks for the help! Would Windows 7 be good for the new setup than Jonathan Sifleet recommends?

I suggest 8.1 simply because it is faster and the upgrade to windows 7. However if you really hate windows 8, windows 7 is still good.

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

Windows 8.1 plus start menu 8 by Iobit, you can't go wrong.

 

[chicken64]

Sounds like a good deal! I can try it with 8.1 and with that start menu that was suggested.