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Hello, My 18th birthday is Sept. 30 and I want to build a gaming rig. I have about $300-$400 to spend give or take, and I have to buy everything except a monitor, keyboard, and a mouse. I would like it to stay at 30 fps or more on at least medium settings. I am also starting online classes, so I want it to be dependable. Can anyone please help me?

 

Thank you in advance :D

 

 

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Welcome to the forum! :)

 

I'm going to see what I can do for you in a few minutes.

 

One question, would you want the PC to be compact and not have really lots of space for expansion, a big tower with tons of room for expansion, or something between those 2?

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300-400 is not enough IMO

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what dollar? 

uses? 

please read before posting 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

use the quote button if you want my help 

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More info?

 

Preferences (size)?

Currency?

Any editing?

Brand preferences?

Expandibility?

Do you mind heat/noise?

Overclocking?

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$300-$400 Gaming PC is not much at all, you'd be looking at an APU Build.

Main Machine:  16 inch MacBook Pro (2021), Apple M1 Pro (10 CPU, 16 GPU Core), 512GB SDD, 16GB RAM

Gaming Machine:  Acer Nitro 5, Core i7 10750H, RTX 3060 (L) 6GB, 1TB SSD (Boot), 2TB SSD (Storage), 32GB DDR4 RAM

Other Tech: iPhone 15 Pro Max, Series 6 Apple Watch (LTE), AirPods Max, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360

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Hello, My 18th birthday is Sept. 30 and I want to build a gaming rig. I have about $300-$400 to spend give or take, and I have to buy everything except a monitor, keyboard, and a mouse. I would like it to stay at 30 fps or more on at least medium settings. I am also starting online classes, so I want it to be dependable. Can anyone please help me?

 

Thank you in advance :D

 

Here you go! :D

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($129.96 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)

Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Total: $358.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 07:02 EDT-0400

 

It won't do massive performance but hey, atleast you have a decent PC that will surely run on 30fps(don't know if you can do med. settings)

300-400 is not enough IMO

 

Well I got away with $358.89 :P

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All right, I've made a rig for you. It's a bit over 400$ but it should be fine for gaming at medium settings, or even higher settings in a bit older titles.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wGRFCJ

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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Here is a AMD based 400-ish PC that should fit you fine.

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Lazor/saved/Y4CZxr
 

 
Part List
Parts Are Compatible: See notes below.
Estimated Wattage: 144W
 

Total:  $385.33

Edited by Johannes_Lazor

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CPU: *AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus A55BM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 



Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.20 @ Amazon) 

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $377.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 07:08 EDT-0400

Main Machine:  16 inch MacBook Pro (2021), Apple M1 Pro (10 CPU, 16 GPU Core), 512GB SDD, 16GB RAM

Gaming Machine:  Acer Nitro 5, Core i7 10750H, RTX 3060 (L) 6GB, 1TB SSD (Boot), 2TB SSD (Storage), 32GB DDR4 RAM

Other Tech: iPhone 15 Pro Max, Series 6 Apple Watch (LTE), AirPods Max, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360

Network Gear:  TP Link Gigabit 24 Port Switch, TP-Link Deco M4 Mesh Wi-Fi, M1 MacMini File & Media Server with 8TB of RAID 1 Storage

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Wow that was fast! Thank you!

 

If you have a copy of Windows 7/8 then go for vern02's list as it is more powerful and has better quality parts, however if you don't then mine will fit your needs.

Main Machine:  16 inch MacBook Pro (2021), Apple M1 Pro (10 CPU, 16 GPU Core), 512GB SDD, 16GB RAM

Gaming Machine:  Acer Nitro 5, Core i7 10750H, RTX 3060 (L) 6GB, 1TB SSD (Boot), 2TB SSD (Storage), 32GB DDR4 RAM

Other Tech: iPhone 15 Pro Max, Series 6 Apple Watch (LTE), AirPods Max, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360

Network Gear:  TP Link Gigabit 24 Port Switch, TP-Link Deco M4 Mesh Wi-Fi, M1 MacMini File & Media Server with 8TB of RAID 1 Storage

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Here you go! :D

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.96 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)

Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Total: $358.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 07:02 EDT-0400

It won't do massive performance but hey, atleast you have a decent PC that will surely run on 30fps(don't know if you can do med. settings)

Well I got away with $358.89 :P

This build is perfect for your needs! Especially with the higher frequency ram and the richland arch. That will run mostly everything at medium 720p at acceptable frame rates

 CPU: Intel i5-4690K  COOLER: XSPC Raystorm 750 EX240 w/ Ice Dragon White Nanofluid MOBO: MSI Z97 GAMING 5   RAM: G.Skill Sniper 8gb 2X4gb 2133   PSU: Corsair GS800  GPU: SLI MSI TWIN FROZR GTX 760 4GB CASE: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe    STORAGE: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 128GB, WD BLACK 1TB, WD GREEN 1TB, SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1TB, WD BLUE 320GB KEYBOARD: Ducky Zero DK2108S MOUSE: Logitech G600 

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This build is perfect for your needs! Especially with the higher frequency ram and the richland arch. That will run mostly everything at medium 720p at acceptable frame rates

Don't forget to mention that he can add a GPU in the future xD

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

Spoiler

Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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Don't forget to mention that he can add a GPU in the future xD

Upgradability with that extra cash flow indeed!

 CPU: Intel i5-4690K  COOLER: XSPC Raystorm 750 EX240 w/ Ice Dragon White Nanofluid MOBO: MSI Z97 GAMING 5   RAM: G.Skill Sniper 8gb 2X4gb 2133   PSU: Corsair GS800  GPU: SLI MSI TWIN FROZR GTX 760 4GB CASE: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe    STORAGE: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 128GB, WD BLACK 1TB, WD GREEN 1TB, SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1TB, WD BLUE 320GB KEYBOARD: Ducky Zero DK2108S MOUSE: Logitech G600 

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Here you go! :D

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($129.96 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)

Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Total: $358.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 07:02 EDT-0400

 

Take this one, actually looks fairly good. Really upgrade-able. 

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