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I would take [USER=2256]@Alj23[/USER]'s advice and wait a bit to buy this. As someone who has built their own gaming PC, I would say you at least want mid range components in your computer that you can upgrade later.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $704.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-30 18:49 EDT-0400

This is a good example of a midrange build. I know that this is almost 7 times the price of the "PC" you put in the original post, but that thing is a disgrace and would barely get playable framerates even in Minecraft. You could probably downgrade a few of these, specifically the RAM to 4GB, and the CPU to an i3, and still be a decent computer. Here is an example of a lower tier build I found on /r/buildapc: http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/37vugg/build_ready_entrylevel_gaming_pc_on_a_budget/

You could probably go lower, but then it's going to start getting tough to cut costs while not sacrificing large amounts of performance as well.

Helpful links for building a PC:
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc
http://buildapc.nzxt.com/
https://pcpartpicker.com/ (I know you already know about this, putting it here for others)
http://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds (Some good builds here at different price points. Start at the Next Gen Crusher, everything below that isn't for gaming and will do very badly for that)

<blockquote data-quote="Joshy54100" data-source="post: 377326" data-attributes="member: 2380">I would take [USER=2256]@Alj23[/USER]&#039;s advice and wait a bit to buy this. As someone who has built their own gaming PC, I would say you at least want mid range components in your computer that you can upgrade later.<a href="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X26PdC" target="_blank">PCPartPicker part list</a> / <a href="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X26PdC/by_merchant/" target="_blank">Price breakdown by merchant</a>CPU: <a href="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440" target="_blank">Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor</a>&nbsp; ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)Motherboard: <a href="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate" target="_blank">MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard</a>&nbsp; ($82.99 @ Newegg)Memory: <a href="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9" target="_blank">Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory</a>&nbsp; ($49.99 @ Newegg)Storage: <a href="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd5000aakx" target="_blank">Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5&amp;quot; 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive</a>&nbsp; ($47.69 @ OutletPC)Video Card: <a href="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx9602gd5toc" target="_blank">MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card</a>&nbsp; ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)Case: <a href="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r" target="_blank">Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case</a>&nbsp; ($47.99 @ Micro Center)Power Supply: <a href="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m" target="_blank">Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply</a>&nbsp; ($34.00 @ Newegg)Operating System: <a href="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615" target="_blank">Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)</a>&nbsp; ($87.98 @ OutletPC)Total: $704.58Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-30 18:49 EDT-0400This is a good example of a midrange build. I know that this is almost 7 times the price of the &quot;PC&quot; you put in the original post, but that thing is a disgrace and would barely get playable framerates even in Minecraft. You could probably downgrade a few of these, specifically the RAM to 4GB, and the CPU to an i3, and still be a decent computer. Here is an example of a lower tier build I found on /r/buildapc: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/37vugg/build_ready_entrylevel_gaming_pc_on_a_budget/" target="_blank">http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/37vugg/build_ready_entrylevel_gaming_pc_on_a_budget/</a>You could probably go lower, but then it&#039;s going to start getting tough to cut costs while not sacrificing large amounts of performance as well.Helpful links for building a PC:<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc" target="_blank">http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc</a><a href="http://buildapc.nzxt.com/" target="_blank">http://buildapc.nzxt.com/</a><a href="https://pcpartpicker.com/" target="_blank">https://pcpartpicker.com/</a> (I know you already know about this, putting it here for others)<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds" target="_blank">http://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds</a> (Some good builds here at different price points. Start at the Next Gen Crusher, everything below that isn&#039;t for gaming and will do very badly for that)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joshy54100, post: 377326, member: 2380"] I would take [USER=2256]@Alj23[/USER]'s advice and wait a bit to buy this. As someone who has built their own gaming PC, I would say you at least want mid range components in your computer that you can upgrade later. [URL='http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X26PdC']PCPartPicker part list[/URL] / [URL='http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X26PdC/by_merchant/']Price breakdown by merchant[/URL] [B]CPU:[/B] [URL='http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440']Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor[/URL] ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz) [B]Motherboard:[/B] [URL='http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate']MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/URL] ($82.99 @ Newegg) [B]Memory:[/B] [URL='http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9']Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/URL] ($49.99 @ Newegg) [B]Storage:[/B] [URL='http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd5000aakx']Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/URL] ($47.69 @ OutletPC) [B]Video Card:[/B] [URL='http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx9602gd5toc']MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card[/URL] ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) [B]Case:[/B] [URL='http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r']Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case[/URL] ($47.99 @ Micro Center) [B]Power Supply:[/B] [URL='http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m']Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/URL] ($34.00 @ Newegg) [B]Operating System:[/B] [URL='http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615']Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)[/URL] ($87.98 @ OutletPC) [B]Total:[/B] $704.58 [I]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-30 18:49 EDT-0400 [/I] This is a good example of a midrange build. I know that this is almost 7 times the price of the "PC" you put in the original post, but that thing is a disgrace and would barely get playable framerates even in Minecraft. You could probably downgrade a few of these, specifically the RAM to 4GB, and the CPU to an i3, and still be a decent computer. Here is an example of a lower tier build I found on /r/buildapc: [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/37vugg/build_ready_entrylevel_gaming_pc_on_a_budget/[/url] You could probably go lower, but then it's going to start getting tough to cut costs while not sacrificing large amounts of performance as well. Helpful links for building a PC: [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc[/url] [url]http://buildapc.nzxt.com/[/url] [url]https://pcpartpicker.com/[/url] (I know you already know about this, putting it here for others) [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds[/url] (Some good builds here at different price points. Start at the Next Gen Crusher, everything below that isn't for gaming and will do very badly for that) [/QUOTE]

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