$300 Gaming PC

[StonedSoBad]

$300 Gaming PC Build. Trying to get the most out of $300 to get a PC that could handle games as good as possible. Here is what I have come up with right now: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/StonedSoBad/saved/qjXFf7

Anything that I could get for cheaper that would be better than the stuff that I've chosen?

I would also like to know if this build can run CS:GO and if so, at which settings with what fps. Thanks.

 

[pctech2005]

I don't think you can go any cheaper and get the same or better config

 

[bcbc123]

Do you have a power supply?

 

[bcbc123]

Oops nevermind, your case has a PSU

 

[StonedSoBad]

I don't think you can go any cheaper and get the same or better config

So this could be considered a complete build?

 

[IamTimTech]

Looks like you are making the most of your budget buddy. Get a western digital drive, they are better for the same price.

 

[pctech2005]

if you have a monitor and a already purchased copy of your operating system, then yes

 

[damric]

Case? Just cut holes out of the motherboard's box:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $301.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 20:39 EST-0500

 

[StonedSoBad]

Case? Just cut holes out of the motherboard's box:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $301.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 20:39 EST-0500

lol-ed at the case part haha

 

[StonedSoBad]

Looks like you are making the most of your budget buddy. Get a western digital drive, they are better for the same price.

Which one should I look into? (I only need like 500GB of HDD tbh but I found the 1Tb one to be cheaper)

 

[damric]

Case? Just cut holes out of the motherboard's box:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $301.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 20:39 EST-0500

lol-ed at the case part haha

Yeah well it was that or a slow HDD. You can add a case and a slow HDD later and have a fast PC now, a fast PC in a shoebox

 

[StonedSoBad]

Case? Just cut holes out of the motherboard's box:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $301.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 20:39 EST-0500

lol-ed at the case part haha

Yeah well it was that or a slow HDD. You can add a case and a slow HDD later and have a fast PC now, a fast PC in a shoebox

Heh How big of a difference does a SSD make over an HDD? Thanks for the answers btw.

 

[damric]

Case? Just cut holes out of the motherboard's box:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $301.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 20:39 EST-0500

lol-ed at the case part haha

Yeah well it was that or a slow HDD. You can add a case and a slow HDD later and have a fast PC now, a fast PC in a shoebox

Heh How big of a difference does a SSD make over an HDD? Thanks for the answers btw.

For games that load levels like shooters and Dragon Age, it can mean the difference between having time to take a sip of your drink, or having enough time to go to the bathroom, make a snack, eat your snack, and pull all of your hair out.

 

[StonedSoBad]

Case? Just cut holes out of the motherboard's box:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $301.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 20:39 EST-0500

lol-ed at the case part haha

Yeah well it was that or a slow HDD. You can add a case and a slow HDD later and have a fast PC now, a fast PC in a shoebox

Heh How big of a difference does a SSD make over an HDD? Thanks for the answers btw.

For games that load levels like shooters and Dragon Age, it can mean the difference between having time to take a sip of your drink, or having enough time to go to the bathroom, make a snack, eat your snack, and pull all of your hair out.

Never knew that the difference was that big! Would switching from the 1TB HDD to this 120GB SSD be a good choise? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silicon-power-internal-hard-drive-sp120gbss3s60s25 It costs the same.

 

[damric]

Case? Just cut holes out of the motherboard's box:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $301.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 20:39 EST-0500

lol-ed at the case part haha

Yeah well it was that or a slow HDD. You can add a case and a slow HDD later and have a fast PC now, a fast PC in a shoebox

Heh How big of a difference does a SSD make over an HDD? Thanks for the answers btw.

For games that load levels like shooters and Dragon Age, it can mean the difference between having time to take a sip of your drink, or having enough time to go to the bathroom, make a snack, eat your snack, and pull all of your hair out.

Never knew that the difference was that big! Would switching from the 1TB HDD to this 120GB SSD be a good choise? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silicon-power-internal-hard-drive-sp120gbss3s60s25 It costs the same.

I've owned and tested a lot of SSDs, and I feel that I can only recommend certain ones due to reliability. If you have ever owned a cheap off-brand mp3 player, it's quite the same feeling when it freezes up or just stops working. You'll wish you bought a better drive. Go with the Crucial.

And if you have tons of bulk files like music and videos, by all means add a 1TB HDD when you get around to it. I'm personally finding that I can just store all that on the cloud. My HDD's are nearly irrelevent. When this SSD fills up, I buy another SSD...

