Best possible 500$ gaming rig?

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piebegu

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I'm building my friend's kids two identical pc's. Mostly for games like minecraft, but they also want this pc to last a few years. Which i know will come with more demanding games. If this build isn't a good idea. give me a better idea. I thought about the apu builds and then crossfire them with the gpu? The highest i can spend is 500$ no more no less. Only for the bare build.


CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 631 2.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock A55 PRO3 ATX FM1 Motherboard ($80.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.94 @ Newegg)
Total: $429.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-26 12:00 EDT-0400)
 
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CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.23 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 760GM-GS3 Micro ATX AM3 Motherboard ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.83 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ 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: $543.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $494.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-26 12:05 EDT-0400)
 
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CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.23 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 760GM-GS3 Micro ATX AM3 Motherboard ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.83 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ 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: $543.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
 
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