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So i'd thought to make a post for people who want to get into PC gaming that are on a very tight budget!
Another reason why I'm making this post is that I see a bunch of posts in this section that say "IS THIS IS A GOOD BUILD FOR MINECRAFT? and it is a build from PC Part Picker that is $1500 with an i7 CPU and a GTX 980. You don't need to spend tons of money for great performance.

Here's the video about the build, if you guys just want me to explain the build.
Otherwise i'll have a more in depth post under it!



So to start off!

This is a build for moba games,(league of legends, heroes of newerth, Dota) also source games, like team fortress 2, counter-strike, and garry's mod. Minecraft? Destroys it.
But i have seen videos of similar builds getting great performance on Older Call of Duties, and even battlefield 3 on low settings.

The CPU:
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AMD A6-5400k dual core, 3.6 ghz, 3.8 ghz turbo.
This is an APU!
Overclockable too!
An APU is the a cpu with a GPU(Graphics card built into it) better than on board graphics but not as good as a dedicated card. $45
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MotherBoard:
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ASRock FM2A55M-HD+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
A small motherboard that is very upgradable.
Just an average joe nothing special to be honest, but it does the job!
BTW it has a PCIE slot for dedicated graphics in the future.
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Memory(RAM):
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G.SKILL AEGIS 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Great stick that is perfect for the price.
I would recommend, if you have the money, to get 8gb stick of ram because APUs tend to perform better with more RAM. $33
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Hard drive:
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Western Digital WD Green WD10EZRX 1TB IntelliPower
Just a regular old hard drive. Has the perfect space too at 1 TB.
Will hold all of your games, movies, pictures, and applications.
Not much you can say about this. $53
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Power Supply(PSU):
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RAIDMAX Cobra RX-400AF-B 400W ATX 12V
A great PSU for the price.
Has awesome reviews on NewEgg and has more than enough wattage for this build.$35
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Case:
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DIYPC FM18-W Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
A very ugly case to be honest.
It just is cheap and gets the job done. $30
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More builds and videos coming soon.

ALL ITEMS SHOULD HAVE FREE SHIPPING
ALSO ALL ITEMS ARE ON NEWEGG

Hope you guys found this helpful!
-Jake


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I started out with an APU. They do really well for what they are worth. If you use a 720p monitor you will get the best performance as the games won't have to push 1080p
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ProJimmyRustler wrote I started out with an APU. They do really well for what they are worth. If you use a 720p monitor you will get the best performance as the games won't have to push 1080p


I did as well. they really do perform quite well!
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For Overclocking the APU, it's not something I'd recommend to a new user at all.

The APU stock heatsink + bad drivers really makes the less than 5% boost not worth the extra heat and crashes you will experience.

Not a terrible console Killer.
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Tet wrote For Overclocking the APU, it's not something I'd recommend to a new user at all.

The APU stock heatsink + bad drivers really makes the less than 5% boost not worth the extra heat and crashes you will experience.

Not a terrible console Killer.


thanks, i had to mention it though because it is one of the key bang for buck factors that comes with the CPU. In the future they could learn and understand it after having some experience under them.
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Tet wrote For Overclocking the APU, it's not something I'd recommend to a new user at all.

The APU stock heatsink + bad drivers really makes the less than 5% boost not worth the extra heat and crashes you will experience.

Not a terrible console Killer.


thanks, i had to mention it though because it is one of the key bang for buck factors that comes with the CPU. In the future they could learn and understand it after having some experience under them.


No problem, if you're looking to post some of these builds for everyone to view, I'd highly recommend talking with Sanctyy , he frequent here in PC building and could give you some tips on what's good and what's not worth it.
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My build only cost me 300 and it runs bf4 medium settings 50 fps solid
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For an extra $6 this is what I would get - [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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SLI wrote For an extra $6 this is what I would get - [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]


I totally agree, I didn't use PCPP for the build for convenience of ordering but if that doesn't bother any of you guys. deff would go with that build!
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This would be a bit better;
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Upgrades can be a pain in the ass with APU rigs though.
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