Budget Build for friend

[jakejake2115]

So my friend is getting into PC gaming this Christmas and I was looking to put together a part list for him, he's fine with medium settngs on 1080p or even ultra on 720, his max budget is around $350, but the cheaper the better, do you guys know of any black Friday deals or if someone could put together a cheap part list? Thanks!

[PlayStation 2]

$350USD?

[Bazilias]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 360 2GB NITRO Video Card  ($98.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $357.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 08:53 EST-0500

[jakejake2115]

What settings would that be able to run at?

[Bazilias]

1080p med/high on some games.

[PlayStation 2]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.09 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $357.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 08:57 EST-0500

 

CPU could handle any game.

GPU is also really good and power efficient.

Motherboard supports Kaveri out of the box.

Case is slick looking.

PSU is of great quality and can be used in SLI or Crossfire configurations.

[Sir Asvald]

1080p med/high on some games.

Med at most. 

[stconquest]

What settings would that be able to run at?

 

At $350 you should just be happy it runs games at all.

[jakejake2115]

And 720p would run these with ease correct?

[Starelementpoke]

And 720p would run these with ease correct?

Usually should be the case. But maybe not ultra.