Hi guys, Im looking into building a pc for the first time. I want it to be able to play games decently, not at ultra or 4k or anything, I just want it to be zippy in everyday tasks and let me play some games. (Minecraft, Starcraft 2). I already have a ps4 for everything else gaming. So, my budget is around 500$ with an OS. Preferably lower than five hundred, but not above. Please help me out, thanks!!!!
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First Timer Needs Build Ideas
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manofchalk
Glorious
- May 11, 2012
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I hope your not looking to play much more than Minecraft.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($150.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($67.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $497.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 13:01 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($150.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($67.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $497.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 13:01 EDT-0400
manofchalk
Glorious
- May 11, 2012
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The APU route is more of a dead end in terms of upgradablity but is what would come in at your budget while offering "good" performance. The better long term option (much easier upgrades) would be an Intel Pentium G3258 and a Z97 board.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $558.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 13:15 EDT-0400
If you can spare the $50, definitely recommend going this build. It would be easy to swap out the CPU or GPU for a stronger one (preferably in that order) down the line if you wanted too, and gives better performance now.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $558.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 13:15 EDT-0400
If you can spare the $50, definitely recommend going this build. It would be easy to swap out the CPU or GPU for a stronger one (preferably in that order) down the line if you wanted too, and gives better performance now.
prit87
Splendid
- Jun 16, 2014
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.29 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.68 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($26.19 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $503.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
here a build for u ...
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.29 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.68 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($26.19 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $503.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
here a build for u ...
manofchalk
Glorious
- May 11, 2012
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A 750Ti
And whatever graphics card you could throw at the system later on. That 430W is only capable of supporting at max a 750Ti given it only has a single PCIe 6+2pin connector.
And whatever graphics card you could throw at the system later on. That 430W is only capable of supporting at max a 750Ti given it only has a single PCIe 6+2pin connector.
manofchalk
Glorious
- May 11, 2012
- 12,914
- 3
- 48,960
I know, just being obtuse 
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Thats the point of my 2nd build, very easily upgradable while offering acceptable performance now. However comes in over budget.
.Thats the point of my 2nd build, very easily upgradable while offering acceptable performance now. However comes in over budget.
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