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WarhandGamer22
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I've recently been interested in PC found my budget took a big hit so now I will only have around $550. It's going to be used for strictly gaming. I already have a case, keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Just need the system and OS. Please and thanks everyone.

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An i5 with a R9 380 was the best I could do:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
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) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($35.00 @ MicrosoftSoftwareSwap) 
Total: $560.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 05:47 EST-0500

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

An i5 with a R9 380 was the best I could do:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
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) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($35.00 @ MicrosoftSoftwareSwap) 
Total: $560.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Thanks for the input :)

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4 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Is one stick not cheaper than two? Corsair Value, for example.

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2 minutes ago, Crowes said:

 

Is one stick not cheaper than two? Corsair Value, for example.

Apparently not because Corsair Value is about $33. I'm not too anal on having single channel or dual channel, I just got whatever was cheapest.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($204.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.16 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $520.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 06:06 EST-0500

 

 Crust : Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.4Ghz 1.45v  |  Motherboard : MSI Z97 MPower  |  Fruity Filling : MSI GTX 960 Armor 2Way-SLI |  Cooling : Noctua NH-D15  |  RAM : 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz | Storage : 2xSamsung 840 EVO 500GB SSDs Raid-0  |  Power Supply : Seasonic X-Series 1250W 80+Gold  |  Monitor : Dell U2713HM 27" 60Hz 1440p  |                                                                                                                                           

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4 minutes ago, LawrenceBarnes2013 said:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($204.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.16 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $520.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 06:06 EST-0500

 

Looks solid, but it has no OS and I will be playing games like city skylines and I'm aggressive the dual core would hinder that. 

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2 minutes ago, WarhandGamer22 said:

Looks solid, but it has no OS and I will be playing games like city skylines and I'm aggressive the dual core would hinder that. 

yeah, i know, nut not all game are heavy multi threaded work loads and with hyper threading it's should do better, but not as good as 4 physical cores, but still, let me do some twicking 

 Crust : Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.4Ghz 1.45v  |  Motherboard : MSI Z97 MPower  |  Fruity Filling : MSI GTX 960 Armor 2Way-SLI |  Cooling : Noctua NH-D15  |  RAM : 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz | Storage : 2xSamsung 840 EVO 500GB SSDs Raid-0  |  Power Supply : Seasonic X-Series 1250W 80+Gold  |  Monitor : Dell U2713HM 27" 60Hz 1440p  |                                                                                                                                           

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3 minutes ago, LawrenceBarnes2013 said:

yeah, i know, nut not all game are heavy multi threaded work loads and with hyper threading it's should do better, but not as good as 4 physical cores, but still, let me do some twicking 

Alright, thanks for the help. :)

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6 minutes ago, WarhandGamer22 said:

Alright, thanks for the help. :)

How bout this one, it's pretty much the same way i build my first PC, with upgrading as soon as possible in mind

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($17.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.16 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $555.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 06:26 EST-0500

 Crust : Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.4Ghz 1.45v  |  Motherboard : MSI Z97 MPower  |  Fruity Filling : MSI GTX 960 Armor 2Way-SLI |  Cooling : Noctua NH-D15  |  RAM : 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz | Storage : 2xSamsung 840 EVO 500GB SSDs Raid-0  |  Power Supply : Seasonic X-Series 1250W 80+Gold  |  Monitor : Dell U2713HM 27" 60Hz 1440p  |                                                                                                                                           

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2 minutes ago, LawrenceBarnes2013 said:

How bout this one, it's pretty much the same way i build my first PC, with upgrading as soon as possible in mind

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($17.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.16 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $555.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 06:26 EST-0500

Thanks :)

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2 minutes ago, WarhandGamer22 said:

Thanks :)

Or this, i think it's better :

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($98.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($101.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.95 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($204.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.16 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $543.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 06:34 EST-0500

 Crust : Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.4Ghz 1.45v  |  Motherboard : MSI Z97 MPower  |  Fruity Filling : MSI GTX 960 Armor 2Way-SLI |  Cooling : Noctua NH-D15  |  RAM : 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz | Storage : 2xSamsung 840 EVO 500GB SSDs Raid-0  |  Power Supply : Seasonic X-Series 1250W 80+Gold  |  Monitor : Dell U2713HM 27" 60Hz 1440p  |                                                                                                                                           

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TVjrTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TVjrTW/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($81.65 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.99 @ Newegg)

 Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)   ($86.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $548.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 07:30 EST-0500

 

 

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($182.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 500W ATX Power Supply  ($23.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $537.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 08:01 EST-0500

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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I appreciate all the builds, but the first response was the only real valid one because it needs to include the OS. Plus I already have a case ;)

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