$400ish build

[Cactu]

this is what i have so far http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bZwf3C

not the best.

so i want to include a 1600x900 monitor as well. meant for highest end gaming at a $400 level

im thinking maybe that super overclocking pentium g523 or something like that. could that still run things like GTA 5 and such?

[NationsAnarchy]

Have you try building a Pentium-based Skylake platform PC ? Like a Pentium G4400 with a H110 motherboard ? I think you still can run GTA V with that

[Mohenjo]

3 minutes ago, Cactusneedle_18 said:

this is what i have so far http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bZwf3C

not the best.

so i want to include a 1600x900 monitor as well. meant for highest end gaming at a $400 level

im thinking maybe that super overclocking pentium g523 or something like that. could that still run things like GTA 5 and such?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($70.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $365.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 13:24 EST-0500

[Stardar1]

3 minutes ago, Cactusneedle_18 said:

this is what i have so far http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bZwf3C

not the best.

so i want to include a 1600x900 monitor as well. meant for highest end gaming at a $400 level

im thinking maybe that super overclocking pentium g523 or something like that. could that still run things like GTA 5 and such?

1600x900... *cringes*

 

GTA V is one of those games that can run on anything, but needs a lot of power to run well

[Stardar1]

Just now, DEcobra11 said:

 

G2130+iGPU @800*600 30 FPS peasantry FTW

[EunSoo]

You might not be able to get a high end experience from a $400 build, but you should be able to get a pretty decent one. You were on the right track with that build. here is a build from llevene that I would recommend and is very overclockable:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/guide/2ZXscf/amazing-under-400-bang-for-your-buck-gaming-pc-very-overclockable

 

Also the build by @mohenjo looks pretty sweet.