Building a budget Gaming PC ($600)

[Silenttoast]

I'm going to be building my first gaming PC soon and would like some help with it. I already designed one on pcpartpicker but i am far from a professional so I'd like to know what you guys would do.

My budget is $600 (including OS). It will be almost exclusively for gaming.
So if any of you could build one for me to check out and maybe use, or at least as a reference, I'd really appreciate it. Just whatever you think is the best gaming pc for the price.

 

[CTurbo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($123.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($144.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $593.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 21:57 EST-0500

 

[CTurbo]

Or you could sacrifice easy upgrade path to have a better gaming build NOW

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($163.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $568.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 22:00 EST-0500

 

[Joshpears]

get a g3258 and gtx 960 they work really well i use them

 

[eatmypie]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n3Wpyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n3Wpyc/by_merchant/

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6hBK6h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6hBK6h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($66.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $620.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 22:28 EST-0500

 

[Silenttoast]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n3Wpyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n3Wpyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($66.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $590.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 22:12 EST-0500

Thanks for the build. I see you cut down on price by not including ram lol. But seriously i do really like the build and might go with this one. I didn't think i could get a 970 with this price

 

[Silenttoast]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($123.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($144.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $593.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 21:57 EST-0500

Thanks for helping. Could you take a look at this build and tell me what you think?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6YLZsY

 

[eatmypie]

I edited the post with the ram. It must of got deleted.

 

[CTurbo]

An i3 + R9 380 would be better than an i5 + GTX950 for about the same money. Either one would be fine though. That 450w Antec doesn't allow any room for future upgrades.