$540 Gaming PC - First Build, Please Help

[Darkflame362]

I am trying to build a gaming pc for $540. My budget is rather strict, as I'm a highschool student. I do not need an OS, a monitor, or an optical drive. I do need a wireless network adapter. I would like to be able to run games like Battlefield 4 at high settings and a high fps. It would be nice if I could get all the parts from NewEgg. I am using USD.

[Guest]

Here's an idea, using an R9 270.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/b/yHxYcf

[lifehacker111]

DO YOU WANT LIQUID OR AIR COOLING

[Darkflame362]

DO YOU WANT LIQUID OR AIR COOLING

air probably. As long as it stays cool, im fine

[lifehacker111]

intel or amd

[lifehacker111]

intel or amd

radion or nividia 

[Darkflame362]

radion or nividia

i dont have a preference. I just want whats best at my price point

[lifehacker111]

are you over-cloaking

[Darkflame362]

are you over-cloaking

no, im not

[Clyne]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.65 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $542.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-06 16:49 EDT-0400

 

 

[Zeruel]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($45.48 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.50 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($172.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $522.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-06 16:55 EDT-0400

 

 

 

Here is something decent, I would recommend the Pentium but I some games wont play with only two cores. The Athlon does have 4 cores.

[lifehacker111]

is this any good

 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

[dizmo]

You'd be better off saving up just a little more money.

 

 

is this any good

 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

....well that's fucking creepy. That's the exact build I came up with.

[lifehacker111]

You'd be better off saving up just a little more money.

 

 

....well that's fucking creepy. That's the exact build I came up with.

really

[dizmo]

really

Yup. It would be the best bang for the buck for sure. A 270x would bring it right down to his price point, with a loss of fps.

[nickgibboni1]

You'd be better off saving up just a little more money.

 

 

....well that's fucking creepy. That's the exact build I came up with.

no   it did the same for me  his link is broken so it just goes to your current, default build. That's why thats happening

[dizmo]

no   it did the same for me  his link is broken so it just goes to your current, default build. That's why thats happening

Haha, ahhhh. That makes a lot more sense.

[Darkflame362]

Haha, ahhhh. That makes a lot more sense.

So what build were you going to say?