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[S0rax207]

I want to build a $400 to $550 gaming/editing pc at 1080p
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+
Cpu: AMD FX-6300

Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB 

Gpu: R7 260x

Hard Drive: Western Digital 1 tb caviar blue

Case Corsair Spec-01

Power supply: Corsair 430W 

 

 The reason i want to upgrade is because my laptop can't handle most games at high 720p. for example Bioshock infinite at high 720p even at medium it only gets like 40 fps.

 

[Imakuni]

Hint 1: buy a used parts.

 

Hint 2: don't go with AMD. Stick to intel, if you ever want to game.

[Happypap55]

If you're serious about editing, more cores help but if you want it mostly for gaming then you should probably go for Intel. This is what I put together based on what you want and your price point:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($97.46 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $549.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-21 01:14 EDT-0400