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$400 First build need help

TheMistaws
By TheMistaws
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Hi, My budget for my first build is $400, I do plan on putting a lot more into it in the future though. Id like to be able to play games like BF3 at a decent 60fps normal-high settings 1080p but I dont know if my build would be able to do that as I am fairly new at this. If I have to I will spend more but I also have to keep in mind that I still need to buy a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and operating system.

 

Im sure this build can be improved a lot so if  any improvements can be made let me know!

My Build so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1BZcb

 

If I could go cheaper and still play on normal-high settings id like to know. I could use the money to upgrade it later on.

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If you're going to be using an APU you need fast RAM. It will benefit the APU a lot and give you more frames. I would go with 2133Mhz of your choice.

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Save up and plan later. You don't have enough considering you still need peripherals and such.

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Save up and plan later. You don't have enough considering you still need peripherals and such.

This. Shoot for $600+ preferably to start with.

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