Budget Gaming PC

[Edgar Martin]

I am in the process of picking out components for a my first build.  I hope to be able to use the computer to do some gaming, and replace my console. It will also be used as my work computer, so I will  mostly be using it for word processing, research, and web surfing. My hope is to sell my laptop for something smaller, and more portable that I can then use as a thin client if I want to do anything beyond word processing.

I've gathered these components based of Linus' latest build guide.I will most likely not have access to Ethernet networking, so Wi-Fi is needed.  I know that some of the components are unnecessary. However, that's why I'm here. I intend to overclock the CPU, and the  GPU. The GPU should be fine with the stock cooler as it is designed to be overclocked. The CPU will definitely need a better cooler, but the H55 might be overkill. 

 

Budget: $600 

Location: US, Midwest

Use:

    Gaming

    Word Processing

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wbc4RB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wbc4RB/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($88.28 @ Amazon) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $733.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 11:42 EDT-0400

[swordsman247]

Looks good! But unless you're going to overclock you might want to consider an air cooler for the cpu, could save some cash that way.

[Aytex]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($170.80 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($87.95 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $682.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 12:00 EDT-0400

 

Redid your parts for more preformance if you are gaming

 

[UnlimitedTMD]

I would get this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MKm3Vn

with your OS from something like G2A

 

 

[The_KIASER]

This is my version http://pcpartpicker.com/p/s8BTdC

 

You don't need 16gb of ram, i have it and have never used more than 5gb under any gaming load.

 

If you dont want to do overclocking, go with a hyper 212 evo cpu cooler

 

BUY YOUR OS PRODUCT KEY FROM Kinguin.net, last i checked it was right at 30$ with a guarantee it was going to be a good one. I didn't know about this site until after i bought a 100$ version of windows 10, that would of been another 100 invested into a better GPU if i had known about it

 

Slightly cheaper SSD, should be just as good and fast...

 

Other than those, it looks good

[shanmu54321]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.00 @ B&H) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($170.80 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $653.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 12:07 EDT-0400

 

You can get windows from kinguin.net for $20. This would serve you better in terms of gaming on the long run.

[FuriousGamer]

You dont need to overclock. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8hc4RB

[The_KIASER]

19 minutes ago, The_KIASER said:

This is my version http://pcpartpicker.com/p/s8BTdC

 

You don't need 16gb of ram, i have it and have never used more than 5gb under any gaming load.

 

If you dont want to do overclocking, go with a hyper 212 evo cpu cooler

 

BUY YOUR OS PRODUCT KEY FROM Kinguin.net, last i checked it was right at 30$ with a guarantee it was going to be a good one. I didn't know about this site until after i bought a 100$ version of windows 10, that would of been another 100 invested into a better GPU if i had known about it

 

Slightly cheaper SSD, should be just as good and fast...

 

Other than those, it looks good

Revised parts list, didn't realize I had destroyed that budget limit so bad... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pkQGsY

 

You can OC on the 212 btw

[The_KIASER]

Some more food for thought...