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I'm setting up specific budgets here so keep in mind that there might not be SSDs in any of 'em or they might be a bit unbalanced.

None of these have OSes or peripherals, so keep that in mind.

 

$300

is hard, actually.

 
CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($81.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($57.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $291.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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$353 :^) (Xbox One alternative)

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $353.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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$400 (PS4 alternative)
Debated on whether this was worth making but whatever, smaller and slightly faster.

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $402.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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$500 stream machine (copypasted from an earlier setup)

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($123.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $496.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I will post more budgets if requested.

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Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, AMD BUILDS!

Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down. - Adam Savage

 

PHOΞNIX Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.75GHz | Corsair LPX 16Gb DDR4 @ 2933 | MSI B350 Tomahawk | Sapphire RX 480 Nitro+ 8Gb | Intel 535 120Gb | Western Digital WD5000AAKS x2 | Cooler Master HAF XB Evo | Corsair H80 + Corsair SP120 | Cooler Master 120mm AF | Corsair SP120 | Icy Box IB-172SK-B | OCZ CX500W | Acer GF246 24" + AOC <some model> 21.5" | Steelseries Apex 350 | Steelseries Diablo 3 | Steelseries Syberia RAW Prism | Corsair HS-1 | Akai AM-A1

D.VA coming soon™ xoxo

Sapphire Acer Aspire 1410 Celeron 743 | 3Gb DDR2-667 | 120Gb HDD | Windows 10 Home x32

Vault Tec Celeron 420 | 2Gb DDR2-667 | Storage pending | Open Media Vault

gh0st Asus K50IJ T3100 | 2Gb DDR2-667 | 40Gb HDD | Ubuntu 17.04

Diskord Apple MacBook A1181 Mid-2007 Core2Duo T7400 @2.16GHz | 4Gb DDR2-667 | 120Gb HDD | Windows 10 Pro x32

Firebird//Phoeniix FX-4320 | Gigabyte 990X-Gaming SLI | Asus GTS 450 | 16Gb DDR3-1600 | 2x Intel 535 250Gb | 4x 10Tb Western Digital Red | 600W Segotep custom refurb unit | Windows 10 Pro x64 // offisite backup and dad's PC

 

Saint Olms Apple iPhone 6 16Gb Gold

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give me a second to make my own builds and beat you or tie with you

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"AMD, the king. (of cheap)"

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i7 4790k/ Bequiet Pure Rock/Asrock h97 PRO4/ 8 GB Crucial TT/ Corsair RM 750/ H-440 Custom/  PNY GT 610

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the only way to determine a console alternative is to bench it

Rig: Thermaltake Urban S71 | MSI Z77 G45-Gaming | Intel Core i5 3570K (4.4Ghz @ 1.4v) | CM Hyper 212 EVO | Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB | MSI GTX 660 | Kingston 120GB SSD | Seagate 3TB HDD | EVGA 850W B2

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And yet of course, like every one of these threads, there are no operating systems. And no, Ubuntu and Debian won't do considering most AAA titles are never launched on Linux and most console ditchers would be playing AAA titles.

 

And even then, these systems won't best an equivalent console for performance. The consoles are well optimized for the low end hardware that they have. They milk it and make the most of it while on PC, API and driver overhead along with a lack of optimization keep that from happening.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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And yet of course, like every one of these threads, there are no operating systems. And no, Ubuntu and Debian won't do considering most AAA titles are never launched on Linux and most console ditchers would be playing AAA titles.

I already stated "no OSes and peripherals"

reading closely helps don't it

 

hell, windows 8.1 pro on g2a, $25, bang

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I already stated "no OSes and peripherals"

reading closely helps don't it

 

hell, windows 8.1 pro on g2a, $25, bang

I can read buddy, but this post is just predictable. And G2A isn't exactly reliable, nor are they an authorized Microsoft reseller. At that point, you may as well pirate the OS.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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have fun at $300

oh i will

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it's not fanboyism moreso future proofing because trust me, the g3258 ain't relevant anymore

kinda wanted to do an i3/nvidia build in here tho :P

 

Just rigged these up quickly for an Intel/Nvidia combo

 

tiny bit over $500, would be cheaper with an i3 obv, and and i3 and 750ti  make a great budget system too!

