Budget Gaming PC

[MachineKillx]

Hey Guys, can you guys give ur critics on this budget gaming pc, bugdet is 650 us dollers with no rebates.

Thanks in Advance 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($96.78 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($54.97 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($15.96 @ OutletPC) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.98 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $587.13

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 11:48 EST-0500

[Paul_VB]

Looks pretty good, but i'd reccomend getting a 212 evo. stock coolers just suck in general, and the 212 is only like $30

[79wjd]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.49 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $533.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 11:54 EST-0500

[Tagiau]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.49 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $506.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 11:53 EST-0500

 

At this you can even jump up to a i5 4440 and still save money. 

[79wjd]

At this you can even jump up to a i5 4440 and still save money. 

Well, an i5 would put him at about $680 before rebates, although after rebates it would still be under $650 ($620~ w/ wifi card)

[MachineKillx]

Need a mATX case

[Johannes_Lazor]

Looks good, But i think you should go for a 2x4gb kit of RAM instead, It will look better.



 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.49 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $533.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 11:54 EST-0500

 

Getting a dual core CPU at this point is not a good idea if he would want to play Dragon Age Inquisition or Far Cry 4, And other games may fallow in their footsteps.

[79wjd]

Need a mATX case

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl

 

Looks good, But i think you should go for a 2x4gb kit of RAM instead, It will look better.

 

 

Getting a dual core CPU at this point is not a good idea if he would want to play Dragon Age Inquisition or Far Cry 4, And other games may fallow in their footsteps.

An i3 is a dual core with hyperthreading and will still outperform an FX6300 in gaming. I went with thw single 8gb stick allowing him to add another in the future should he need more. And I don't necessarily disagree, I think he should spend more (still under $650 after rebates) and get an i5-4460, but thats something he'll have to decide. 

[Tagiau]

Well, an i5 would put him at about $680 before rebates, although after rebates it would still be under $650 ($620~ w/ wifi card)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DWXKGX

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.49 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $567.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 11:57 EST-0500

[79wjd]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DWXKGX

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.49 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $567.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 11:57 EST-0500

 

You're not including a keyboard/wifi card, and you're also including rebates. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.94 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.49 @ NCIX US) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.98 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $628.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 11:59 EST-0500

 

BASE Total: $675

Total after MIR: $628.20

[MachineKillx]

I wanted is to be at max 650 since plus tax i will be 700$ US, so thats why I wanted to do that, I also have a i3 4150 which Is little more expensive, but is better...

[79wjd]

I wanted is to be at max 650 since plus tax i will be 700$ US, so thats why I wanted to do that, I also have a i3 4150 which Is little more expensive, but is better...

It's barely better, and an i5-4460 is FAR better than an i3, and well worth the extra money -- so well worth waiting an extra week and saving up a bit more. 

 

You can also do something like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vdXKGX 

It will be $20 cheaper upfront ($670), but ultimately will cost more as you won't get as much back from rebates. 

[MachineKillx]

It's barely better, and an i5-4460 is FAR better than an i3, and well worth the extra money -- so well worth waiting an extra week and saving up a bit more. 

 

You can also do something like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vdXKGX 

It will be $20 cheaper upfront ($670), but ultimately will cost more as you won't get as much back from rebates. 

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[MachineKillx]

It's barely better, and an i5-4460 is FAR better than an i3, and well worth the extra money -- so well worth waiting an extra week and saving up a bit more. 

 

You can also do something like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vdXKGX 

It will be $20 cheaper upfront ($670), but ultimately will cost more as you won't get as much back from rebates. 

Well, that is a good build but this a build that i have in mind, i don't want an h81 since i'd have to update the bios, that i dont't know how to do, so i got something like this build

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8fHXFT

[79wjd]

Well, that is a good build but this a build that i have in mind, i don't want an h81 since i'd have to update the bios, that i dont't know how to do, so i got something like this build

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8fHXFT

4130 will work out of the box on h81, as will an i5-4440. 

 

I'd still highly recommend paying the extra $20 and getting an i5-4440 as it's well worth the money. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.49 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($198.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N600PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.94 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $662.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 12:28 EST-0500

[MachineKillx]

4130 will work out of the box on h81, as will an i5-4440. 

 

I'd still highly recommend paying the extra $20 and getting an i5-4440 as it's well worth the money. 

Areu sure the i5 4440 will work out of the box?

[79wjd]

Areu sure the i5 4440 will work out of the box?

yes 

 

the 4460 (devils canyon) would also more than likely work out of the box as the only reason older boards wouldn't is because they were sent out before the release of devils canyon....But being as that was 5 months ago, all those boards SHOULD have sold and been replaced with boards with a compatible bios. 

[MachineKillx]

I also need an optical drive D:

[MachineKillx]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kcT2TW Good build

[MachineKillx]

yes 

 

the 4460 (devils canyon) would also more than likely work out of the box as the only reason older boards wouldn't is because they were sent out before the release of devils canyon....But being as that was 5 months ago, all those boards SHOULD have sold and been replaced with boards with a compatible bios. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kcT2TW Final Build

[79wjd]

I also need an optical drive D:

for what 

[MachineKillx]

for what 

Work D: