S Snowymew2 Reputable Nov 14, 2015 7 0 4,510 Nov 16, 2015 #1 I am looking to build my own PC and was wondering what a Good Gaming PC build for 400-500$ is.
Solution Geekwad Nov 17, 2015 If you need to be solidly in that range, then this: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($68.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg) Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($9.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular...
If you need to be solidly in that range, then this: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($68.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg) Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($9.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular...
Geekwad Admirable Sep 25, 2015 2,368 1 6,960 Nov 17, 2015 Solution #2 If you need to be solidly in that range, then this: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($68.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg) Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($9.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.75 @ OutletPC) Total: $466.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available But this system would offer a much better upgrade path (and better performance to start): PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.89 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg) Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($9.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.75 @ OutletPC) Total: $527.17 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
If you need to be solidly in that range, then this: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($68.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg) Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($9.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.75 @ OutletPC) Total: $466.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available But this system would offer a much better upgrade path (and better performance to start): PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.89 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg) Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($9.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.75 @ OutletPC) Total: $527.17 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available