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($163.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $532.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:28 EDT-0400
 
 
 
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $417.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $320.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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tiny bit over $500, would be cheaper with an i3 obv, and and i3 and 750ti  make a great budget system too!

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($163.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $532.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:28 EDT-0400
 
 
 
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $417.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:29 EDT-0400
 
 
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $320.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:30 EDT-0400

 

are mini-itx board on Intel's side really that expensive? otherwise the $400 build looks good

 

also the i5 rig KINDA? defeats the purpose of the stream rig, i know i could do that for $500 but still

 

$320 rig, AYYYY LMAO PENTIUM

/jk but you could cut some more corners on there

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are mini-itx board on Intel's side really that expensive? otherwise the $400 build looks good

 

also the i5 rig KINDA? defeats the purpose of the stream rig, i know i could do that for $500 but still

 

$320 rig, AYYYY LMAO PENTIUM

/jk but you could cut some more corners on there

 

haha I just did it quickly, im at work :D so probably can be tweaked but yeah

 

didnt say it was a stream rig, just a rig at that price bracket since most people dont care about streaming

Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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$300

 

 
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($28.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $298.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:24 EDT-0400
 
 
$350
 
 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $341.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:34 EDT-0400
 
 
$400
 
 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $398.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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$500
 
 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 285 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($162.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $477.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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$600
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $605.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:31 EDT-0400
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My system is the Dell Inspiron 15 5559 Microsoft Signature Edition

                         The Austrailian king of LTT said that I'm awesome and a funny guy. the greatest psu list known to man DDR3 ram guide

                                                                                                               i got 477 posts in my first 30 days on LinusTechTips.com

 

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$300

 

 
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($28.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $298.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:24 EDT-0400
 
 
$350
 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $341.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:34 EDT-0400
 
 
$400
 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $398.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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$500
 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 285 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($162.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $477.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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$600
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $605.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:31 EDT-0400

 

damn that $300 build

my $350 and $400 builds are better tbh

$500 looks really noice and $600 does too

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damn that $300 build

my $350 and $400 builds are better tbh

$500 looks really noice and $600 does too

your $350 sure, but no to the $400, mine is better

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damn that $300 build

my $350 and $400 builds are better tbh

$500 looks really noice and $600 does too

i3 + 260X > 860K + 750 Ti

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$300

 

 
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($28.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $298.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:24 EDT-0400
 
 
$350
 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $341.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:34 EDT-0400
 
 
$400
 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $398.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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$500
 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 285 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($162.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $477.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 10:30 EDT-0400
 
 
$600
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $605.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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600$ and 500$ need XFX PSUs

400$ needs a slightly larger one for OC purposes

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
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600$ and 500$ need XFX PSUs

400$ needs a slightly larger one for OC purposes

yeah i completely forgot about the XFX psu and i would add a larger one if i could find a good one for around the same price

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yeah i completely forgot about the XFX psu and i would add a larger one if i could find a good one for around the same price

Аntec High Current Gamer 520m is 50-60$ atm - that's top quality :)

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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the only way to determine a console alternative is to bench it

 

This here. You can create builds and re-create builds all day on pcpartpicker but if you don't actually benchmark anything, how do we know that it's actually on-par with a console? I don't see the point in these threads other than for people to show off how creative they can get on creating builds online. That makes sense when someone asks for an idea of a build on their budget but to say that what you created does something but without showing proof, doesn't make sense to me.

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it's not fanboyism moreso future proofing because trust me, the g3258 ain't relevant anymore

kinda wanted to do an i3/nvidia build in here tho :P

Was the G3258 ever relevant?

I see it only as an enthusiast's OC toy.

 

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