Welcome to the Best $400 Gaming PC Build for August and September 2015

Today, we're going to take a look at one of the best gaming PCs that can be built on a budget of $400. This build is capable of running the latest AAA titles at 1080p medium to high frame rates, as well as your favorite titles such as CS:GO, World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and Minecraft, all maxed out at Ultra HD resolutions above 1080p.

The CPU of this build is a personal favorite of mine, the AMD A8-7600K. It's a quad-core CPU that comes out of the box at 3.7 GHz but can be overclocked to even higher speeds. The stock cooler may get a little warm, but it's no big deal compared to AMD's FX series of CPUs. And at $70, it's great value for money. With its quad core architecture, this CPU is compatible with all the latest AAA titles, so you won't have any compatibility issues if you were to use a dual-core CPU.

Another personal favorite of mine is the MSI A78M E35 motherboard. This motherboard runs off the A78 chipset and has an FM2+ socket for the AMD A8-7600K CPU. It's a Micro ATX motherboard, which means it's slightly smaller than a full-size ATX motherboard but still retains all the expandability of a larger form factor. It's got PCI-E slots (including x16), display outputs, USB 3.0, and more. This motherboard is great all-around, making it an excellent choice for this build.

For RAM, I've gone with the Kingston HyperX Fury, which is another personal favorite of mine. You can get this in blue, red, black, or white, and I've opted for the blue color scheme because it matches slightly better than some of the other colors. The HyperX Fury is DDR3 memory at 1600 MHz, making it a great all-rounder. For 2GB kits, 4GB kits are available, and this really is great value for money. You can't go wrong with this memory kit.

For storage, I've chosen the Seagate Barracuda 1TB hard drive, which is another personal favorite of mine. It's not an SSD, but it's a hard drive that still packs a punch at 7200 RPM and 1TB capacity. And at $60, it's great value for money. It will store all your movies, music, games, and more.

The video card in this build is the EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, which is an absolute great hard drive (I mean, video card). This is a 2GB model that features the Maxwell architecture and has an ACX cooler with two fans. The fans will keep it super cool, making it great for overclocking. While not necessary, this will give you extra performance, especially on the budget end. Not to say you have to overclock it, but it's a nice bonus.

Finally, the case is the Cougar MG100, which is another personal favorite of mine. This Micro ATX case has front panel USB 3 and USB 2 ports, as well as headphone/microphone jacks and more. The expansion bays are 5.25" and 4", making it an excellent choice for this build. It's also very aesthetically pleasing, matching the other components in the build.

The power supply is the EVGA 430W, which is always better than the inbuilt case power supply. This is an 80+ certified ATX power supply that can handle six-pin and four-pin power connectors for the GPU and CPU, respectively. It's super reliable and has plenty of headroom, making it perfect for this build.

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