Need help making a $500 Gaming PC

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WiseHollow

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A request for those who have time ;D

Budget: $500
Main Use: Gaming, 3D Design
Preferred Websites for Parts: NewEgg, TigerDirect

Things not needed: Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, Speakers, OS

Update: Increased my budget.
 
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burdenbound

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I believe you will need a larger budget to get anything going, you might be able to put together a system that is equivalent to a 4 year old dell at that price point.

Save up at least $600 I would think before you put something together, you can probably do it with a $500 something dollar budget since you don't need OS or monitor.
 
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Cons29

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maybe if you mean gaming like facebook games? old (i mean years ago)games, light in graphics games, and maybe if you have a hard drive or something (to lower the cost)

you can setup one at that price, but gaming other than what i mentioned, then no.
 
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WyomingKnott

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The posters above are correct about new machines. You might look on eBay, Craigslist, or other sites (I do not endorse any) for someone reselling a used machine. You should read the specs and ensure that the machine will run the games that you are interested in.
Beware of receiving a stolen machine. If the seller cannot provide administrator login and password, the machine may very well not be the seller's property.
 
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ieatlotz

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I'm new at making builds. If someone could verify the parts would go together that would help.

Raidmax Smilodon Computer Case with 500W Power Supply - $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062

Asus 24X DVD Burner - $17.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Ripjaws 8GB SDRAM (2 x 4GB) - $64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Motherboard - $42.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130661

WD Harddrive 250GB 7200RPM - $57.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130661

AMD A6-5400K Trinity 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) - $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113282

Radeon HD 6670 1GB - $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150577

Total Cost: $433.93 ( Not Including Shipping Costs )
 
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Transmaniacon

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.19 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $497.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-16 12:30 EDT-0400)
 
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filipzetomic

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Along the lines
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.23 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P21 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($55.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.49 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $503.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-16 12:39 EDT-0400)
 
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Rawbunnie

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Try this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XGF7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XGF7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XGF7/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $506.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-16 14:08 EDT-0400)

1tb, 8gb ram, 6core processor, mid ranged gpu... I would go for this... pretty good deal actually:)
 
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