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($106.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.85 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $302.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 21:15 EST-0500

All modern-day components, has room for another 4GB stick of RAM. People may ask why an I3 over Pentium, it's because I3 processors have Intel HD 4600 graphics and Pentiums have Intel HD graphics, huge difference there. 4600 will be fine for gaming on low. Has room for other additions, too.

If you need an OS, Windows 10 is free right now. The build includes a DVD drive for installation and anything else (watching DVDs perhaps).

 

[StonedSoBad]

Case? Just cut holes out of the motherboard's box:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $301.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 20:39 EST-0500

lol-ed at the case part haha

Yeah well it was that or a slow HDD. You can add a case and a slow HDD later and have a fast PC now, a fast PC in a shoebox

Heh How big of a difference does a SSD make over an HDD? Thanks for the answers btw.

For games that load levels like shooters and Dragon Age, it can mean the difference between having time to take a sip of your drink, or having enough time to go to the bathroom, make a snack, eat your snack, and pull all of your hair out.

Never knew that the difference was that big! Would switching from the 1TB HDD to this 120GB SSD be a good choise? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silicon-power-internal-hard-drive-sp120gbss3s60s25 It costs the same.

I've owned and tested a lot of SSDs, and I feel that I can only recommend certain ones due to reliability. If you have ever owned a cheap off-brand mp3 player, it's quite the same feeling when it freezes up or just stops working. You'll wish you bought a better drive. Go with the Crucial.

And if you have tons of bulk files like music and videos, by all means add a 1TB HDD when you get around to it. I'm personally finding that I can just store all that on the cloud. My HDD's are nearly irrelevent. When this SSD fills up, I buy another SSD...

I just remembered that I have a 750GB HDD in my laptop, could just use that, unless I need to sell it in-order to get extra money to build this (this build is currently just a idea of what I could potentially build when I racke up that money lol). Ehhhhh. Choises...

 

[StonedSoBad]

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($106.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.85 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $302.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 21:15 EST-0500

All modern-day components, has room for another 4GB stick of RAM. People may ask why an I3 over Pentium, it's because I3 processors have Intel HD 4600 graphics and Pentiums have Intel HD graphics, huge difference there. 4600 will be fine for gaming on low. Has room for other additions, too.

If you need an OS, Windows 10 is free right now. The build includes a DVD drive for installation and anything else (watching DVDs perhaps).

Thanks but what about the video card? Or is there no need for one in such a build?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($106.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.85 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $302.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 21:15 EST-0500

All modern-day components, has room for another 4GB stick of RAM. People may ask why an I3 over Pentium, it's because I3 processors have Intel HD 4600 graphics and Pentiums have Intel HD graphics, huge difference there. 4600 will be fine for gaming on low. Has room for other additions, too.

If you need an OS, Windows 10 is free right now. The build includes a DVD drive for installation and anything else (watching DVDs perhaps).

Thanks but what about the video card? Or is there no need for one in such a build?

Built into the CPU. With your budget, video card cannot be done because any $50 card will perform as well as Intel graphics (or almost but not worth it). Unless you can use the laptop hard drive resulting in dropping the CPU to a Pentium you would have $90 for a desent card.

 

[StonedSoBad]

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($106.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.85 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $302.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 21:15 EST-0500

All modern-day components, has room for another 4GB stick of RAM. People may ask why an I3 over Pentium, it's because I3 processors have Intel HD 4600 graphics and Pentiums have Intel HD graphics, huge difference there. 4600 will be fine for gaming on low. Has room for other additions, too.

If you need an OS, Windows 10 is free right now. The build includes a DVD drive for installation and anything else (watching DVDs perhaps).

Thanks but what about the video card? Or is there no need for one in such a build?

Built into the CPU. With your budget, video card cannot be done because any $50 card will perform as well as Intel graphics (or almost but not worth it). Unless you can use the laptop hard drive resulting in dropping the CPU to a Pentium you would have $90 for a desent card.

I'm not sure if I'm following you correctly (it's 2:30 AM here) but wouldn't the AMD A6-6400K CPU work with the Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card that I had chosen? Why do I need a more expensive CPU and sacrifice the Graphics Card? Thanks!

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($106.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.85 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $302.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 21:15 EST-0500

All modern-day components, has room for another 4GB stick of RAM. People may ask why an I3 over Pentium, it's because I3 processors have Intel HD 4600 graphics and Pentiums have Intel HD graphics, huge difference there. 4600 will be fine for gaming on low. Has room for other additions, too.

