help on building a 400-550$ish max

[carlosrazo112]

i need a gaming build that can at least play something like gta 5 on medium or low settings plz any recommended builds

[jimakos234]

You can get medium-high with this build, even ultra at some titles.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $549.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[don_svetlio]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $502.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-10 20:09 EDT-0400

[Amazingasian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $557.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-10 20:12 EDT-0400

[don_svetlio]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $557.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-10 20:12 EDT-0400

 

Ewwww, B1. That's crap. (PSU) - G2, GS or B2

[dukethedj]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $502.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-10 20:09 EDT-0400

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[don_svetlio]

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The i3 builds are better actually - but the one I compiled is cheaper by a bit

[dukethedj]

The i3 builds are better actually - but the one I compiled is cheaper by a bit

True, true.

[Matriox]

With a build at that price you should get a pentium g3258

[don_svetlio]

With a build at that price you should get a pentium g3258

GTA V and Pentium G3258 do NOT mix. I cannot stress this enough. A decent amount of modern games literally HATE dual cores without HT.

[Thunder Down Under]

I would try to push your budget to get something like one of these

 

AMD=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NVnZTW

 

Intel=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6hyvyc

 

Don't buy a dual core.

[don_svetlio]

I would try to push your budget to get something like one of these

 

AMD=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NVnZTW

 

Intel=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6hyvyc

 

Don't buy a dual core.

The AMD one is alright but a 750 Ti is too slow for anything serious - not even close to medium-high settings for games nowadays.

Also - XFX 280X has overheating VRMs #justsain'

[Thunder Down Under]

The AMD one is alright but a 750 Ti is too slow for anything serious - not even close to medium-high settings for games nowadays.

Also - XFX 280X has overheating VRMs #justsain'

I had a 750 ti and it ran GTA 5 just fine on medium settings at 60fps for me so that's why I recommended it. As far as the 280x I was actually unaware of that so thank you for pointing that out I will have to look into that.

[don_svetlio]

I had a 750 ti and it ran GTA 5 just fine on medium settings at 60fps for me so that's why I recommended it. As far as the 280x I was actually unaware of that so thank you for pointing that out I will have to look into that.

No problems - AFAIK its VRMs run @ 90*C while technically fine it's still 20*C higher than any other 280X - sometimes 30*C higher.

750 Ti is getting old - try 950

[Thunder Down Under]

No problems - AFAIK its VRMs run @ 90*C while technically fine it's still 20*C higher than any other 280X - sometimes 30*C higher.

750 Ti is getting old - try 950

Well I have a 980 I just bought a 750 ti for a LAN rig and after using it in that for awhile I ended up giving it to a friend who was building their first computer. I Haven't had a LAN rig since then so I've had my eye on that Fury Nano but I don't know how I feel about my LAN rig having a more powerful GPU that my main one haha.

[don_svetlio]

Well I have a 980 I just bought a 750 ti for a LAN rig and after using it in that for awhile I ended up giving it to a friend who was building their first computer. I Haven't had a LAN rig since then so I've had my eye on that Fury Nano but I don't know how I feel about my LAN rig having a more powerful GPU that my main one haha.

Sell the 980 and get a Nano and carry your main rig everywhere

[Thunder Down Under]

Sell the 980 and get a Nano and carry your main rig everywhere

Yeah I thought about it but it's a bit big for that.

[don_svetlio]

Yeah I thought about it but it's a bit big for that.

Get a Fury X/980 Ti to make up

[Thunder Down Under]

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[Thunder Down Under]

Get a Fury X/980 Ti to make up

Then where do I get the money to pay my chiropractor haha.

[don_svetlio]

Then where do I get the money to pay my chiropractor haha.

Sell a kidney?

[Thunder Down Under]

Sell a kidney?

Great Idea haha. Anyways I don't want to take over this persons thread anymore so yeah.