Help with 400$ pc

[julekule]

i am looking at building a 400$ gaming pc. gone be playing alot of titanfall and skyrim

[Cacao]

Here you go:

 

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  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $399.93

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-19 10:20 EDT-0400)

[Recon-UK]

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[Manny Calavera]

A bit more oomph on the cpu side since skyrim isnt well threaded, idk for titanfall. also quiet cooler.

also it has hyperthreading so any new games will run flawlessly. this destroys athlon.

260x has bad cooler, but is almost on par with 750ti performance

got better case with good airflow

4gb is plenty for those games

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case:  Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $395.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-19 10:36 EDT-0400)

 

The only bad thing about this build is gpu cooler. You cant overclock much. There is enough airflow in case ( 3 fans ) but i advise you to only raise clock speed. Do not raise voltage, because it will raise temperatures. This cooler doesnt seem too beefy.