Full Gaming PC Setup for $600 ( USD ) Would you change anything or do you think this would be a good entry to PC gaming for the Console Players.

[MarcusCarr]

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Sceptre E205W-1600 20.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $580.17
List Link : http://pcpartpicker.com/list/n7Bm8K

[Imaginary Friend]

5 minutes ago, MarcusCarr said:

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Sceptre E205W-1600 20.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $580.17
List Link : http://pcpartpicker.com/list/n7Bm8K

What games will you be playing?

[Lolucoca]

Get Windows 7/8 and upgrade it, you can probably save $50 which you could spend on a used core i5, along with your budget for the CPU. 

[Bananasplit_00]

3 minutes ago, Imaginary Friend said:

What games will you be playing?

you stole my location man

[Energycore]

19 minutes ago, MarcusCarr said:

 

Hey there! If you're on this tight a budget, just run Windows 10 deactivated. Microsoft doesn't care anymore and you'll even get all the security updates.

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.50 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $604.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-24 12:57 EDT-0400

 

And then you can afford yourself a pretty good upgrade

 

Edit: Also if you can wait for the new generation of graphics cards you'll get a much better GPU value. Perhaps hold out on buyin a GPU for now and get the best one once those are out (we don't have dates yet, before end of summer probably).

 

Edit2: If you already had a TV, you can use that for your PC instead of getting a monitor If you wanna do that you could upgrade to a much better gaming setup (like, an order of magnitude better thanks to the new RX 480)

[Mauricio G. B.]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

Hey there! If you're on this tight a budget, just run Windows 10 deactivated. Microsoft doesn't care anymore and you'll even get all the security updates.

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.50 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $604.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-24 12:57 EDT-0400

 

And then you can afford yourself a pretty good upgrade

While i heavily disagree on the core i3 due its dual core-iness, this a much more solid solution i'd go for an FX 6300 and a am3+ motherboard, hence the more core cpu will handle games like BF4 much better, BUT its an old platform pretty much dead by know, so @Energycore list its a must go here, also, never go for an APU if you get a dedicated GPU, instead use the Athlon 880k

[DrM]

6 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

i would not recommend that psu at all. for $3 more, you can get a tier 2 antec earthwatts thats miles better in term of quality

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/rXQypg/antec-power-supply-ea380dgreen

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Mauricio G. B. said:

While i heavily disagree on the core i3 due its dual core-iness, this a much more solid solution i'd go for an FX 6300 and a am3+ motherboard, hence the more core cpu will handle games like BF4 much better, BUT its an old platform pretty much dead by know, so @Energycore list its a must go here, also, never go for an APU if you get a dedicated GPU, instead use the Athlon 880k

The i3 still shows as 4 cores so games don't tank performance; I still recommend it. For anyone who wants to buy AMD, waiting up for the AM4 plaftorm and getting an APU for that to later on upgrade is probably a good idea. Memory bandwidth has been shown to matter in games, and DDR4 is quite the upgrade in that respect.

 

For anyone with sub-$500 budget, i do recommend the Athlon 880K, its cooler is good for OC

[Mauricio G. B.]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

The i3 still shows as 4 cores so games don't tank performance; I still recommend it. For anyone who wants to buy AMD, waiting up for the AM4 plaftorm and getting an APU for that to later on upgrade is probably a good idea. Memory bandwidth has been shown to matter in games, and DDR4 is quite the upgrade in that respect.

 

For anyone with sub-$500 budget, i do recommend the Athlon 880K, its cooler is good for OC

Well if my dead now core i5 rised to 100% while on DS3 BF3/4 and GTA V i doubt the 4 "fake" cores of the i3 would handle it better, i usually dont recomend i3 for its high price but for e-sports and mainstream gaming its really good

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, DrM said:

i would not recommend that psu at all. for $3 more, you can get a tier 2 antec earthwatts thats miles better in term of quality

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/rXQypg/antec-power-supply-ea380dgreen

The EVGA 500B doesn't break ATX spec and is fine for budget systems, it won't last as long as a S12II or GQ, but it also won't kill a computer. And the inclusion of PCI-E power connectors is always a plus, the EWG 380W is Tier 4 (but I've a feeling we're using a different tier list here), is loud and can't take on a graphics card past the lower of power consumption.

 

For anyone who wants an upgrade for $3, there's the 600B, although the CXM450 sometimes goes for $45 and the 430W S12II sometimes goes for cheap as well. (As a CXM450 I can tell you it's not a loud PSU, under load it's not louder than my hard drives).

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, Mauricio G. B. said:

Well if my dead now core i5 rised to 100% while on DS3 BF3/4 and GTA V i doubt the 4 "fake" cores of the i3 would handle it better, i usually dont recomend i3 for its high price but for e-sports and mainstream gaming its really good

For anyone who can pick up an i5, it's worth it. I just don't like recommending an FX processor because we're so close to getting a new architecture that obsoletes the AM3 platform

[Mauricio G. B.]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

For anyone who can pick up an i5, it's worth it. I just don't like recommending an FX processor because we're so close to getting a new architecture that obsoletes the AM3 platform

same here, i only recomend it, if the budget has 2 choices, an i3 or an fx 8320E, in wich by all means get the 8320E but thats another story when having more cores is a must for the pc and not for gaming

[Mr.Meerkat]

7 minutes ago, Mauricio G. B. said:

While i heavily disagree on the core i3 due its dual core-iness, this a much more solid solution i'd go for an FX 6300 and a am3+ motherboard, hence the more core cpu will handle games like BF4 much better, BUT its an old platform pretty much dead by know, so @Energycore list its a must go here, also, never go for an APU if you get a dedicated GPU, instead use the Athlon 880k

IPC, ever heard of it? skylake has like a 45%~ IPC better than a FX chip or that athlon. Depending on the game he plays,  unless the game utilises all 6 cores of that 6300, the i3 will preform better. 

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Mauricio G. B. said:

when having more cores is a must for the pc and not for [just] gaming

This so much. Too little people recommend overkill processors that'd allow someone to game while running an antivirus scan or wathching videos (jesus Twitch takes so much CPU, it's just video decoding and Youtube's player takes way less)

[MarcusCarr]

Thanks to everyone who replied I really appreciate the feedback. This isn't a build for me lol I've been doing this for a while but I just thought I'd make a $600 PC build and see what others thought about it\. Love you all bb

[Energycore]

7 minutes ago, MarcusCarr said:

Thanks to everyone who replied I really appreciate the feedback. This isn't a build for me lol I've been doing this for a while but I just thought I'd make a $600 PC build and see what others thought about it\. Love you all bb

Gotcha. Well, if you can convince the user of this computer to run unactivated Windows so they can get a better computer, do it

[MarcusCarr]

Oh they could Use a pirated copy lol