First time build

DonBlair

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Jan 28, 2014
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Im looking to build a desktop for exclusively gaming. I mostly play WoW and Smite and a little LoL. But this being my frist build I dont really know where to start or what I would need to build a rig to run these games at higher quality graphics. I have a budget of about 700$ and already have a monitor, keyboard and mouse. If someone could help me start out or give me an example of a build that could run these games well I would greatly apreciate it. I understand that this is a fairly low budget but from what ive heard these games arent too demanding.
 
yep, these games aren't too demanding

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.61 @ B&H)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $656.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

something like this will run those games and more, a decent FX 6300 with a nice mid ranged r7 260x
 
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