My First Build - $450 Gaming Budget Build

[bam610]

So, here's the story. My current computer (which is excellent by the way) only has Intel HD Graphics 4000. Obviously bad for gaming and video editing (two of my favorite things). So today I ordered this build (all the parts will get picked up at Microcenter). So, I'm looking for opinions on how I did and on what to upgrade in the future. 

 

Here's the Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Adorama) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($96.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $446.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-13 12:07 EDT-0400

 

[TheKDub]

I'd swap over to intel and get an i7 or xeon (seeing how you edit videos and such), then also upgrade your GPU, depending on the program you use you might wanna go with nvidia for cuda acceleration.

[RubyRoks]

 

So, here's the story. My current computer (which is excellent by the way) only has Intel HD Graphics 4000. Obviously bad for gaming and video editing (two of my favorite things). So today I ordered this build (all the parts will get picked up at Microcenter). So, I'm looking for opinions on how I did and on what to upgrade in the future. 

 

Here's the Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Adorama) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($96.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $446.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-13 12:07 EDT-0400

 

I'd have stretched the budget another $50 and gotten a 260x or 750 Ti. Far better cards for the money. That being said, you'll probably enjoy what you have as long as you like games released in january or earlier. I'd suggest a GPU upgrade when you have the money to something like a R9 290 or GTX 970

[ZetZet]

Way more fps.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Adorama) 

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($132.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Total: $451.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-13 12:13 EDT-0400

[bam610]

Thanks everyone for your help. As was previously said, I think the idea of the 750 Ti or 260 could be something I could replace later. (I already ordered so it's kinda too late). Thanks for everyone's great feedback!

[Guest trucker2]

Thanks everyone for your help. As was previously said, I think the idea of the 750 Ti or 260 could be something I could replace later. (I already ordered so it's kinda too late). Thanks for everyone's great feedback!

If you can cancell the order I would. Check out the microcenter web site for AMD cpu/mb combos. DUDE you will freak when you see what you can get in store. Also check out what graphics cards you can get open box. I LOVE open box