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WorldBreakerHulk said:
zero129 said:

Just look here https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/builds and you will find lots of builds to suite your needs for cheap.

Heres a few from it.

The Media Elite

This HTPC is essentially a next-gen console with more versatility. The GPU in this build is capable of performing on-par with the current generation of gaming consoles, and the CPU is more than powerful enough to handle current-gen games without bottlenecking the GPU. You can expect to game at the same framerates, resolutions, and graphical fidelity as the PS4 or XBoxOne, but you will pay nearly $100 less for the privilege. With SteamOS nearing its full release and the advent of mainstream Linux gaming approaching, you won't even need to pay for your gaming Operating System. Hook this up to the TV, sit down with your console controller of choice, a new Steam controller (coming soon™), or any number of custom USB gamepads, and enjoy console-quality living room gaming with cheaper games... and now a cheaper, more versatile machine... which also has 2x the storage space.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPU AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor $69.99 @ NCIX US
Motherboard ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard $50.98 @ Newegg
Memory *Team Elite 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $16.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.70 @ Amazon
Video Card *Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card $84.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $34.99 @ Directron
Power Supply EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $24.99 @ NCIX US
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $376.63
  Mail-in rebates -$50.00
  Total $326.63
  *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria  
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-11 22:27 EDT-0400  

You can  add Steam OS to that for free or go here https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftSoftwareSwap . Where you can buy Windows keys for like €20-30 (Or just download it for free like most people ) .

The Next-Gen Crusher

Last refreshed: September 11th, 2015. Version 10.8, latest revision by /u/RandomDudeOP . Provide feedback here.

About

This is probably the best bang-for-your-buck build in this entire page. It renders any gaming console obsolete through superior performance. Considering that both next-gen consoles have significantly less processing power than this build (especially when you look at real-world gaming performance), this PC will have you absolutely set for the duration of the generation (if you're willing to drop your settings to what the consoles are locked at, which is usually around 900p, ~45FPS, and "Low-Medium"). This build in particular is suitable for running most modern games at 1080p/60fps/medium-high settings. It provides for PC versatility, as well. Do you want to play at 144fps on a 144Hz monitor for your First-person shooters? Perfect. Lower your settings and your framerate shoots up. Do you care less about the framerate than the extreme-quality visuals? Wonderful. Crank those dials up and witness the glory. Do you want to stream your gaming online? Mod your favorite game to death? Make videos for Youtube (or Vessal...)? Create high-res, high quality original content based on your favorite dragon movies? Books? Music? Homework? (yeah, parents.. we know you read this!) This PC will do it in style, and for many years to come.

This build originally targeted pretty strictly around $400, but it's been adjusted various times to include slightly more expensive parts deemed important.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPU AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor $69.99 @ NCIX US
Motherboard ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard $50.98 @ Newegg
Memory *Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $37.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.70 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card $153.98 @ Newegg
Case NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $34.99 @ Directron
Power Supply EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $44.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $481.62
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $436.62
  *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria  
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-11 22:28 EDT-0400  

Anyway the is some very good PC builds there you should check it out.


Correct me if 'm but aren't games on ps4/x1 running mostly on medium with high settings.

and imo you should update your cpu. 

Shadow of mordors "minimum" req is i5 750 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-750-vs-AMD-Athlon-II-X4-860K/2773vs3265

witcher 3 - again minimum i5 2500k (your already below minimum)

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-2500K-vs-AMD-Athlon-II-X4-860K/619vs3265

mgs 5 - i5 4460 (again already below minimun)

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4460-vs-AMD-Athlon-II-X4-860K/2310vs3265

Imo If you want to run games that will be released 4-5 yrs  from now without a problem,  you should get a better cpu...


intel, you mean you should get an INTEL cpu.  they are far superior to amds, but well they arent cheap.

you can play most multiplats with a that amd cpu(the consoles have weak cpus too), BUT alot of pc exclusives will not run well because they need alot of cpu power.