Budget gaming build

[maz1324]

I am looking to build a PC soon and I could use some help picking out the parts. I haven't had a PC capable of gaming in the last 6 years. I am not up to date on current hardware, so suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I don't have any brand preferences, I am just looking to get the most performance for my money.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Primarily gaming. It will also be used for web browsing, watching videos, possibly running a VM for some testing (this would not run all the time).

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$750

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Pittsburgh, PA. There isn't a Microcenter local to me, but I will be near one in Cleveland within the next week or two. I would be willing to buy from there if the prices are better.

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, RAM, motherboard, PSU, 120GB SSD, GPU, wireless card

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Case, 1TB Hard drive, DVD-RW

6) Will you be overclocking?
No.

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
23" 1920x1080

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next couple weeks. The sooner the better.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
I would like USB3.0 and preferably a minimum of 4 SATA ports. Other than that, I don't need anything special.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Windows 7 64-bit

 

[Dangman]

What case are you planning on reusing?
Is that DVD burner SATA?
Exactly how likely are you going to be near a Microcenter?

 

[maz1324]

The case is a Corsair 230T.
The dvd drive is SATA.
It shouldn't be a problem to stop at a Microcenter within the next week or two.

 

[motolube]

I am also not hip on current hardware but I recently built my rig and while I only game offline (Campaign shooters is all I do), I am extremely happy with my purchase.

I usually start by searching Google Products as it lists a whole gamma of retailers and you can choose best price with shipping/tax included (if any), if that does not yield a good result I end up going to the usual suspects... amazon, microcenter, newegg, etc.

I could list my prices but those never seem to work well a few months later... I am also on a tight budget and very patient when it comes to my purchases so I can wait 2 to 3 weeks to pull the trigger on a given purchase

IIRC, I only purchased the mobo, cpu, gpu, ssd and ram and I don't recall paying more than 500 cheeseburgers...

Edit: I lied, the GPU cost me about 150 extra so that would make the total purchase 650... I just checked my newegg account

 

[tiraides]

Assuming you can make it to the Cleveland Micro Center, grab the processor there. You can also have Micro Center price-match the RAM, video card, and SSD (the PSU is the same price there).

$160 - Intel Core i5-4570 Socket 1150 processor
$70 - MSI B85-G41 PC Mate Socket 1150 Intel B85 ATX motherboard
$132 - Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x8GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$250 - EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked 2GB PCI Express 3.0 video card
$83 - Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD
$19 - TP-LINK TL-WN881ND Wireless N300 PCI Express adapter
$40 - Corsair CX430 430 watt power supply

$754 - Total before taxes and shipping

If you must cut costs, drop the RAM down to 8GB:

$63 - Kingston HyperX blu KHX1600C10D3B1/8G 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM