Entry to Medium level gaming pc

[Krillin]

Ok so my dreams of getting a $800 pc for christmas was shattered, but I am not going to give up. I'm going save up enough for pc out of my own pocket. I am thinking about spending $500 USD. I was thinking about going socket FM2/+, because it seems like I will be able to upgrade easily by simply adding a GPU to the build. Please give me suggestions and let me know if I am wrong about going FM2. Thanks in advance for all suggestions

[nsyedhasan]

OS?Keyboard/Mouse?Monitor?

[Krillin]

OS?Keyboard/Mouse?Monitor?

Yea I forgot to mention. I already have a OS and Keyboard.I already have a monitor chosen. Here

[ciprian97pop]

Yea I forgot to mention. I already have a OS and Keyboard.I already have a monitor chosen. Here

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($59.91 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Microcenter) 

Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $499.85

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-12 15:39 EST-0500)

[nsyedhasan]

Yea I forgot to mention. I already have a OS and Keyboard.I already have a monitor chosen. Here

AMD cards are really available so that why I went with a GTX 660.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory:  Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.99 @ Mac Mall)

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  ($165.67 @ Newegg)

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Microcenter)

Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Microcenter)

Total: $505.59

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-12 15:46 EST-0500)

[Krillin]

AMD cards are really available so that why I went with a GTX 660.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ji48) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ji48/by_merchant/) / [benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ji48/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad750kwohjbox) | $79.99 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fm2a75pro4m) | $74.98 @ SuperBiiz

**Memory** | [Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx16c9b1rk28x) | $51.99 @ Mac Mall

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $59.98 @ OutletPC

**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx660dc2o2gd5) | $165.67 @ Newegg

**Case** | [Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl) | $37.99 @ Microcenter

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $34.99 @ Microcenter

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $505.59

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-12 15:45 EST-0500 |

Why the Athlon? Wouldn't a A10 6800K or 5800K a better processor?

[miyabwah]

Why the Athlon? Wouldn't a A10 6800K or 5800K a better processor?

Oh, no no no no no. They only cost more because of the onboard. Don't get a A10 with a build that has a dedicated GPU.

[nsyedhasan]

Why the Athlon? Wouldn't a A10 6800K or 5800K a better processor?

The Athlon is an A10 6800K without the iGPU. The GTX 660 would be better, but can't SLI.

[Krillin]

The Athlon is an A10 6800K without the iGPU. The GTX 660 would be better, but can't SLI.

I think asus has a micro-atx motherboard that can SLI and Crossfire Here Edit: The CPU can't handle crossfire or SLI

[nsyedhasan]

I think asus has a micro-atx motherboard that can SLI and Crossfire Here Edit: The CPU can't handle crossfire or SLI

I would say go Nvidia because they are actually available. Also look around for Christmas sales.

[Krillin]

I would say go Nvidia because they are actually available. Also look around for Christmas sales.

I will and thanks for the build suggestion

[WoodenMarker]

PCPartPicker part list

The Msi 7870 is currently available and a bit cheaper. 

I'd also recommend a slightly larger psu. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jXpT

Why the Athlon? Wouldn't a A10 6800K or 5800K a better processor?

The 750K is 5700 with the iGPU and higher binned.