Good PC Build with a budget of 500$?

nathanpark3r

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Hello guys im about to get a new pc. I need ones that can play current games at decent settings at 1080p and for the future. The budget for it is 500$. I appreciate all of your help
 
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This will "play" games at 1080p, but for a hard $500 it's a bit difficult to get something "decent."

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($35.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: *HEC Enterprise MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($27.99 @...
This will "play" games at 1080p, but for a hard $500 it's a bit difficult to get something "decent."

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($35.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: *HEC Enterprise MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: *LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $499.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 11:20 EST-0500
 
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