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Hi guys i will like to get the best of this budget so go crazy but remain tight . :D  waiting for ur suggestions

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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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Are you willing to upgrade in future and deal with horriable graphics or you want something that could run BF4 at 300 dollars?

CPU: A8-5600K GPU: MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4GB MOBO: ASUS A55BM-PLUS 

RAM: 2x 4GB Samsung DDR3-1600 1.25V PSU: Corsair CX430 CASE: Enermax Ostrog Windowed STORAGE: PNY CS1111 120GB / Hitachi 1TB 7200RPM OS: Windows 10 Pro & macOS Sierra 10.12.3

 

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Hi guys i will like to get the best of this budget so go crazy but remain tight . :D  waiting for ur suggestions

What is this computer being used for? Where are you buying?

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you will noit be able to get a gpu for a $300 PC

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you will noit be able to get a gpu for a $300 PC

Thats when the 7850k comes into play

CPU: A8-5600K GPU: MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4GB MOBO: ASUS A55BM-PLUS 

RAM: 2x 4GB Samsung DDR3-1600 1.25V PSU: Corsair CX430 CASE: Enermax Ostrog Windowed STORAGE: PNY CS1111 120GB / Hitachi 1TB 7200RPM OS: Windows 10 Pro & macOS Sierra 10.12.3

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $357.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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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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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $357.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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By the looks of his location, he lives in Africa

CPU: A8-5600K GPU: MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4GB MOBO: ASUS A55BM-PLUS 

RAM: 2x 4GB Samsung DDR3-1600 1.25V PSU: Corsair CX430 CASE: Enermax Ostrog Windowed STORAGE: PNY CS1111 120GB / Hitachi 1TB 7200RPM OS: Windows 10 Pro & macOS Sierra 10.12.3

 

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By the looks of his location, he lives in Africa

I have no way of knowing that.

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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Hi guys i will like to get the best of this budget so go crazy but remain tight . :D  waiting for ur suggestions

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pJNX6h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker....6h/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Corsair Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($27.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.75 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $295.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 10:49 EST-0500
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg)Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center)Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)Total: $357.92Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-28 13:26 EST-0500

Isn't there an XFX PSU for 39.99 on Amazon?

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Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pJNX6h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker....6h/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Corsair Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($27.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.75 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $295.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 10:49 EST-0500

 

You cant game on a pentium without extremely low FPS

 

a APU or a 860k and a dedicated GPU GTX 750+ will get you 50 fps low 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pJNX6h

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker....6h/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($27.98 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.75 @ OutletPC) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $295.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 10:49 EST-0500

Ew. No.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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Isn't there an XFX PSU for 39.99 on Amazon?

CM VSM is MUCH better for 10$ extra

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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Are you willing to upgrade in future and deal with horriable graphics or you want something that could run BF4 at 300 dollars?

something thar could run it with 60fps at 720p

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Ew. No.

that build does not include any GPU !!!!!!!!!

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pJNX6h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker....6h/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Corsair Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($27.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.75 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $295.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 10:49 EST-0500

 

Intel pentium?

 

*puke*

 

worst suggestion ever!

Current setup

Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($62.86 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Masscool 8WT15-38 42.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($5.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $340.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-28 14:50 EST-0500

Not bad actually

Edit:

Added better GPU

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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that build does not include any GPU !!!!!!!!!

Exactly.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($35.70 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($22.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.15 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($23.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $315.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-28 15:16 EST-0500

 

This is what I would recommend, you can even overclock the G3258 without any problems on this budget, just don't expect anything too fancy on your budget. There are some good sales in USA which you can use, if you have some questions, post them here, we'll try to answer. :)

 

If you could go up to 350$, I would go for this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($35.70 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($22.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.15 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $359.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-28 15:22 EST-0500

 

This should really perform better than the one I mentioned before and you still have some more energy to work with for overclocks, in the future I would upgrade the HDD and your cooler as soon as possible, then it's up to you.

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win-win

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $343.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-28 15:28 EST-0500

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You cant game on a pentium without extremely low FPS

 

a APU or a 860k and a dedicated GPU GTX 750+ will get you 50 fps low 

 

 

Ew. No.

 

 

Intel pentium?

 

*puke*

 

worst suggestion ever!

 

OP is gaming? Didn't see in the post...

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that build does not include any GPU !!!!!!!!!

 

Sorry for double post but seriously you're not going to get a gpu for $300 budget. You do realize that many gpu's that run modern titles 30-60fps are 150-300$ alone, right?

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I hereby offer these up on the altar of cheap builds...

#1 - Under $300 - Skylake Celeron & Intel HD. This won't do all that well "out of the box", but uses the current Intel LGA 1151 socket, and has room for a GPU, so it should be upgradeable to a better CPU and GPU when more $ is saved. The H110 motherboard chipset doesn't support SLI or overclocking, however. I'm able to get 60+ fps in TF2 and Dota2 (at 900p if I rein in the AA & a couple other things) on my 4790K with its iGPU, which is an older generation.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($70.12 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.74 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Other: integrated graphics
Total: $298.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 22:17 EST-0500



#2 - under $350, Weak CPU, relatively decent GPU. The CPU is weak on this one, but it has a much better graphics card. Also it's Socket LGA 1150, so it could be upgraded to an i3, i5 or i7 later. (The chipset doesn't support overclocking, however.)  I suppose you might be able to squeeze in a better CPU by downsizing to 4 GB RAM, a 250-320GB hard drive (not SSD), supplying your own keyboard & mouse.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1820 2.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.74 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $342.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 22:24 EST-0500

 

 

 

#3 - under $350 - possibly decent CPU, somewhat weaker GPU.  This build does have a dedicated GPU (although the benchmark site I was using puts it on par with some integrated GPUs) because there is no integrated GPU on this one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 720 1GB Video Card ($44.88 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.74 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Other: no integrated graphics
Total: $345.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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As for most other parts, the case doesn't have much of bad reviews on newegg and supposedly fits the 212 EVO (if the OP wants to add it later).  The keyboard and mouse (if the OP doesn't already have one) is similar to the one I use (MK200), just without the extra multimedia/function keys.  The power supply, according to JonnyGuru's review, is one that he'd get if he was on a tight budget.  Also that looked like a pretty good deal on 8 GB of G.Skill RAM.  Also, in addition to what I said on #2, you could try to pick merchants that may have cheaper prices.  (I picked those because often while some were like 10-20$ cheaper for some parts, they didn't give their shipping prices.   Also a week or 2 ago I was looking some of those things up, and for some parts, one of those unspecified-shipping places wanted like $20-30, whereas Newegg or Amazon would ship the same part for free or only $2-3.)  There's also a part or two that has a mail-in rebate, but I didn't factor that in.  (I never do builds with rebates.  If I shop for a part that happens to have a mail-in rebate, I budget as if the rebate didn't exist.)  No monitor and OS is included because I was doing it in scrapyard wars style, just with new parts.  (I see someone suggested a build with the Q6600, but I was primarily going with new parts.  I almost wanted to do that CPU, but is it a new-in-box CPU, or refurbished?  I'm not sure...)

 

 

Now ... if a monitor and operating system is ALSO needed within that $300-350 budget, then I bow down to the Gods of Scrapyard, and refer to them for finding a budget build. :) I'm sure Linus, Luke, or people who have been on this forum much longer than I have could easily find a build that'd be 10 times better than what I submitted for half the price. :)

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