Programing and gaming

L800 ClearOut · May 17, 2015

I'm thinking about getting into programing as a career and do gaming on a pc and what would be the best amd cpu and the best mid rand graphics card under $300 too. I'm not trying to play games on max setting, probably at mid setting at 1080p? This is my first time building a pc so I don't know much yet plz help.

DarkBlade2117 · May 17, 2015

I'm thinking about getting into programing as a career and do gaming on a pc and what would be the best amd cpu and the best mid rand graphics card under $300 too. I'm not trying to play games on max setting, probably at mid setting at 1080p? This is my first time building a pc so I don't know much yet plz help.

budget and location? Plus id suggest a Intel CPU but go for like a 290x for GPU

Toxicable · May 17, 2015

I'm thinking about getting into programing as a career and do gaming on a pc and what would be the best amd cpu and the best mid rand graphics card under $300 too. I'm not trying to play games on max setting, probably at mid setting at 1080p? This is my first time building a pc so I don't know much yet plz help.

Is this the kind of thing you're looking for?

Pretty much the cookie cutter build at the moment

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($302.00 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)