I want to game at 1080p and im having a really hard time picking good parts. Can someone pick them for me my budget is $700

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Question from Ghost101MM : "I want to game at 1080p and im having a really hard time picking good parts. Can someone pick them for me my budget is $700"



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.91 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($289.99 @ B&H)
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $746.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 18:10 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $726.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 18:42 EDT-0400
 

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Question from Ghost101MM : "I want to game at 1080p and im having a really hard time picking good parts. Can someone pick them for me my budget is $700"





 
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You could go with those parts, but I have to warn that the five year old AM3+ platform has no upgrade path and you would have to get a better cooler, and DDR3 RAM instead of the cooler running DDR4.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $698.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 19:12 EDT-0400