New Build: $400 Budget

[arabidlunatic]

Gentleman, I'm in need of a new computer. While I like to play games I don't have a big budget. Only $400. I would like a mid-tower or smaller since I don't have a lot of space.

I was eyeballing this computer from HP but was wondering if a better one could be built. $400:


1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Moderate gaming, homework, browsing the nets
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
400 budget
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US
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.
All except monitors
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
23" 1920 x 1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the month
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.
not sure
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
64bit windows 7

 

[Marstg]

It is difficult to squeeze a neu gaming config in 400$ unless you go the way of AMD APU.A10-7890K 4.1GHz Quad-Core, FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower - System Build - PCPartPicker
Otherwise I would suggest new i3 build and used gpu. Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core, FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower - System Build - PCPartPicker

 

[evilwon]

I concur. I know it is on there but I did not see a reponse - do you have any parts you can reuse beyond the OS and monitor? Case? PSU? Hard Drive(s)?