If you need an OS, Windows 10 is free right now. The build includes a DVD drive for installation and anything else (watching DVDs perhaps).

Thanks but what about the video card? Or is there no need for one in such a build?

Built into the CPU. With your budget, video card cannot be done because any $50 card will perform as well as Intel graphics (or almost but not worth it). Unless you can use the laptop hard drive resulting in dropping the CPU to a Pentium you would have $90 for a desent card.

I'm not sure if I'm following you correctly (it's 2:30 AM here) but would the AMD A6-6400K CPU work with the Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card that I had chosen? Why do I need a more expensive CPU and sacrifice the Graphics Card? Thanks!

Yes that would work. I was just going Intel, but what is the cost of the A6-6400K and 260X combined?

 

[StonedSoBad]

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($106.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.85 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $302.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 21:15 EST-0500

All modern-day components, has room for another 4GB stick of RAM. People may ask why an I3 over Pentium, it's because I3 processors have Intel HD 4600 graphics and Pentiums have Intel HD graphics, huge difference there. 4600 will be fine for gaming on low. Has room for other additions, too.

If you need an OS, Windows 10 is free right now. The build includes a DVD drive for installation and anything else (watching DVDs perhaps).

Thanks but what about the video card? Or is there no need for one in such a build?

Built into the CPU. With your budget, video card cannot be done because any $50 card will perform as well as Intel graphics (or almost but not worth it). Unless you can use the laptop hard drive resulting in dropping the CPU to a Pentium you would have $90 for a desent card.

I'm not sure if I'm following you correctly (it's 2:30 AM here) but would the AMD A6-6400K CPU work with the Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card that I had chosen? Why do I need a more expensive CPU and sacrifice the Graphics Card? Thanks!

Yes that would work. I was just going Intel, but what is the cost of the A6-6400K and 260X combined?

AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor
$49.95

Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card
$119.99 ($99.99 currently because of a discount)

 

[Woody1999]

Personally I would alway go with a graphics card. The R7 260X is vastly superior to any budget processor integrated, in my opinion.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 450 3.2GHz Triple-Core Processor ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($32.49 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($27.82 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Encore ENEWI-1XN45 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($7.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $310.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 21:33 EST-0500

I've swapped your dual-core A6-6400K for a tri-core Athlon II X3 450, got a suitable motherboard which is...meh, but it's the best you can get with the budget. You should be able to OC it a little bit. IMO SSDs aren't needed and you'll get 4 times the space on this 500GB Seagate Barracuda. The R7 260X is a great choice, will run your CS:GO on high settings with some on maximum.

Woody

 

[StonedSoBad]

Personally I would alway go with a graphics card. The R7 260X is vastly superior to any budget processor integrated, in my opinion.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 450 3.2GHz Triple-Core Processor ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($32.49 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($27.82 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Encore ENEWI-1XN45 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($7.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $310.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 21:33 EST-0500

I've swapped your dual-core A6-6400K for a tri-core Athlon II X3 450, got a suitable motherboard which is...meh, but it's the best you can get with the budget. You should be able to OC it a little bit. IMO SSDs aren't needed and you'll get 4 times the space on this 500GB Seagate Barracuda. The R7 260X is a great choice, will run your CS:GO on high settings with some on maximum.

Woody

Sweet! I could potentially just leave the HDD out as I might be able to use the HDD from my laptop which would open up a bit more money to potentially upgrade (but I'm not 100% sure if my laptop will be sold in-order to get some money for this build). I will check out some bench tests on the CPU and compare them with the A6. Thank you again!

 

[StonedSoBad]

Personally I would alway go with a graphics card. The R7 260X is vastly superior to any budget processor integrated, in my opinion.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 450 3.2GHz Triple-Core Processor ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($32.49 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($27.82 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Encore ENEWI-1XN45 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($7.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $310.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 21:33 EST-0500

I've swapped your dual-core A6-6400K for a tri-core Athlon II X3 450, got a suitable motherboard which is...meh, but it's the best you can get with the budget. You should be able to OC it a little bit. IMO SSDs aren't needed and you'll get 4 times the space on this 500GB Seagate Barracuda. The R7 260X is a great choice, will run your CS:GO on high settings with some on maximum.

Woody

I'm not exactly sure how to check these benchmarks but it seems that the AMD Athlon scores lower than the AMD A6.
Athlon's Benchmarks: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/search?q=AMD+Athlon+II+X3+450
A6's Benchmarks: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/search?q=AMD+A6-6400K

Should I switch the A6 to the Athlon?