Girlfriends extreme budget gaming build advice $400-450

[Cvdasf]

Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as possible.

Budget Range: $400 or less is what i'd like to be at. I could stretch a little further if its truly worth the upgrade but please try and keep it near $400

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Listening to music, internet browsing

Are you buying a monitor: No, the monitor does not need to be included in the $400



Parts to Upgrade: ALL

Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Microcenter, Newegg, Tiger direct, Amazon.

Location: City, State/Region, Country. USA MD

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Always had AMD not opposed to going intel. Whats the benefit of either?

Overclocking: Can if needed

SLI or Crossfire: If it would be cheaper then yes

Your Monitor Resolution: Unknown have not picked a monitor yet.

Additional Comments: Like to have a "bad" looking computer. Have a 6k+ gaming PC right now that runs like an angel girlfriend decided it's time to buy her own. We will be playing WOW, LOL, DOTA 2, Sims, Minecraft, and Left 4 dead 1-2. I have a xfx R7970 a evo pro SSD and a AMD fx- 8350. Runs like a charm.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My girlfriends upgrading because she is in love with my rig and would like something comparable for the above games ^^.

Edit: found this laying around. Is this any good?

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($114.99)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($58.98)
6x SATA 6gb/s
USB 3
PCIe 2.0 16x, 1x, and PCI
Up to 16GB DDR3 2400+ (oc)

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 CAS 10 1.5V ($57.99)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.04 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Cooler Master GX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99)

Total: $396.95

 

[RazerZ]

Here's the build I would recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $463.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 11:43 EDT-0400

It will play the games you listed around ultra settings and it has upgrade potential for a better graphics card and CPU. Currently it's also a low powered and energy efficient build.

 

[RazerZ]

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be able to OC on a H version mobo. Much less oc the shit out of it :/ And Z97 mobos are pretty expensive. If he's on a strict budget he'll have to stick with no OC

You'd be surprised, just google Pentium G3258 h81 overclocking and lots of people have OC'ed on this chipset. Tom's also did an article about a month ago about overclocking the G3258 on B85 and H81 chipsets.