Looking for Budget Gaming Build Advice

[kineo]

Hello,

I am looking for advice on putting together a inexpensive system to play modern games (i.e. current releases). Without further ado, here is the template.

Approximate Purchase Date: by 10/24/14

Budget Range: ~$400-$450 with some wiggle room (possibly $50 more if it really makes a difference).

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, office tasks (i.e. word processing)

Are you buying a monitor: No, but I will be adding a second monitor at a later date. Currently, I have an ASUS VS247 23.6 and would like to add another. I've also got two old 19" monitors, a triple monitor setup would be cool, but extravagent.

Parts to Upgrade: My old system has little to carry over, but I do have a brand new Western Digital Green 1TB HDD, and a Thermaltake TR2-430NP. I do know that it still works, but I do not know if it is viable with new systems. Advice would be appreciated. I also have a generic ATX mid tower (LITE, I think), and some low end speakers.

Do you need to buy OS: No


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon for most parts please (I have gift cards, Amazon credit card)

Location: Bangor, ME, US

Parts Preferences: I have used AMD CPU's in the past, but have always wanted Intel, but it is only a weak preference. I would also like a SSD.

Overclocking: no

SLI or Crossfire: no

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Additional Comments: Can be ugly as sin, but I would like it quiet. Will start out playing (hopefully) League, WoW, Titanfall, Destiny, and Borderlands Pre-Sequel. Maybe DOTA 2

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I am upgrading for two reasons. First, my older PC system won't run any games without lag/low fps (2006-8 parts). Second, my work machine is a latest version Mac Mini. It is nice for office tasks (16gb memory), but is crap for gaming.

This was my best guess (if my current PSU isn't usable):

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zMDsvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zMDsvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($139.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $433.85

Thanks in advance for any and all assistance.

 

[Rapajez]

Yeah, sounds like a good alternative. Let the OP decide, if he's still even around, lol. I usually just like to play devil's advocate on these forums, to give the builders all their options.

WoW is awesome with an SSD. You load before everyone else and can cause chaos! I'd always recommend an SSD to anyone spending at least $800-ish, or who is deciding between a few FPS and an SSD.

 

[RookieOfTheYear]

note that my build not only dropped down to H81 and added back the SSD, but also upgraded to a R9 280. That should definitely help out in the FPS dept...

I definitely agree that he should try to stick with the 280. But your build is $519 up front. If he can afford that, then I say go with it. But he said his budget is $50 tops. So I was even a fair amount over at $490.

 

[bliq]

if the price needs to come down, I'd say drop down to a 270x instead of giving up the SSD. It's that big of a difference.