$600 Gaming PC?

[jakarate11]

What is the best gaming PC I can build for around $600. I need an OS (Windows 7). You can go as high as $700, but my cousin wants to play Crysis 3 and doesn't have a very big budget right now. The PC can be upgaded in the future though. Let me know what you think. Thanks!

 

[Eximo]

FX-6300
AM3+ 970 chipset motherboard (MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte, ASRock for brands, avoid Biostar and Foxconn)
2x4 GB of DDR3 1600 (G.Skill Ripjaws are usually affordable)
HD7770 graphics card or better
1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
Cheap $30 ATX case
Corsair CX430m or CX500m power supply, whichever is on sale
Windows 7 64bit Home Premium

~$600

Someone else can toss it into partpicker.com for you. This computer doesn't like doing that while making DVDs for some reason I haven't quite narrowed down.

 

[Danzas4321]

For the higher bracket you mentioned of $700 he could get something along the lines of this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($185.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $709.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-19 15:03 EST-0500)

Or if he needs to stay at $600 he could get this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($114.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $608.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-19 15:07 EST-0500)

The $700 build will perform better in games but the $600 build should be fine for high in most games out at the moment

 

[MysticalBeing]

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

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 2GB Video Card ($125.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $688.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-19 15:07 EST-0500)

This build is going to be able to play any game you throw at it at 1080p with medium/high graphics. If you want it to cost a little less, just downgrade the psu to about 520w.

 

[Danzas4321]

Here is the build that Eximo suggested
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $553.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-19 15:13 EST-0500)

 

[RCFProd]

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

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 2GB Video Card ($125.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $688.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-19 15:07 EST-0500)

This build is going to be able to play any game you throw at it at 1080p with medium/high graphics. If you want it to cost a little less, just downgrade the psu to about 520w.

1GB is enough with a card like HD7790, so the other 1GB is probably a bit useless. I'd suggest a GTX 650 1gb TI over this one or simply a HD 7790 1gb.

 

[ps3hacker12]

closer to the $700 mark then the $600 mark but:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $671.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-19 15:24 EST-0500)