Um....he's from the United States...just saying. :\

Here's a much better alternative around under the price of $400

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J6KTt6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J6KTt6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS7000V(AL)-1-PWM CPU Cooler ($8.94 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital RE3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB TurboDuo Video Card ($97.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $379.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-17 18:03 EST-0500

I have to agree with @ribstaylor1. The Radeon R9 270x is a really good graphics card for the money. However, I would also suggest changing the power supply just to make sure that the GPU runs smoothly without the PSU dying (and possibly taking the rest of the computer components with it). Corsair really makes good power supplies for reasonable prices. Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular

Thanks. :)

For $400, you can actually get a rather beefy APU gaming PC well worth the price:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9PjvNG

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9PjvNG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.27 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS7000V(AL)-1-PWM CPU Cooler ($8.89 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: AMD Radeon R9 Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.96 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $397.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 18:55 EST-0500

However for those who aren't fans of APUs in terms of performance and prices, here's an alternative build for the money:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G4P7yc

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G4P7yc/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($78.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS7000V(AL)-1-PWM CPU Cooler ($8.89 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital RE3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $399.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 23:41 EST-0500

Medium is fine. As for other games like Counter-Strike Global Offensive, the build list I've provided would easily max out most of the video settings. To be honest, you would need at least $500-$550 minimum for an entry level budget gaming PC build and for $400, he would at least be able to play some low end games at max settings or at the very least medium-high settings (with anti-aliasing off or low) on games like Call of Duty Black Ops 2, Need For Speed Rivals, etc.

@insane_metalist:

Meh. He could at least run Crysis 3 with that setup at medium-high settings at 1080p. Note that the Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor can be overclocked and once it's OC'd, it's a beast of a budget CPU that matches performance of an i3 or even an i5.

@neatfeatguy:

This

@MlauTheDaft: @insane_metalist: @killerk1ng: @cyloninside:

Well I don't know about you guys, but I did find the parts that is not only future-proof for later CPU upgrades (like upgrading to an i3 or even an i5 later down the line) but the GPU provided on this possible build can easily be maxed out on most of the modern games.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QxNxWZ

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QxNxWZ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QxNxWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($9.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.48 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.84 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $387.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 09:15 EST-0500

Here's the best possible budget gaming build at the moment (and if you plan on overclocking the CPU)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QxNxWZ

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QxNxWZ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QxNxWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($9.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.94 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.84 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $386.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-09 13:57 EST-0500

Get an r7 260x. Not only is faster than gtx 750 ( the non TI version ) but is also cheaper and there is no reason to go with gtx750 unless you have a crappy power supply and you need a gpu with really low power consumption ( and in your case the Power supply you chose is quite decent )

With the money you save from the GPU get a z97 mobo so you can overclock that pentium or get an i3 if you are not gonna overclock ( and if you go with i3 you dont need an aftermarket cooler since the one intel has is more than up to the task )

Updated the motherboard and video card

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LNVDhM

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LNVDhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($66.98 @ DirectCanada)

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS7000V(AL)-1-PWM CPU Cooler ($9.82 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ NCIX)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($109.50 @ Vuugo)

Case: Antec NSK4100 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 400W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $431.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-08 14:21 EST-0500