Need help to decide on a PC build

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Hi I'm currently looking into building a PC for both school and home I'm in college so I don't have a lot of money to spend max is around 750. currently I game on a hp labtop with an amd a6 4400m cpu with intergraded gpu which is about 512mb I'm not sure the games I'm looking to play are league of legends ,blade and soul, guildwars 2 cs:go and a couple others while using Spotify-iTunes or chrome for music- videos . I'm not really tech savvy with the motherboards and such so any info will help thanks
 
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Okay, here is build. Just click on the first link and it will take you to the PCPartPicker webpage with the completed build. Now this build does not have a video card (GPU) but you should be able to play those games with the integrated graphics (HD 530) of the i5-6500. The are equivalent of about an R7 240 so reasonable entry level graphics. By doing this I can give you a better base system that can be upgraded and added to later. Things to consider are:
- Solid State Drive (SSD). This vast improves things like boot times and screen switches during gaming
- The big hitter, a discreet (separate) video card. Adding a video card like a R9 380 or a GTX 970 will take this system to mid range gaming system.
- Additional ram. Right now...
Okay, here is build. Just click on the first link and it will take you to the PCPartPicker webpage with the completed build. Now this build does not have a video card (GPU) but you should be able to play those games with the integrated graphics (HD 530) of the i5-6500. The are equivalent of about an R7 240 so reasonable entry level graphics. By doing this I can give you a better base system that can be upgraded and added to later. Things to consider are:
- Solid State Drive (SSD). This vast improves things like boot times and screen switches during gaming
- The big hitter, a discreet (separate) video card. Adding a video card like a R9 380 or a GTX 970 will take this system to mid range gaming system.
- Additional ram. Right now the integrated graphics will use the motherboard RAM and you might find that things slow down, especially if you are doing more than one thing at a time. A discreet video card has its own ram (VRAM)

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $735.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 10:12 EST-0500
 
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