Best Gaming PC $380 Budget!

[John Minks]

Hey this is my first time building a PC and I want to know how good of a PC I can make for $380. I don't really know a lot about the parts so I'm really relying on the builds given to me. It would be appreciated if you used this case for the build http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vn40006w2n or this case. Which ever one works better with the build its a miniatx tower http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cougar-case-spike

 

[smog0]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $375.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:23 EDT-0400


updated with a better priced PSU

 

[M0j0jojo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $372.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:39 EDT-0400

I would suggest on adding an extra $30 so you can get a GTX 660 which is far better than a GTX 750 Ti

 

[John Minks]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $375.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:23 EDT-0400


updated with a better priced PSU

hey in canada I added up the tax and everything and it ended up to be like $570 but for the other build it ended up being $480

 

[M0j0jojo]

Okay then I would suggest waiting till you get more money things are more expensive here sadly :/

 

[Fatpat999]

Are you based in Canada and you are going to purchase the parts in Canada?

 

[Fatpat999]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/KmgFCJ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/KmgFCJ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $69.95 @ DirectCanada
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81mdgsr20) | $46.00 @ Vuugo
**Memory** | [Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-kvr1333d3n98g) | $76.87 @ DirectCanada
**Storage** | [Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-hua721010kla330) |-
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr726xoc1gd) | $109.00 @ Vuugo
**Case** | [Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vn40006w2n) | $48.64 @ DirectCanada
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10430kr) | $29.99 @ Memory Express
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $380.45
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 00:02 EDT-0400 |

 

[John Minks]

Are you based in Canada and you are going to purchase the parts in Canada?

Yes