Looking for budget PC Build under 430$ US

CrimsonEagle

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I'm looking to build a entry level gaming rig for about 430$ US in the late winter/early spring of 2016.

I already have a new EVGA 80+ 430W PSU and a new SanDisk 240gb SSD for a boot drive. I'd like to have a quad core processor and a dedicated GPU.

This is my current parts list http://pcpartpicker.com/p/22sQrH and I was wondering if their is any improvements I can get.

I'd love Intel but I'm not sure I can afford a quad core.

Thanks.
 
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I think a core i3 with 4 logical cpus will be good, so I suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6b8c8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6b8c8d/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)...


I think a core i3 with 4 logical cpus will be good, so I suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6b8c8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6b8c8d/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $431.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-02 00:11 EST-0500
 
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