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ChanceBro16

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Im 16 with a minimum wage job looking for a computer capable of supporting my games and gaming applications and other uses such as word, power point, excel, and so on. I am on a budget right and the highest i could go is MAYBE 500, where could i find one, or where could i build one thats cheap, effective, reliable, and awsome? PLEASE HELP!
I live in the USA and have no experience whatso ever on how to build one, or what kind to buy? Any advice or tips is accepted, or offers to build for me is also accepted. Thank you!
 
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I did it. I dont think you get any cheaper than that.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1p3yb
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1p3yb/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1p3yb/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($48.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: HEC Vigilance MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG...
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If you're patient, build it piece by piece on Newegg, parts go on sale like crazy on there, sign up for the shoprunner trial to get free 2 day shipping on almost everything. That's how i did it and it was great. Search the forum for $500 build threads (there's tons of them) to get an idea of what parts you'll be after.
 
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Oh yes, a monitor is needed, a keyboard and mouse is avalible to me already. I have no idea what im looking for, just something cheap, reliable, with good performance, and able to handle the games and applications i desire. Any advice helps.
 
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You won't be able to build anything that plays modern games decently for that price, especially needing a monitor as well. You could do a general use machine that would do all your word and excel stuff fine, but that would be without a discrete GPU. an AMD APU will probably want to be the direction you want to go to cut down on cost and still be able to play some games
 
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This.
 
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It was difficult but I think I did it:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1p32q
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1p32q/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1p32q/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-D3H ATX FM2 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($57.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Monitor: Acer G196HQLb 60Hz 18.5" Monitor ($79.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $490.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-06 19:08 EDT-0400)

You have the BEST APU, which makes up for no GPU, but dont expect too much from it.
 
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Jaxem

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For a decent discrete GPU rig you'd be looking at $550 plus monitor (more like $640 or so). With an APU, you could do the whole shebang for a touch over $500:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.23 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Wintec Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($29.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Cooler Master RC-430-KWN6 ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($124.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell IN1930 60Hz 18.5" Monitor ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $512.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-06 19:22 EDT-0400)
 
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Jaxem

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EXCEPT, that he'll need an OS as well, another $100
 
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I did it. I dont think you get any cheaper than that.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1p3yb
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1p3yb/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1p3yb/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($48.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: HEC Vigilance MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Acer G196HQLb 60Hz 18.5" Monitor ($79.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $496.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-06 19:31 EDT-0400)
 
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Jaxem

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Bravo sir, i believe he is correct in this being the cheapest possible, best semi gaming capable rig.
 
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ChanceBro16

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Awsome! Thank you very much, can i get those components at new egg? And will anyone be willing to build it for me or where should i go to get it build?
 
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Jaxem

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If you look at the PCPartPicker links, it tells you where each of the parts came from at their price points, you can probably get them all at Newegg, but probably at a bit higher price.

As far as the build...it's always a good time to learn to build a PC, and it's not really too hard, there's a million YouTube tutorials, and this forum if you need help. If you really don't want to do it...i'm not sure, maybe a local small PC shop?
 
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