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Build a Q1 2016 PC for $550

Build a Q1 2016 PC for $550

Overview

This is a $500 PC that can play modern titles such as Far Cry 4 at 1080p with high settings and SMAA enabled.

The heart of this system is the Intel Core i3-4170 based on the LGA1150 Platform which has a TDP of 54W. Holding everything together is the NZXT Source 210 Elite. The PSU is the EVGA 430W. The Average power consumption of this PC is about 350W.

It sports two 4GB DDR3 RAM (for a total of 8GB) and has Western Digital 1TB Mechanical Hard Disk. This machine has a dedicated AMD GPU, the Strix R7 370 made by Asus.

Benchmarks

GTA : V was tested with Console Settings & FXAA
Call Of Duty : Advanced Warfare was tested with Console Settings & FXAA
The Witcher 3 was tested with Console Settings, No HairWorks & Custom AA
Assassin's Creed Unity was tested with High Settings & FXAA
Far Cry 4 was tested with High Settings & SMAA
Middle Earth : Shadow of Mordor was tested with High Settings & FXAA
Crysis 3 was tested with High Settings & SMAA T2X
Battlefield 4 was tested with High Settings & Post-AA
All benchmarks were done at 1080p

Parts List

The required parts are listed below:

Type	Name	Where to buy
CPU	Intel Core i3-4170	Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	Amazon
Motherboard	MSI H81M E34	Amazon
Case	NZXT Source 210 Elite	Amazon
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz	Amazon
GPU	ASUS STRIX Radeon R7 370 Overclocked 2 GB	Amazon
Hard Disk	Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200 RPM	Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA 430W 80+ Certified	Amazon
Operating System	Windows 10 Home or Linux *	Amazon

The optional parts are listed below:

Type	Name	Where to buy
Optical Drive / DVD	Asus 24x DVD-RW	Amazon
Keyboard & Mouse	AmazonBasics Keyboard and Mouse	Amazon
Monitor	Asus VS228H-P	Amazon
Wireless Card	Intel Wireless AC 7260	Amazon

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