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5 minutes ago, Sean Thunder said:

i live in houston texas i want to play gta minecraft and cities skylines used is an option no componets

 

Well, check to see what used components are available in your area/on ebay. 

 

In terms of something new, it would be well worthwhile to increase your budget if you can manage it: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250X 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $349.72 ($325 after rebates)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-22 22:46 EST-0500

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  2. Does that include an OS/peripherals/monitor?
  3. Can you buy used?
  4. Do you have any components you can reuse?
  5. What games do you play/want to play? 

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You're gonna have to spend more than $300 to have a decent gaming rig...

'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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5 minutes ago, Sean Thunder said:

i live in houston texas i want to play gta minecraft and cities skylines used is an option no componets

 

Well, check to see what used components are available in your area/on ebay. 

 

In terms of something new, it would be well worthwhile to increase your budget if you can manage it: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250X 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $349.72 ($325 after rebates)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-22 22:46 EST-0500

PSU Tier List | CoC

Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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