First Gaming Build - $630 USD

[Darkflame362]

So I am trying to make my first build. I have a budget of $600, however, this includes a wireless card. I'm not sure what kind of processor I want, because I could save money by using an AMD processor, but an Intel Processor is easier to upgrade later. I am going to use 2 monitors, which I already have. I can use $630, but preferably less. This will be for gaming. I don't plan on overclocking. I would like the processor to have at least 4 cores.

 

-Edit-

I am only going to game on one monitor at a time, and have other things open on the other one. I am going to play pretty PC intensive games, such as BF4, Dying Light, stuff like that. The monitors are 1200x1040.

[Sam Z Man]

Gaming on a dual monitor setup is impractical if you want surround go for a triple moniter setup. Otherwise go with a single.

[Gaben the Great]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($96.95 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($117.70 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($70.09 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card  ($157.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Raidmax Cobra Z MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $664.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-01 15:08 EDT-0400

[WereCat]

Gaming on even umber of moitors is really bad.. why? Because you will always have frame of the monitors in the center. Though gaming on one and having other things opened on the second one is great.

[Howhurl]

What kind of frames/resolution are you trying for? 

[Lotus]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.50 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($157.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $610.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-01 14:54 EDT-0400

 

Do NOT go AMD for gaming. Games that can't make use of multiple threads will play very poorly on AMD systems since AMD architecture is very poor. AMD tries to compensate for this by placing additional cores, but again, only games that can actually make use of those cores run well.

[WereCat]

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.50 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($157.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $596.43

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-01 14:58 EDT-0400

 

Do NOT go AMD for gaming. Games that can't make use of multiple threads will play very poorly on AMD systems since AMD architecture is very poor. AMD tries to compensate for this by placing additional cores, but again, only games that can actually make use of those cores run well.

 

To clarify - he is talking about CPUs not GPUs.

[Teemo4Life]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.50 @ Newegg)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($157.99 @ Newegg)Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Directron)Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($17.98 @ OutletPC)Total: $610.42Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-01 14:54 EDT-0400 Do NOT go AMD for gaming. Games that can't make use of multiple threads will play very poorly on AMD systems since AMD architecture is very poor. AMD tries to compensate for this by placing additional cores, but again, only games that can actually make use of those cores run well.

It's funny because AMD arent true cores. A dual core i3 is better than the fx 6300