My budget is 650$, I live in the US, only buying from microcenter, due to my father being a sort of second hand on buying this, he doesn't want anything shipped.
I want this build to be able to stream, record and edit video, as well as game, I was also wondering if perhaps an FX processor would be better at this, considering the more cores.
Need windows, preferably 8.1
Upgrading because this 400$ craptop from 2008 does not cut it, I bought a 550$ PC from newegg, thinking it would be good, a huge mistake, FX 8100, and r7 250, "Oh look 8 cores and 2 GB of VRAM! Wow, this must be so good!" Little did I know that the PSU would matter, the OS wouldn't boot 24/7 and the mobo came installed with one standoff (wtf). Sent in a refund to newegg, now its been more than a month of back of forth garbage through shipping damages, and insurance, I finally think I have the right build. Please be honest, and no, I don't only need intel, or amd or nvidia, I just want a good 650$ build that can do what I want without question.
Here's what I have
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($159.99)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99)
Total: $657.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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