Gaming Desktop Around $500

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dralbrent

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I am looking to build a budget gaming desktop to be able to play some PC games. I already have a mouse, monitor, and keyboard. Any suggestions on types of parts would be awesome. I have built 2 computers before but that was many years ago and I am out of the loop of the current hardware. Thanks!
 
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I think you would be quite pleased with this build here. It is an increase of only $130 and gets you quite a bit more performance.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nfQLwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nfQLwP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($129.99 @...
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I'm assuming you have the OS. If not, you'll probably have to back off to an R7 250 or R7 250x to get closer to budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($49.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.29 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($162.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $503.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-15 22:54 EDT-0400
 
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dralbrent

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Thank you for your reply. I noticed on the motherboard there was not an hdmi port for video output. Is there a similarly priced motherboard that works with the rest of the parts that has an hdmi port?
 
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dralbrent

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Thanks for the suggestion. I probably don't need the optical drive so I could probably squeeze in that better cpu. I know I have heard a lot about how a ssd could help boost speeds of the computer. Would anyone recommend a low gb ssd for this computer? Just to maybe run the OS on and some minimal programs. Thanks!
 
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dralbrent

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So I guess does anybody have a budget that would be a decent gaming computer? Not looking for anything amazing but how much more would I have to spend to get it to a decent gaming build? Thanks!
 
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I think you would be quite pleased with this build here. It is an increase of only $130 and gets you quite a bit more performance.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nfQLwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nfQLwP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-DREAMER4-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $630.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 12:44 EDT-0400

Also, this build is without an operating system. So if you also need a new OS, tack on another $80.
 
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