wanting to build my first gaming pc for $500 help?

JLyons

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I'm a causal gamer (league of legends) and i'd like to play my games at the highest settings with very good fps and i'd like to only spend $500 ONLY including operating system and case fans...
 
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what I recommend
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PfH7kL


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PfH7kL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PfH7kL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($144.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+...

ThePurpleJay

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Try this.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k34RZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k34RZL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $494.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 19:27 EST-0500
 

garyshows

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($31.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($43.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $569.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 21:50 EST-0500

it might be a little over budget but its a solid build with plenty of upgrade room
 

red2481

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what I recommend
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PfH7kL


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PfH7kL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PfH7kL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($144.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $538.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-29 18:27 EST-0500
 
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