Gaming PC HELP!

[raysfan98]

For the past few months I have been desperately searching the internet for the best combination of parts I can buy to make a good gaming rig around black Friday. I am looking to play games like Battlefield 4 and hardline, Arma III, Day z, and even Watch Dogs. I want to play at 1080p and at high settings about 45+ FPS. I am looking to barely spend more than $500 as I am in High School and have a very limited Budget. ^_^ Here is the build: (http://pcpartpicker.com/user/raysfan98/saved/9JsMnQ) any suggestions here are welcome, Thanks!

 

[viewtyjoe]

Barring any sudden price drops, that's probably the best you can do, though I'm a little iffy on that power supply, but I'm always wanting a solid overhead on power output.

 

[iamlegend]

You have a pretty decent build buddy.

 

[Skylarz]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander G41 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $492.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 04:33 EST-0500

With storage

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($249.70 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander G41 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $504.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 04:38 EST-0500

If you don't use optical drives and don't mind 4gb of ram for now (just add more later)

 

[raysfan98]

Thanks for the input guys. I realize these builds may not perform exactly to my standards, but down the road I will have the money to be able to upgrade the system CPU and GPU. I also have this build: (http://pcpartpicker.com/user/raysfan98/saved/JHKnTW) In my situation which build would you go with. I personally am thinking the intel build solely due to the upgrade path. If I would need I could upgrade to an i7 and maybe a better GPU, but with the AMD variant I can only upgrade to an 8350 and a better GPU.
Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks! ^_^

 

[iamlegend]

I doubt that Mini ITX case will handle all the parts.

 

[raysfan98]

Well, If you look at the case size and the max GPU size supported it should fit.