I'm Looking to build a sub $400 Gaming PC Should i use a APU?

[Bobby_Joe_80]

?

[asapansh]

I am in the process of making a $450 USD PC and I realized that an apu really doesn't bring that much to the table and your better off with a system like what I'll whip up in a sec

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NCr3TW

If I had 400$ and I needed a PC I'd do dat-

[dukethedj]

If buying new, an A10 7870k apu is is a great option. If going Scrapyard Wars, then it could possibly not.

[asapansh]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tGjfbv) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tGjfbv/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34160) | $111.99 @ SuperBiiz 

**Motherboard** | [MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81me33) | $44.99 @ Directron 

**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2k4g3d18ads3j) | $36.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd5000aaks) | $35.95 @ Amazon 

**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r7260xoc2gd5) | $84.99 @ Newegg 

**Case** | [Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-case-z5) | $29.99 @ Newegg 

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $39.99 @ NCIX US 

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $20.00 

 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $444.89

 | Mail-in rebates | -$40.00

 | **Total** | **$404.89**

 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-10-19 23:42 EDT-0400 |

 

 

 

If you really want to shave a little off to make it $400

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Or, look on Ebay for something like a Q6600 & a board to go with it- I got a Q6600 and a motherboard, and RAM for under 50$.

[Clyne]

Kaveri and Pitcarin is a nice combo.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($38.04 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.50 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($137.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $388.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-19 23:46 EDT-0400

[GloriousPain]

?

Follow your topics for one; and for two; either A look at above PC partpicker lists or B try and do something like Scrapyard Wars esque by buying used parts that are locally availible, which at that budgets the most cost efficient method.

[Inception9269]

?

 

This is the best I can do for that price, if only the tower.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($41.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $441.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-20 00:09 EDT-0400

 

before someone recommends a G3258, a quad core is better than a dual core, and they're the same price pretty much. (especially since some games (mainly ubisofts) are locking people that have dual cores out)

I recommend buying an os from here for cheap https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3pepc4/h_office_2016_for_pc_mac_now_in_stock_windows_10/