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I'm extremely new to gaming pc's, looking to build a gaming pc, running Windows 7+ able to run GTA 5(once it comes out) and Minecraft.. Has to have Wifi compatibility in the motherboard. The most I can spend is $600, but want to stay under 550. I live in the US and please link the parts to there website!
 
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I recommend building a PC because you're not going to find a gaming PC pre-built that's worth getting.

To play GTA V the computer must meet these requirements:

Minimum specifications:
OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 64 Bit Service Pack 2* (*NVIDIA video card recommended if running Vista OS)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz
Memory: 4GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB / AMD HD 4870 1GB (DX 10, 10.1, 11)
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
DVD Drive

It would help to know what country you're currently living in so I can find the right prices and parts. Also I need to know if you need an OS.
 
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I live in the US and TBH I don't know what an OS is, but want to have wifi to play GTA online
 
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You should be getting a used GPU for that price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Other: GTX 580 ($80.00)
Total: $498.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 23:37 EDT-0400
 
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Bumping up price to $600.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $572.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-31 01:28 EDT-0400
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($93.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $600.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-31 01:27 EDT-0400

Please keep in mind mail in rebates are on.
 
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All i'd worry about is if the GPU fits in the case if not you might have to remove some HDD bays, otherwise there definetly isn't anything to worry about every part fits together and they both will be able to play GTA 5 but obviously the 2nd one will play better, since it has 6 cores

PS : OS means Operating System and it's either Windows , Linux or Mac.
 
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Graphically speaking, you should be perfectly fine. But since I can't see any benchmarks of the 860k on GTA V (for obvious reasons), I can't make any promises. But since the Q6600 is the minimum recommended specs, you should be fine. A stronger CPU would be nice to really make sure you will have no issues.

How much do you care about running everything at max 60 FPS?

If you can live with like high graphics at a really good FPS:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($93.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $597.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-31 02:05 EDT-0400

if you could squeeze in like $50 more you could get an i5 build which would be spectacular.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DfzR6h

 
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