Need a $500 gaming/art build

PLarry

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Oct 17, 2015
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I'm looking to make a desktop computer for around $500. A little over is okay. It is primarily gonna be for gaming, but I will also be using it for drawing, adobe, and all that jazz..

Any help appreciated.

Thanks!

OH! and a ssd for the os please.
 
Solution
This is pretty close to budget, hardware wise. If OS is also needed, you will need to up the budget, and/or ditch the SSD. GTX 1050/1050ti are releasing next week, so you might want to hold off, on the GPU purchase.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive...

logainofhades

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This is pretty close to budget, hardware wise. If OS is also needed, you will need to up the budget, and/or ditch the SSD. GTX 1050/1050ti are releasing next week, so you might want to hold off, on the GPU purchase.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $513.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-18 16:43 EDT-0400
 
Solution
I have a very similar build, but it has the same performance for slightly less. ;)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($32.94 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($37.50 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 4GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($110.49 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $491.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-18 17:04 EDT-0400