Best Gaming PC build under $400

[epic_beast]

I'm a student on a tight budget that needs a gaming pc to run games such as World of tanks, and War Thunder. OS mot included in price.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.95 @ Mwave)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.63 @ OutletPC)
Total: $384.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-15 15:37 EDT-0400

 

[LividRadiation]

This is a video on a PC that is in your budget.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhvXIp7xXtU

 

[KaizenFox]

For a gaming pc you should aim for a strong gpu and then an average cpu.

The first build got a intel dual core (strong cores) with Haswell arq. & R7 260X excellent entry graphic card.

The second go a FX quad core Piledriver arq. (good gaming cpu) & R7 240 lower graphics card, very limited.

I should go for the first build it also sports a LGA 1150 socket that will allow to upgrade CPU to the Core i-series.