Budget PC for Gaming

[evanlauer]

Hey all, I wanna build a budget pc that can run TF2 and Battlefield at comfortable (60+) framerates at medium to max graphics settings. Here is a build put together by my buddy that'll run me $375. Does anyone have any suggestions about it? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/MerpTheAwesome/saved/ZctgsY

 

[Ethan Knight]

This all depends on your purpose with it.

1) Do you plan on doing work?
2) Will you stream?
3) What other applications will you have?
4) How often will it be on between use and non-use? (i.e. use 4-6 hours a day and leave it on)

The build itself is fine but it could be perfected to specifically you if you plan on doing other stuff besides just gaming.

EDIT: Another thing, I would recommend the 1050 or ti version because it's cheaper and a lot more powerful. Just something to consider:
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[evanlauer]

This all depends on your purpose with it.

1) Do you plan on doing work?
2) Will you stream?
3) What other applications will you have?
4) How often will it be on between use and non-use? (i.e. use 4-6 hours a day and leave it on)

The build itself is fine but it could be perfected to specifically you if you plan on doing other stuff besides just gaming.

I am a student in high school and will be using it for basic office work as well. Not planning to stream, but maybe to some video editing. Maybe 2-3 hours a day, not leaving it on.

 

[MatthewGB]

You should probably switch the 950 for a 1050, 1050 ti or RX 470 if you can afford it. Battlefield is quite demanding on your GPU and I don't think a 950 will cut it.

 

[evanlauer]

You should probably switch the 950 for a 1050, 1050 ti or RX 470 if you can afford it. Battlefield is quite demanding on your GPU and I don't think a 950 will cut it.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[Ethan Knight]

I would also suggest an SSD, no more than 250gb I don't think, but it would speed up the boot and shut down process a huge amount.

My other suggestion is mainly bias towards Intel/Nvidia but I would recommend a higher per-core performance CPU with least cores, maybe even the i7 hyperthreading if you thing you'd need it. But a lot of programs and games will not utilize the extra 2 cores over the quad core Intels. Either way both are fine choices it's purely preferance just my personal recommendation.

Good luck in your build!