$500 Gaming PC Recommendations

ALoadingScreen

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Apr 27, 2013
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10,510
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 2 weeks.

Budget Range: MAXIMUM of $500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet, Movies

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: PCPartPicker.com for easy-to-navigate lists.

Location: San Diego, CA, USA

Parts Preferences: I would prefer an Intel CPU for this build, but if there are better alternatives, feel free to disregard this.

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Approximate benchmarks for popular games like Battlefield 3 and Bioshock Infinite would help. No need for Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, or OS. Also, no Optical Drive for this build either; I will get all my games online.

I will be utilizing USB 3.0 for this build as well, RAM at least 1600 MHz, and the PSU with at least 80 PLUS Bronze certification.

Thanks!
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
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 ($67.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $472.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-27 18:37 EDT-0400)

as you wish :)