500$-580$ Editing/Gaming pc

gaboga

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Jun 7, 2013
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Budget Range: 500$ -580$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, 3d programs, editing.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Everything except Case

Do you need to buy OS:No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon

Location: Paraguay (will bring parts from amazon, computers cost much more here)

Parts Preferences: Any

Overclocking: Maybe

Thank you
 
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Yes you could. I would aim for the processor myself. Here is a build it will push you over budget or you can purchase a after market heatsink if you want to avoid stock cooling or you could get a stronger motherboard.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($75.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.23 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified...
Here is something you can obtain at your budget just barely fits it
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($90.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.23 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $580.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-07 16:02 EDT-0400)
 
Yes you could. I would aim for the processor myself. Here is a build it will push you over budget or you can purchase a after market heatsink if you want to avoid stock cooling or you could get a stronger motherboard.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($75.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.23 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Intel Core i5 3350P Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.1GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail Box ($178.99)
Total: $598.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-07 16:21 EDT-0400)

or even this


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.23 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $543.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-07 16:23 EDT-0400)
 
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