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$500 is a really tight budget to do a decent build with. Id say wait till you save $100 or so and go with something as listed above.
Although this build has a lower end GPU and no third party cooler, which you can buy additionaly aswell as the better GPU in future. Me personaly i wouldnt use optical drive, since you can install OS through the USB drive nowadays so if you cut that out you got yourself a $500 build.
I went with a FM2+ motherboard cuz of the next gen CPUs that are coming out so it gets little more future proof.

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CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35...
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I think this should be a solid build for you! Squeeze those extra $56 if you can and get the cheaper HDD / less capacity. It has a decent cooler, not the top notch but still better than the stock one.

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CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A85XA-G43 ATX FM2 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($185.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $556.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 20:13 EST-0500)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A85XA-G43 ATX FM2 Motherboard ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.61 @ B&H)
Total: $586.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 21:00 EST-0500)

Antares build is $588 btw. The ASUS card is out of stock. I went with a more reliable Seagate HD and the Gigabyte R9270.
 
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The Athlon lacks l3 cache which will hurt in games depending on the card you get. I would personally choose the FX-4300 as it is 9 dollars more, has better performance, has l3 cache, and has a better upgrade path.
 
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Hes trying to get below $500 which was too tough for me i guess. You would have to cheap on parts but also not bottleneck a powerful GPU.
 
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$500 is a really tight budget to do a decent build with. Id say wait till you save $100 or so and go with something as listed above.
Although this build has a lower end GPU and no third party cooler, which you can buy additionaly aswell as the better GPU in future. Me personaly i wouldnt use optical drive, since you can install OS through the USB drive nowadays so if you cut that out you got yourself a $500 build.
I went with a FM2+ motherboard cuz of the next gen CPUs that are coming out so it gets little more future proof.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($75.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($146.81 @ NCIX US)
Case: Gigabyte GZ-P5HB5C (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $521.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-29 07:04 EST-0500)
 
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