[US] $400 starter PC

[Kevinkt]

around 500 bucks ( with windows7/8/8.1) and you can have yourself a pretty decent starter PC to get into pc gaming

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1525313

[Osmium]

Not bad.

[nsyedhasan]

Save some more and then buy something better.

[megadarkwood]

I wouldn't, that PSU looks meh and you could get a better deal if you went the APU route.

[Kevinkt]

I wouldn't, that PSU looks meh and you could get a better deal if you went the APU route.

For 400 bucks its not that bad of a deal. and i used a raidmax PSU for five years and it still works. just noisy since the fan is dying.

[megadarkwood]

For 400 bucks its not that bad of a deal. and i used a raidmax PSU for five years and it still works. just noisy since the fan is dying.

If you got an a10 6800k or 5650k (I think thats what it is) you would get better bang for your buck performance.

[Kevinkt]

If you got an a10 6800k or 5650k (I think thats what it is) you would get better bang for your buck performance.

I really don't think current APU's are better than the r7 250k

[megadarkwood]

I really don't think current APU's are better than the r7 250k

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE APU!

 

I have an APU based laptop and it is a beast.

[Kevinkt]

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE APU!

 

I have an APU based laptop and it is a beast.

 

I know APU are good but they're not as good as a real GPU/current cpu,

[megadarkwood]

I know APU are good but they're not as good as a real GPU/current cpu,

They are getting there really fast, the new APU's from AMD can run Battlefield 4 at 60fps stable (Medium settings 1080p)

[CoolBeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.97 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Apevia X-TRPJR-BK/450 ATX Mid Tower Case w/450W Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $425.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-14 10:59 EST-0500)

Spend 40$ more and get a 270

[Kevinkt]

They are getting there really fast, the new APU's from AMD can run Battlefield 4 at 60fps stable (Medium settings 1080p)

Yes. new apu that aren't out yet.

[Kevinkt]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.97 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Apevia X-TRPJR-BK/450 ATX Mid Tower Case w/450W Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $425.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-14 10:59 EST-0500)

Spend 40$ more and get a 270

mainly people that don't know what the fuck their doing when it comes to buying parts can buy this and know everything is going to work tho

[CoolBeans]

mainly people that don't know what the fuck their doing when it comes to buying parts can buy this and know everything is going to work tho

Those people buy prebuilts

[Le Reaper]

Wow, that's a great deal. Newegg has great barebone sets sometimes.

[Kevinkt]

Those people buy prebuilts

not all of them

[megadarkwood]

Yes. new apu that aren't out yet.

My laptop (Mobile APU) Runs BF3 at 100fps on high settings. I have not played BF4 yet as I don't own it so I don't know the performance on that.

 

Also, the new Kaveri APU's came out today. (The ones that play BF4 at 60fps)

[Kevinkt]

What's your res on your laptop?

[megadarkwood]

What's your res on your laptop?

1366x768

[Kevinkt]

1366x768

That's why it runs at 100 fps on an apu, that's pretty low

[megadarkwood]

That's why it runs at 100 fps on an apu, that's pretty low

Its still extremly fast.

I have played on my 1080p 50" TV with the same settings at 80fps

[N00B_person]

I suppose its good to start you off. But please say you'll upgrade in the future

[Psychatog]

I wouldn't, that PSU looks meh and you could get a better deal if you went the APU route.

For what it is, it's actually a decent PSU.  Raidmax isn't known for quality, but their mid to higher range stuff is okay.

[Psychatog]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.97 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Apevia X-TRPJR-BK/450 ATX Mid Tower Case w/450W Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $425.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-14 10:59 EST-0500)

Spend 40$ more and get a 270

You can find ram a little cheaper, I NEVER trust Hitachi and a case+PSU combo = eww, but I get the point

[WoodenMarker]

PCPartPicker part list 

Spend 40$ more and get a 270

You'd also want a new psu in that case.