$400 - $500 Gaming PC

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor $104.95 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $71.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $67.88 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.99 @ SuperBiiz
Video Card Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card $212.98 @ Newegg
Case NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $37.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $42.99 @ SuperBiiz
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $588.77
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 10:30 EDT-0400

Came in under budget, if you want to max it out you can get a higher end i3. You're right at a jumping off point where you have to throw another $60 to bump up your GPU and another $100 to get to an i5, so we can come in under budget.

Since you aren't overclocking, the i3-4150 is probably the best CPU for you (a Pentium G3258 would be better if you were, as it's cheaper and overclocks like a beast). The R9 280x is a fantastic GPU, runs a little hot but gets you some serious power. The rest of the parts are generic - 8GB of ram, a H97 motherboard which is a little nicer than the H81M series, 1TB HDD, case, and a 500W PSU. It should run anything on the market, and better than the consoles can manage.

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