350$ gaming pc

[i-ongei]

Well, this build is for a friend. He's not really into gaming, plays sometimes on consoles, trying to switch over. No peripherals needed.

350$ on average on PcPartpicker will be fine. Things on our end can be slightly more expensive, not much of a problem. Budget is slightly expandable.

[ELSknutson]

GTX 970 

[Wano97]

GTX 970 

I don't think a 970 will fit into it...

 

350 though... That's quite a small budget. If you're going to purchase windows, you'll end up with 270 left or something

[JoaoPRSousa]

GTX 970

[JoaoPRSousa]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($123.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($35.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.49 @ OutletPC)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)

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

Total: $343.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 08:41 EST-0500

[dragoon20005]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($123.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($35.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.49 @ OutletPC)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)

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

Total: $343.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 08:41 EST-0500

pretty much this

 

but the A10-7850K will be the best APU to get if you add a few more dollars

 

the 7700 has 384 shaders vs the 512 in the 7850K

 

big difference in terms of GPU power

 

A78 chipset is still ok for the A10 but the VRMs are not cooled which why many will suggest A88X for more OC options and heatsinked VRMs

[JoaoPRSousa]

If he can stretch the budget a bit:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($139.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($72.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.49 @ OutletPC)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)

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

Total: $396.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 08:59 EST-0500

[ELSknutson]

I don't think a 970 will fit into it...

 

350 though... That's quite a small budget. If you're going to purchase windows, you'll end up with 270 left or something

no just a 970 nothing else 

[Wano97]

no just a 970 nothing else 

You're right

[ELSknutson]

the only way your going to get anything kinda decent for your budget is to find something on ebay used