Budget Gaming PC

[Shiftteam1738]

I'm making my first gaming PC with about $350 for the PC and the rest for a setup. Here are the parts that I have researched for WEEKS and I just want to make sure:

Processor: AMD AMD A6-7400K FM2+ BOX APU 3.6 2 Socket FM2+

Motherboard: Asus MicroATX DDR3 2000 AMD AM3+ Motherboard M5A78L-M/USB3

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB Single DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800)

Storage: Western Digital Blue 1TB Desktop 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 240 2GB DDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI Low Profile PCI-Express Video Card

Power Supply: Logisys Corp. 480W 240-Pin Dual Fan 20+4 ATX Power Supply PS480D2

Case: Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case FBM-01

I've looked at the tutorials and builds on YouTube and other websites, including the Boson, and reviews say that they will not be able to play big games so I wanted to confirm to see if the Boson was a good budget Gaming PC as well.

Thank You

 

[Mohd Mamat]

Round up at least another $150, from there you can build a respectable budget rig. These specs are quite at the low-low end of the spectrum.
This is the build I've made for you in the $350+ spectrum:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v6J4WZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v6J4WZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.00 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $358.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-18 23:16 EDT-0400

This build can play 1080P at reasonable settings, the Pentium is a great overclocker and should push you through games easily except for games that requires quad core support. You can also change the motherboard for a better one, that i selected Biostar cause the quality and price point are great. You can also change the case that supports front USB 3.0.

 

[smorizio]

also keep an eye on newegg dyi builds
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2149266

 

[Mohd Mamat]

''Round up at least another $150, from there you can build a respectable budget rig. These specs are quite at the low-low end of the spectrum.
This is the build I've made for you in the $350+ spectrum:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v6J4WZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v6J4WZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.00 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $358.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-18 23:16 EDT-0400

This build can play 1080P at reasonable settings, the Pentium is a great overclocker and should push you through games easily except for games that requires quad core support. You can also change the motherboard for a better one, that i selected Biostar cause the quality and price point are great. You can also change the case that supports front USB 3.0.''

Which is why I said wait until you have another $200.
(This is LOWER than play station 4 territory).

Aside from the cores and API optimizations of the PS4, the specs I've given is on par or slightly lower though at the same price point. This website said that a rig based on Athlon x760K is on par with it: http://www.cheatsheet.com/technology/cheap-gaming-pc-builds-to-rival-ps4-and-xbox-one.html/?a=viewall
(not sure to trust em fully or not though)

Or the AMD Value build guide from LinusTechTips.