$400 gaming PC

[Justin_Stewie]

CPU? MB? GPU? Etc. thinking about building a little something that is decent. Thanks in advanced guys

[CowsGoRoar]

One does not simply expect to get a gaming PC for $400, unless 20 FPS at 800x600 is fine with you. I'd rather get a console for that budget.

[Guest]

One does not simply expect to get a gaming PC for $400, unless 20 FPS at 800x600 is fine with you. I'd rather get a console for that budget.

You are kind of crazy... I will make a pcpartpicker for him, and even a PC in that budget will be awesome, i play games like cod4 on 300 dollar laptop on 1280x720 on 45 fps, so why wouldn't he?

[CowsGoRoar]

You are kind of crazy... I will make a pcpartpicker for him, and even a PC in that budget will be awesome, i play games like cod4 on 300 dollar laptop on 1280x720 on 45 fps, so why wouldn't he?

Sorry, my standards are a lot higher than many of you budget PC builders.

[SeanAngelo]

damn, $400 i'd spend more if i was in your shoes, but meh

[Erik4boss]

Overclock this beast with the cooler, and expect great FPS!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($74.70 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $404.07

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 16:58 EDT-0400)

 

This also has the option of adding a new graphics card in for dual graphics.

[Izaya Orihara]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CHjO

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CHjO/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CHjO/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.73 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M Pro4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($59.49 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $423.62

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 16:57 EDT-0400)

 

Here you go. What to expect : 

[Izaya Orihara]

 

Overclock this beast with the cooler, and expect great FPS!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($74.70 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $404.07

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 16:58 EDT-0400)

 

This also has the option of adding a new graphics card in for dual graphics.

 

Great fps with an APU for sure... 

[Erik4boss]

Great fps with an APU for sure... 

Your build going 23$ over budget and does not have upgrade ability.

[Izaya Orihara]

Your build going 23$ over budget and does not have upgrade ability.

Because 23$ are so much. Save your pennies. Also how exactly is the one you made more upgradeable? APU+GPU does not work correctly and would add another 100$ down the line. 

[Guest]

There you go sir, only 20 dollars over your budget

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card  ($104.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($15.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $420.89

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 17:11 EDT-0400)

[Guest]

Sorry, my part list is actually filtered by merchant.

[tek inpektor]

$50 over and no OS.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CI1j

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CI1j/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CI1j/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.26 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 2GB Video Card  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $447.19

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 17:18 EDT-0400)

[JAKEBAB]

get an xbox one or ps4 lol

[Guest]

Perfectly updated:

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $409.36

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 17:26 EDT-0400)

 

Fits the budget

[MbV93]

I got this!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($115.99 @ NCIX US)
Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $403.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 17:32 EDT-0400)

[Cacao]

unless 20 FPS at 800x600 is fine with you

That's the one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard. You can actually play modern games at 1080p at med-high settings with decent FPS on a 400$ budget. You just need to know how to spend it.

[Cacao]

Here's my idea of a super budget gaming system. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($40.48 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.00 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $394.42

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 17:46 EDT-0400)

 

Yes it's ugly, yes it has hardly any storage. But it has plenty of RAM, CPU and GPU power to run 1080p games at med-high settings and absolutely crushes a console. You can sacrifice gaming performance for a more well rounded system, but if it's pure GPU horse power you're after, then this is what you want

 

EDIT: Moved it around a bit and fit an HDD twice as big.

Edited May 2, 2014 by Cacao

[CowsGoRoar]

That's the one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard. You can actually play modern games at 1080p at med-high settings with decent FPS on a 400$ budget. You just need to know how to spend it.

I was just exaggerating, but I play BF4 at 1080p ultra so that's why I spent $2100 CAD on my rig. I guess I underestimated the AMD APU.

[Cacao]

I was just exaggerating, but I play BF4 at 1080p ultra so that's why I spent $2100 CAD on my rig. I guess I underestimated the AMD APU.

Who said anything about APUs? Look at the build I posted above. The 750ti comfortably plays BF4 on high at 1080p, so not as far off from your 2100$ build as you would think

 

 

And while we're comparing game settings, I play BF4 on Ultra at 5760x1080 at 60+ FPS with 2 watercooled titans, how does that take away from me appreciating a budget build? You underestimate budget PCs way too much

[CowsGoRoar]

Who said anything about APUs? Look at the build I posted above. The 750ti comfortably plays BF4 on high at 1080p, so not as far off from your 2100$ build as you would think

 

 

And while we're comparing game settings, I play BF4 on Ultra at 5760x1080 at 60+ FPS with 2 watercooled titans, how does that take away from me appreciating a budget build? You underestimate budget PCs way too much

35 FPS is horrible, because I've spent 3 years playing at 20 FPS. It's time to enjoy 60.

[Cacao]

35 FPS is horrible, because I've spent 3 years playing at 20 FPS. It's time to enjoy 60.

*SIGH* whatever dude.... (35 is min, 47 is AVG, which is quite playable, even online)

 

Since we're just nitpicking at each other's arguments at this point, I took a look at your specs on your profile, your system is nowhere near 2100$, no clue where you pulled that number from. It's more like 1300-1400$. So even your PC is more budget than you think.

[CowsGoRoar]

*SIGH* whatever dude.... (35 is min, 47 is AVG, which is quite playable, even online)

 

Since we're just nitpicking at each other's arguments at this point, I took a look at your specs on your profile, your system is nowhere near 2100$, no clue where you pulled that number from. It's more like 1300-1400$. So even your PC is more budget than you think.

Canadian dollars and the grand total of fees and taxes; 13%.

[Cacao]

Canadian dollars and the grand total of fees and taxes; 13%.

Yup, CANADIAN DOLLARS

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.00 @ Canada Computers) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($65.05 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard:  Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($147.47 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($97.48 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II  Video Card  ($369.00 @ Vuugo) 

Case:  Thermaltake Overseer RX-I ATX Full Tower Case  ($140.00 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply:  Raidmax 535W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $1347.98

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 19:16 EDT-0400)

 

At least don't believe your own BS lol...

 

Anyway I'm ready to stop wasting my time with you, have a nice day

[CowsGoRoar]

 

Yup, CANADIAN DOLLARS

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.00 @ Canada Computers) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($65.05 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard:  Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($147.47 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($97.48 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II  Video Card  ($369.00 @ Vuugo) 

Case:  Thermaltake Overseer RX-I ATX Full Tower Case  ($140.00 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply:  Raidmax 535W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $1347.98

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 19:16 EDT-0400)

 

At least don't believe your own BS lol...

 

Anyway I'm ready to stop wasting my time with you, have a nice day

 

Oh, right. I forgot my power supply. It's a Corsair TX650M. And my peripherals are Ducky Zero Shine and ROCCAT Kova+ and mousepad and headset AND MY MONITOR. All brought from one store which obviously meant I spent more than what I would've if I were to buy from each separate store, but it's a hassle so I just stuck with NCIX. Newegg and Canada Computers and got everything there. Also extra fans and LED light strips that I didn't bother including in Custom Parts.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3CkjZ

Add 13% tax and $30 of fees.

 

Quit bsing on me when you know nothing about my setup.