$550 Gaming Build

[Alpha Hazz]

Hi, I am going to build my first pc, and I needed help in choosing parts. I want the pc to play new triple a games on medium to high 1080p, 40 fps and above. Help is appreciated.

 

[davidarad02]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $583.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 17:12 EDT-0400

replace the GTX 960 with a GTX 950 if the budget is really tight.

also, I put a HDD instead of an SSD because you said you wanted to play AAA games, which require a lot of storage, which a SSD just doesn't give you.

 

[Alpha Hazz]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $583.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 17:12 EDT-0400

replace the GTX 960 with a GTX 950 if the budget is really tight.

also, I put a HDD instead of an SSD because you said you wanted to play AAA games, which require a lot of storage, which a SSD just doesn't give you.

thx