500 Dollar Build

John Angus Maclellan · Oct 5, 2014

Hello, my friend told me that he wanted a new gaming PC for a budget of 500 dollars. He told me that the games he will mainly play are DayZ and Borderlands 2, so I want to find a build that runs those games well.

Thanks, John.

mangodrinker · Oct 5, 2014

Do you have a preference as to the place you will be purchasing parts?

John Angus Maclellan · Oct 5, 2014

mangodrinker :

I was thinking of Amazon and Newegg, I'm ok with ordering from other websites too though.

TopLuca · Oct 5, 2014

Little bit above the budget yet it will handle gaming as a charm

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rym8xr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rym8xr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $538.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 21:47 EDT-0400

Benchmarks :

Borderlands 2 :

130 FPS

I used to have the Same GPU and it plays around 110 FPS on full Ultra settings 1080p no problems

Arma 3 ( CPU dependent ) :

rockie_ · Oct 5, 2014

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John Angus Maclellan · Oct 5, 2014

Thank you guys, I think I'll use one of those PC Builds. I also have another question though, does anyone know a good monitor to go with this build?

TopLuca · Oct 5, 2014

John Angus Maclellan :

1080p monitor with 5ms Input lag to benefit from the higher Resolution and the 60 FPS mark with 60 Hz refresh rate.

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

Monitor: AOC e2251Swdn 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $99.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 22:04 EDT-0400

John Angus Maclellan · Oct 5, 2014

TopLuca :

John Angus Maclellan :

1080p monitor with 5ms Input lag to benefit from the higher Resolution and the 60 FPS mark with 60 Hz refresh rate.

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

Monitor: AOC e2251Swdn 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $99.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 22:04 EDT-0400

Thank you, I'll show my friend these parts and have him order them soon. Thank you all who replied for the help

TopLuca · Oct 5, 2014

Your always welcome my friend.

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