Budget Gaming PC

[jjeansy]

Hey guys this is my first gaming pc and I'm on a tight budget of around $700. I already have windows and I'm going to buy the gpu in the next following weeks. I was just wondering what you guys think of the build and any recommendations would be great.

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/b13

 

[DonkeyOatie]

What GPU do you plan to get? I'm hoping people notice that those are Australian prices.

 

[jjeansy]

Im planning on getting a r9 280 or r9 290

 

[Archaic59]

I think for the $280 you are spending on the AMD cpu and board you could get an i5 with a H97 board that would perform much better.

EDIT: My bad. Didn't notice it was Australian dollars.

 

[jjeansy]

Im on a tight budget so i can't really afford an i5 but do you think the amd will run well?

 

[envy14tpe]

I'd get a i3. It'll beat any amd cpu under the 83xx series. Also, changed to a better quality PSU.
[b]PC Case Gear - Shared Shopping Cart[/b]
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003 - $75.00ea
1 x Aerocool Strike-X Advance Devil Red - $85.00ea
1 x G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL (2x4GB) DDR3 - $99.00ea
1 x Intel Core i3 4160 - $155.00ea
1 x Seasonic S12II 620W Power Supply - $119.00ea
1 x Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Motherboard - $109.00ea
Total: $642.00 - @pccasegear.com 24/03/2015

 

[LucoTF]

HD4600 build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($159.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($90.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Aerocool Strike-X Advance ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $636.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-24 20:42 EST+1100

 

[LucoTF]

Envy the EVGA B2 is an OEM superflower, every bit as good as any Seasonic unit

 

[Novuake]

First off, you do not want an APU based system with such a higher end graphics card.

Second you seem to be overspending abit in a few places which would help you get a more solid platform from Intel or to get better gaming performance from AMD.


Using PCPartspicker also helps you find the cheapest components.

Here :

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($149.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($90.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.00 @ IJK)
Case: Aerocool Strike-X Advance ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec 600W ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ IJK)
Total: $578.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-24 21:00 EST+1100

EDIT : I just went for cost saving on my PSU choice, its an OK unit, but if you can, spend more.