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I am planning onto build a gaming of for a friend and I only have a $400 USD budget can anyone build me a pc that can game and stream videos and movies?

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I'm gonna post two different builds. I recommend you go with my plan for the first.

 

First: Used GPU build. This leaves you with around 120 dollars to find a good used gpu, this will give you the better price/performance than buying everything new. Look for used 7970's or 280x's in this range.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.59 @ OutletPC)
Total: $286.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 09:01 EST-0500

 

Second: All new APU build. Not as powerful but will function as needed. You can add a gpu down the road once more money is available.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($104.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.59 @ OutletPC)
Total: $317.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 09:04 EST-0500

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7 minutes ago, AlanAlan said:

I am planning onto build a gaming of for a friend and I only have a $400 USD budget can anyone build me a pc that can game and stream videos and movies?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $413.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 09:04 EST-0500

 

This should be capable of decent gaming, streaming,etc...However, if you can up your budget a little bit, you can get a R9 380.

CPU:Intel Core i3 3210 Mobo:MSI B75MA-E33  GPU:Intel 2500 HD Graphics  SSD:Adata SP600 128gb  HDD:Seagate 1tb 7200rpm  

PSU:Corsair CX430   Case:Antec ASK4000bU3  Monitor:Dell S2240l 21.5 inch 1080p

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26 minutes ago, Chasem121 said:

I'm gonna post two different builds. I recommend you go with my plan for the first.

 

First: Used GPU build. This leaves you with around 120 dollars to find a good used gpu, this will give you the better price/performance than buying everything new. Look for used 7970's or 280x's in this range.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.59 @ OutletPC)
Total: $286.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 09:01 EST-0500

 

Second: All new APU build. Not as powerful but will function as needed. You can add a gpu down the road once more money is available.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($104.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.59 @ OutletPC)
Total: $317.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 09:04 EST-0500

What about this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150730&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

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2 hours ago, AlanAlan said:

What about this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150730&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Having that gpu in either build would put you over budget...

 

Besides a 280x is still going to be more powerful than a 380, and they usually go for 120 dollars used now days over at /r/hardwareswap

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10 minutes ago, AlanAlan said:

What about this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150730&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

I highly suggest pushing your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $448.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 09:42 EST-0500

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14 minutes ago, Chasem121 said:

Having that gpu in either build would put you over budget...

 

Besides a 280x is still going to be more powerful than a 380, and they usually go for 120 dollars used now days over at /r/hardwareswap

Ok thanks I didn't know where to look for the graphics card

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17 minutes ago, Chasem121 said:

Having that gpu in either build would put you over budget...

 

Besides a 280x is still going to be more powerful than a 380, and they usually go for 120 dollars used now days over at /r/hardwareswap

Can i get a link to the 280x 

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2 hours ago, AlanAlan said:

Can i get a link to the 280x 

Make a post on the subreddit and see what people off you

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($124.48 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Raidmax Viper II ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $475.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 10:05 EST-0500

 

Little bit expensive. But worth it.

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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