I tried to make a Console-Like System for $300, How did I do ?

Same price, better components to start off with and more room for cheap upgrades in the future

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor $34.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Alpine M1 Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler $9.88 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-AM1M-S2H Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard $34.58 @ OutletPC
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $27.99 @ SuperBiiz
Storage Western Digital RE4 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $32.90 @ Amazon
Case Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $27.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Amazon
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $16.88 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan $5.99 @ NCIX US
Keyboard Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse $24.49 @ Amazon
Other RX 460 $80.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $325.68
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 17:52 EDT-0400
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