Need Help Building a $600 US Computer For Gaming

[Nuclear101]

Dear All,

I am currently trying to build a desktop for a friend who has a budget of $600 (exactly or less) and wants to play games eg. Team Fortress 2, Minecraft, etc. on medium-high settings and is able to easily expand. Can someone please help?

Any input is appreciated,

Nuclear101

 

[Madn3ss795]

Does he need an OS? Monitor? Want to OC?

 

[Nuclear101]

Does he need an OS? Monitor? Want to OC?

He needs an OS, monitor, keyboard+mouse, and won't overclock, just everything stock.

 

[Madn3ss795]

Here you go. Speaker, mouse, kb, OS,... all are included:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($90.97 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.73 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Hannspree HL203DPB 20.0" Monitor ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-201 Wired Standard Keyboard ($4.79 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Microsoft SideWinder X3 Wired Laser Mouse ($14.77 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $599.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-13 01:38 EDT-0400)

Should be able to run most games at high/ultra settings with this setup.

 

[Nuclear101]

Here you go. Speaker, mouse, kb, OS,... all are included:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($90.97 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.73 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Hannspree HL203DPB 20.0" Monitor ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-201 Wired Standard Keyboard ($4.79 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Microsoft SideWinder X3 Wired Laser Mouse ($14.77 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $599.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-13 01:38 EDT-0400)

Should be able to run most games at high/ultra settings with this setup.

Dear Madn3ss795,

Thank you so much

Sincerely,

Nuclear101