Im on a $700 budget and am building a desktop

[ThinkStrategic]

Hey guys I have a $700 budget and am looking to build a desktop. Right now I have a HP intel core i3, it has been able to play most of my games but because next gen games are starting to come out I feel like it has for sure served its purpose. I mostly play games like Skyrim, Chivarlry and ect. Any advice would be awesome thanks!!!

 

[uthvag]

**CPU** | [AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox) | $114.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970pro3r20) | $70.66 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbxl) | $77.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $48.49 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100373l) | $164.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $44.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b3stblkgas) | $24.98 @ NCIX US
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $82.79 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $629.87
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 22:31 EST-0500 |

NPTE
1.ci have left some extra budget room for adding a case/fans of your preferrence


hope it helps!