Opinion on First Gaming Rig

[baconlover102]

I'm planning on building my first gaming rig and I was wondering if this was a good $400 build. I'm willing to go a little over 400 but not by a lot. If you have any advice on any different parts leave it in the comments.Thanks for your help and advice. Here's the link: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/baconlover102/saved/p276Mp

 

[Icaraeus]

Go with the Intel Pentium G3280 (or whatever it's called), a matching H97 motherboard, drop down to single channel DDR3-1600 RAM (you can put another stick later), and get a proper 500W PSU either from Antec, EVGA, XFX, Corsair, Superflower or Seasonic.

 

[TomThePotato]

Add another 4gb ram when you get the money? (It's only 35 dollars atm)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.23 @ Amazon)
Total: $419.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-18 19:31 EST-0500

 

[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($86.47 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $403.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-18 19:51 EST-0500

 

[TomThePotato]

Forgot to change my HDD to a Caviar blue.

 

[TofuLion]

I'm planning on building my first gaming rig and I was wondering if this was a good $400 build. I'm willing to go a little over 400 but not by a lot. If you have any advice on any different parts leave it in the comments.Thanks for your help and advice. Here's the link: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/baconlover102/saved/p276Mp

it really all depends on your expectations for the machine. for $400 i would just say get a ps4 it has par performance for now, and promises to be future proof for a generation. if, however, you are able to stretch another $200 and get something that's worth the upgrade, i would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.93 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($21.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $588.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-18 21:02 EST-0500

and this relies heavily on the fact that you will overclock the cpu to get the most out of a budget build