A gaming PC build with SSD for around $500?

Amberr

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Hello everyone. So my friends dad asked Him if I could build him a gaming PC for $500. I told Him I could build one on par with the xbox one and PS4 at that price range. But I wanted to come here and see what you all think Would be a good way to go? I have the OS already. And it is just the tower. If an SSD is not really feasible at that price range then that is cool. He did not say he wanted... I told him he did.

I know that this has been asked before. But everything I am finding is from over a year ago.
 
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Totally agree with ^

This how far you can push your build. Can't expect better but decent.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card ($168.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:...

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Totally agree with ^

This how far you can push your build. Can't expect better but decent.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card ($168.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Green 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Directron)
Total: $505.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-23 13:02 EDT-0400
 
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