$500 Gaming PC Build
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ThePlatiumGamer
April 17, 2014 7:55:53 PM
I currently want to build the best gaming pc possible with $500. I am a youtuber so I record some of my games. I play games like minecraft and ghost recon phantoms on who knows what setting. I want to play games like these on default settings. I also would like intel core i5 or i7, 8GB of RAM, and at leasy 1TB hard drive. I already have a old monitor so i might need a new one. I also have a mouse and a headset.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($52.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $497.93
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($52.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $497.93
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ThePlatiumGamer
April 17, 2014 9:09:57 PM
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JzMcqueen
April 17, 2014 10:01:56 PM
ThePlatiumGamer
April 17, 2014 10:28:41 PM
ThePlatiumGamer said:
oh ok then im not a computer expert so ill take your word for itAt $500, it is really tough to make a good gaming machine if you get a i5. The i5 costs $50-60 more than a i3. If you spend $50-60 more on the GPU then you will definitely get a better gaming experience.
If you really want the i5 then I'd suggest you drop the RAM down to 1x4GB. That way you could buy a second 1x4GB when the time is right. It is easy to add RAM, as long as you buy the same type as you already have. The issue is that it could be hard to find the RAM and at a good price.
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ThePlatiumGamer
April 18, 2014 4:31:50 PM
JzMcqueen
April 18, 2014 8:37:40 PM
ThePlatiumGamer
April 19, 2014 4:13:28 PM
ThePlatiumGamer
April 19, 2014 7:53:03 PM
JzMcqueen
April 20, 2014 1:04:39 AM
ThePlatiumGamer said:
well like i said i dont play games on max settingsThat does not answer the question, different games are more intensive on different parts of your PC e.g
Dayz is CPU intensive
rust&minecraft are RAM intensive
Then there are games like battlefield 4 which is intensive for all your PC components.
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ThePlatiumGamer
April 20, 2014 3:35:34 PM
JzMcqueen
April 21, 2014 2:15:18 PM
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ThePlatiumGamer
April 21, 2014 7:13:11 PM
JzMcqueen
April 22, 2014 10:56:16 PM
ThePlatiumGamer
April 23, 2014 4:47:52 PM
ThePlatiumGamer
April 23, 2014 4:49:15 PM
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ThePlatiumGamer said:
How much more money would i need if i wanted a intel core i5It'll add around $60 more. It might be tough to do, but if you really want quad core Intel...
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $563.41
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ThePlatiumGamer
April 29, 2014 8:54:13 PM
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