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Building a gaming desktop under $500?

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September 9, 2014 8:09:02 PM

What are the best parts to build a gaming pc under $500

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a b 4 Gaming
September 9, 2014 8:12:22 PM

Does that price include the operating system? It seems that you would either have to go Intel LGA 1150 dual core or AMD AM3+ quad core and then an AMD GPU to save money.
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a b 4 Gaming
September 9, 2014 8:12:27 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $474.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 23:12 EDT-0400
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September 9, 2014 8:22:32 PM

530?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($106.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $536.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 23:15 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $519.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 23:22 EDT-0400
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September 10, 2014 7:51:21 PM

Thx
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September 10, 2014 7:53:52 PM

what about building the best amd gaming pc for 500 or under?
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a b 4 Gaming
September 10, 2014 7:58:57 PM

My build would be a good choice.
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