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So I am building a gaming pc with a budget of 400$.

What should I get so I can stay in my budgetrange yet still get the best possible performance.

Athlon X4 860K + some cheap GPU?

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($38.25 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 



Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.15 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.55 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $410.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 22:02 EST-0500

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $400.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 22:02 EST-0500

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My BuildPCPartPicker | CoC

 

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Fix that BB!

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My BuildPCPartPicker | CoC

 

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.60 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $400.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 22:02 EST-0500

 

 

Get this one.  Didn't know that the 380 was that cheap.

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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