building a budget gaming pc

[krome4284]

My max for the pc is $600 before rebate. I have a win 8 OS, monitor, and mouse. I dont care from what company the parts are, as long as they are reliable and noob-friendly for me then great. I dont plan on doing any overclocking but I do want to be able to play modern games like battlefield 4, titanfall, ect. I dont want to have to have my settings any lower than high and I want as many frames as possible. Ive seen builds at 500 that are capable of playing modern games at 1080p at 60 fps so I think this is enough money to handle that. The most important thing is that i want this build to last me a long time so the ability to upgrade is very important. i dont want a build that works ok right now but I cant do anything with it in the future unless i replace everything. Ive tried doing some research on all of this and I can figure what each part does but Im not comfortable or rich enough to risk doing this on my own and messing it up. Any ideas and builds especially would be really helpful.

 

[Danbuscus25]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $523.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

[hans_pcguy]

If I was looking to build a gaming PC for under $600 I would get used parts. But for a noob it would be difficult to know what kind of a deal you were getting. It's like getting a car. If you buy a 2 yr old car with 40k miles, you can get much more for your money but you have to know about cars so you dont get stung.

 

[Francisco Costa]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $577.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available