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Hello, this time I am attempting to see what a decent budget pc would cost that still allows excellent gaming on high settings. This build came in under $800, including OS. What do you think? It is meant for gaming and school work, no OC.

CPU: FX-6300
MOBO: Asus M5A97 R2.0
Case: Corsair Carbide 200r
GPU: MSI R9 270
Ram: G. Skill Ripjaws 1600 8 GB
PSU: Corsair CXM 600W
Storage: WD 1TB
Asus DRW-CD
OS: Windows 8
 
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good build, you can improve it a bit
with radeon 270X and better PSU

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 ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $684.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 23:59 EDT-0400)
 
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From what I've read, the 270 can be overclocked to a 270x making the extra money spent for it pointless
 
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you can save a lot by using 270

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $644.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 00:08 EDT-0400)
 
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while the xfx is cheaper, the MSI from new egg comes with 2 games
 
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Yeah that looks pretty good. I've included another option to consider with a better performing GPU:

R9 280 GPU build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($233.00 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $748.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 00:20 EDT-0400)

 
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Even if you don't want to OC, I'd suggest leaving option open for a slightly better mobo in the Asus M5A97 (non LE). Also, through Newegg this MSI GPU comes with 2 free games which you could sell. Lastly, 200R is a very nice looking case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($88.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($215.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $737.83
 
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I'm with you on the Mobo, that is why I don't recommend that Mobo on my builds. I'm sure it will be fine, but I like to have a bit newer chipset (990x in my build) over the 970 chipset on the M5A97 R2.0 Mobo. It's just me, but the ~$20 more for my Mobo just makes sense and also the Newegg reviews reflect the better Mobo (not that Newegg is the best for gauging reviews over).

I also like the Corsair 200R Case, but it's a bit more than it usually is (currently ~$60). It usually sells around $40-50. Even the 300R drops down to about $50-60 at times. It's up to the OP if the extra $ for the case is necessary, but I do like the 2 x USB 3.0 ports on the Corsair 200R over the 1 x USB 3.0 & 1 x USB 2.0 ports on the NZXT Case listed in a few builds above. I've modified my original build to reflect these changes below:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($233.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $778.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 00:32 EDT-0400)
 
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I realize I would save more money going with a variety of companies for the parts, but I would like to stick to new egg so that everything can be bundled and shipped together and so that any unfortunate returns would be easier. I also consider the rosewill challenger since its $50 and comes with an extra fan pre-installed so I wouldn't have to add any
 
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