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Under $300 Gaming Computer Ideas?

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So I'm looking to build a moderately good gaming computer for under $300 yet still squeeze some pretty good performance out of it. I already have a GTX 1060 paired with some older server parts that function as an ok machine to hold me over along with a Corsair CX750m (so those are already out of the budget) and a case is optional. I also wanted to open up my options for overclocking to "future proof" at least a little bit. (it's impossible to future proof xD) So some suggestions would be great, just to get the ball rolling but other than that, I'll list the current specs to my PC below. Oh, I also quite obviously wanted it to exceed what I have already.

 

Intel Serverboard S5000PSL

2X Intel Xeon X5460

16 GB FB DDR2 

2X 256GB SSD

GTX 1060 3GB

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that's going to be hard with only $300

Maybe wait for Ryzen 3?

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Desktop (Old but I never replaced it):

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 @2000Mhz

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Assuming you can reuse a case

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.92 @ Amazon) 
Total: $303.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-29 23:06 EDT-0400

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

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