$600 Build (Give or Take)

Alright everyone, today we're gonna do a $600-650 rig, give or take a few bucks here or there. This rig will give you amazing bang for your buck and really push the envelope when it comes to gaming. Also, if you're a budget conscious video encoder or something like that, this may also be a good option if you don't have a lot of money, cause it's a hecta-core, high speed machine. Let's get started.

CPU: AMD FX-6300
Now we're using a six core CPU for this rig because it gives us as much power we really need for gaming. AMD's eight core processors are great, but you won't need an eight core for gaming in a long time. Also, this CPU is $110 on Newegg, which is a steal.

Mobo: MSI 970A-G43
Here we have a really nice ATX mobo from MSI. The 970A-G43 comes with all the bells and whistles you would need, and even comes with Crossfire support, so if you want to, you can drop another GPU into the machine and get a nice boost in performance.

Graphics Card: XFX R9 270
While I don't really like or love XFX cards, mainly because they can get pretty loud, this card is at a really good price for our budget, and it was one of two that were available, haha. If you can find an Asus or MSI card for the same price or cheaper, I recommend it, but this will do just as good at stock, since it's all the same chipset.

RAM: GeIL Evo Veloce 8GB
We're gonna go with some nice GeIL Evo RAM for this rig. It's not too fast, so it won't significantly boost speeds in video encoding or anything, but it'd good enough for gaming. Also, it's really cheap, so you could easily upgrade to 16GB if you want after a month or so.

HDD: WD RE3 1TB HDD
We'll go with a 1TB Western Digital again. I was thinking of going SSD, but it wouldn't really fit amazingly well into our budget. But, this WD will do the job, and you will have plenty of storage for games and anything else your sick, weird mind might like.

PSU: CX500M
I have this Power supply. I love this power supply. Even with the standard cable kit, it's a lot less cables than a non-modular power supply. Use the cables you need, skip the ones you don't. That simple. I highly recommend it, especially with this case.

Case: DIYPC Solar-M1-G
Now, why do I recommend that PSU with this case? Because this case is huge! Well, apparently. It looks big. But this case will allow you to really stretch and hide the cables, making management better and increasing your airflow, and who doesn't like a cooler case?

Total Price (PCPP): $612.76 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2G2xJ

This is a great mid-range budget build, and the power you'll get from it will do the job in nearly every game. It covers all the recommended settings for Battlefield 4, so you'll be playing on high at 1080p with great framerates. This is a good gamer sweet spot, so if you want a nice rig, build this.

Happy gaming.

Game recommendation: Nidhogg
This is a really fun little side-scroller sword fighting game. It's pretty much a gauntlet of enemies as you try to make it to the end of the level, but if you die, you just take over the body of the enemy that killed you and go the opposite way. It's really fun, and it's only $15. Go try it.