$500 dollar budget gaming starter computer (opinions) (DISCUSSION)?

Randy Gossard · Feb 15, 2015

Newegg Build (DISCUSSION)

Hello all I'm building my first desktop gaming CPU with a budget of $500. I was helped by my brother over the phone and not that I don't trust him but I would like to get outside opinions in just in case with missed a compatibility issue or got a clunker part in there. Remind that this is a NOVICE build...please respect my post and don't flame me for not knowing. Thank you for your time.

Case
Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus - Mid Tower Computer Case with Windowed Side Panel and USB 3.0
$59.99
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card

Storage
Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

$69.99
$56.99
Save: 18.57%

Power Supply
CORSAIR CXM series CX600M 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC CORSAIR ...

$74.99
$69.99
Save: 6.67%
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card

RAM
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C11D-8GAO

$69.99

Motherboard
ASRock Z97 Anniversary LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

$94.99
$84.99
Save: 10.53%
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate

Processor
Intel Pentium G3258 Haswell Dual-Core 3.2GHz LGA 1150 53W Desktop Processor BX80646G3258

$69.99

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit - OEM

$99.99

Grand Total: $518.66

DonkeyOatie · Feb 15, 2015

The question is where do you want to go with this? What future upgrades, if any, do you want.

I think that you need a Discrete GPU for gaming!

Built to your budget. More money = better GPU, but there are other things to consider too.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $500.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-15 10:46 EST-0500

$55 in rebates.

If you want to know, I can explain my choices.

BrainDeadGamer · Feb 23, 2015

You're off to the right track. You can save money on the power supply, case and Operating System. I'd put the money where it counts. You wont be able to do much gaming without a Discrete GPU. I would personally do a build like this. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7mTvhM

nikoli707 · Feb 23, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.95 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $508.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 21:03 EST-0500

Search

$500 dollar budget gaming starter computer (opinions) (DISCUSSION)?

Randy Gossard

Reputable

DonkeyOatie

DonkeyOatie

Champion

BrainDeadGamer

Honorable

nikoli707

Splendid

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page