$700 Gaming PC

[SILV3RT3CH]

Hello everyone, I am looking to build my first PC and was wanting some suggestions for a $700 gaming PC (preferably under $700). My build will include monitor, keyboard and OS. I will mostly be playing games like GTA V, BF4, and Spintires.

Ps. It would be nice if you could just give me pcpartpicker links, but if not I understand

 

[Rhezner]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LMCDvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LMCDvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($10.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $702.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-22 22:09 EDT-0400

3$ over budget but it is worth it. Do you need a keyboard?
this will max out almost any game at 1080p

 

[bsod1]

^ that is a very rebate heavy build

 

[Rhezner]

^ that is a very rebate heavy build

yeah i know but many people don't really care about rebates especially when on a tight budget. And even then there is only 45$ worth of rebates.

 

[bsod1]

I prefer Intel but I am going to post an AMD build since this is a budget build. Just for gaming, upgrading might be a task given AMD's platform. If not this, then the above build is just fine (just that you need to find prices that don't rely so heavily on rebates)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.49 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($197.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($91.71 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($10.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $705.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-22 22:31 EDT-0400

 

[Rhezner]

mine is only 30$ more after promo code and is much better for a small investent. And then there are rebates if you want to use them.

Although the RAM he picked is probably a better option.

 

[SILV3RT3CH]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, but I think i'm going to go with bsod1's build only because I watched some YouTube videos and the 860k performs a lot better with the r9 280 than the i3 4170