Light-moderate gaming build

[rhysman2000]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.23 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($78.30 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $11.00) 

Monitor: AOC e2050Swd 60Hz 19.5" Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

[BrandedUpontheGrave]

I would generously recommend going a little higher and getting the R9 270, but if that's out of the question and that's the most you can afford to the GPU I'm not sure what the options are down at that price point.

 

Question: Is pcpartpicker working for you? It's not for me.

[Tazman192]

That seems fine however the cooler is pretty crap - you may want to look up reviews. Put the extra 10 bucks in for a hyper 212 evo and overclock a bit. Don't expect to play the latest at ultra or even high - the gtx 750 isn't a powerful card. If it were me, I'd take out the ssd and upgrade the gpu to a 760 if it meets your budget.

[rhysman2000]

Question: Is pcpartpicker working for you? It's not for me.

Yes it is working... is there an error message or something?

[rhysman2000]

That seems fine however the cooler is pretty crap - you may want to look up reviews. Put the extra 10 bucks in for a hyper 212 evo and overclock a bit. Don't expect to play the latest at ultra or even high - the gtx 750 isn't a powerful card. If it were me, I'd take out the ssd and upgrade the gpu to a 760 if it meets your budget.

What about an msi radeon r9 270? I can knock the ssd out of the build.

[BrandedUpontheGrave]

What about an msi radeon r9 270? I can knock the ssd out of the build.

That card should be able to handle most games on high/ultra settings with playable frames, though some Crysis 3 probably isn't staying above 30 on ultra.

 

Yes it is working... is there an error message or something?

It just tells me the site is unavailable, tried it on IE and Chrome.