$400 Gaming Desktop build

[Stryke15]

So it's time to build myself a desktop... Here we go!


My budget for this is a flat $400 for a gaming oriented desktop build. The operating system and peripherals are already taken care of so I only need the parts and a box to put them in. My hard drive needs to be 500 gigabytes and having a larger one is a much lower priority than a better graphics card for example (HDD speed does not matter). I'd prefer 4 gigs of RAM (AT THE VERY LEAST) and the graphics card shouldn't be under $100 (I've seen the performance differences between an $80 and $100 card). The CPU should hopefully be a quad-core or a (VERY) good intel dual-core. I am not planning on overclocking.

I have no preferences when it comes to the manufacturer of parts.

 

[Shwerfy]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($105.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $408.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 03:27 EST-0500)

This is basically, as good as it gets for $400
you should still be able to play most games at high settings with 30+fps.

 

[mbarbantini]

I'm actually impressed by what you could get with 400$... Good job Shwerfy.

 

[mbarbantini]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qQHp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qQHp/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qQHp/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 645 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.34 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($81.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.44 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $406.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 03:46 EST-0500)