Which CPU should I aim for?

[jeremym0020]

I am going to be building a basic gaming computer with my old gtx 760 for my GF. I am looking to hit 60 FPS on med settings on games like WOW Legion, Overwatch, Pubg, and other MMO's. What CPU should I aim for $400 budget?

 

[zyh1987]

$400 as the whole system or just the CPU?

 

[geofelt]

$250 buys you aG4600, a lga1151 motherboard and 8gb of ddr4 ram.
You need 450-500w for a psu, Seasonic focus 550w is about $55 on sale.
Your choice on case, cheap is ok for a case, cheap is bad for a psu.

Update:
With the release of intel H310 motherboards, let me change a bit.
A H310 motherboard will be <$60.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157810
A G5400 processor will be $71.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G74W6067
Passmark ratings for the G5400 are not yet out.
But the G4600 clock was 3.6 and the G5400 clock is a bit better at 3.7
MMO games typically depend on the performance of the single master thread.
The single thread passmark rating of the G4600 is 2057 so I might expect the G5400 to be a tad better.
By comparison, the single thread rating of ryzen 1200 is 1728

 

[vapour]

For 400, I will get

After 40 rebate:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($93.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.10 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $379.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-09 14:21 EDT-0400