Planning a new PC build

[Riftscar]

1. Budget and Location: $300-400 (about $500 if a GPU or CPU is expensive and strong enough), the location is USA.

2. Aim: Strictly for Gaming (concentrating on a small form factor PC)

3. Monitors: Don't need one. I can use my TV as a monitor to display the screen.

4. Peripherals: Just a normal and cheap keyboard is all I need.

5. Why am I upgrading?: I'm trying to get away from my current laptop that can't perform well with graphic-demanding AAA games I have stored on my Steam library after so much testing, and I couldn't take it anymore. The reason why I'm upgrading to a small form factor gaming PC build is that I want to stream certain power-hungry games via HDMI with my AVerMedia ExtremeCap U3 capture device on Twitch most of the time.

 

If anyone would like to help me plan out a good build to purchase parts for later, I'd appreciate that as a thanks in advance.

[Aytex]

do you need a mouse/keyboard

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($27.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $517.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-22 13:52 EDT-0400

[Riftscar]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

do you need a mouse/keyboard

Yes, I need a new keyboard that is cheap. I already have a USB wireless mouse laying around.

[Aytex]

2 minutes ago, ChronologicalGamer said:

Yes, I need a new keyboard that is cheap. I already have a USB wireless mouse laying around.

i already have a build made without the keyboard, i can sqeeze in a Gaming mouse/keyboard for 25 bucks, if you can fit that

[Riftscar]

3 minutes ago, Aytex said:

i already have a build made without the keyboard, i can sqeeze in a Gaming mouse/keyboard for 25 bucks, if you can fit that

That's fine. I don't mind exceeding the budget a little with Gaming mouse and keyboard.

Edited April 22, 2016 by ChronologicalGamer

[Aytex]

1 minute ago, ChronologicalGamer said:

That's fine. I don't mind exceeding the budget a little with Gaming maose and keyboard.

alright what color, red green or blue backlight?

[Riftscar]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

alright what color, red green or blue backlight?

Blue backlight is the color I'll choose.

[Aytex]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($27.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - OEM Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $542.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-22 14:01 EDT-0400

 

Small form factor, just like you asked

 

[Riftscar]

6 minutes ago, Aytex said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($27.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - OEM Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $542.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-22 14:01 EDT-0400

 

Small form factor, just like you asked

 

That looks good. Thanks.