500 dollar gaming pc

Carl wheezer

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Apr 24, 2013
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Noob to pc's here, would like some help with a 500 dollar build. Mostly for diablo 3, maybe crisis, minecraft, possibly battlefield. Purchase: next couple of months. May be able to get os free, monitor,etc not needed. Thanks for any suggestions.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G2020 2.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.93 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $456.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-24 20:41 EDT-0400)

if you can stecth more to 600

you will get amd fx6200 and GTX 660 :)
 

Carl wheezer

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Apr 24, 2013
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10,510
^thanks dude! Question, would it be better for me to cut down on the hard drive, say to 500gb instead of a tb and try to get a little bit better cpu, or is this build all around good for my needs?
 
Jul 14, 2018
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you could try a GTX 1050 while using a cheaper case and a 500gb hdd
I don't recommend pentinum for any gaming pc as they only have 2 cores when you should have at least 4

the reason pentinum is liked by some is because it's modern and you're less likely to pay more.