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Hey all, looking for a 400$ entry level built, No ram or hard drives required! 400$ budget. (No Dual cores plz)

Intel i5 4690k | NZXT Kraken x61 | MSI z97 Gaming 5 | MSI GTX 970 EVGA Supernova G2 750 G-Skill Ripjaws 16GB 2133mhz [2x8] | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD Samsung 850 EVO Series 250GB SSD NZXT H440 [black and Red]


 


Saving for a Dream rig :)


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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($34.49 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $402.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-01 16:27 EDT-0400

 

This is assuming you have DDR3 and not DDR4. I prioritized the CPU over the GPU because it's much easier to turn GPU settings down. It's also much simpler to replace as a component.

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8 minutes ago, Lavish said:

No ram or hard drives required!

I assume that means you already have the RAM. If it's DDR3 then Lotus's build above will be great.

i7 4790k | MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition | G.Skill Ripjaws X 16 GB | Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB | 2x Seagate Barracuda 2TB | MSI GTX 970 Twin Frozr V | Fractal Design R4 | EVGA 650W

A gaming PC for your budget: $800 - $1000 - $1500 - $1800 - $2600 - $9001

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