500$ mini atx pc budget build

ashertag

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Dec 26, 2013
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What can I get for 500 dollars and is able to play battlefield 4 multiplayer along with other graphically demanding games at medium settings? Not including the price of keyboard mouse or OS. Keep in mind micro atx case.

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Going a lil over your budget you could throw together something like this, another option is to is to go with an A10-5800 chip with integrated graphics. But the 270x will be better for gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($56.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($215.91 @...

Abscent

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Going a lil over your budget you could throw together something like this, another option is to is to go with an A10-5800 chip with integrated graphics. But the 270x will be better for gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($56.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($215.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $574.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 17:32 EST-0500)

Here is the build but using an intel chip:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.25 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($214.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $568.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 17:42 EST-0500)
 
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