This was a tough one! LOL
PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cVsM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cVsM/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cVsM/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VE198T 19.0" Monitor ($99.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $617.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 21:06 EDT-0400)
By the way.....you can overclock this cpu if you so wish. I was looking through my posts and saw this. Just thought I'd throw that in there for your knowledge.
