$500 Non gaming PC

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Uh oh...my bad. I completely forgot about the missing igpu. Anyways, this should do it...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY - CS1111 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.89 @ OutletPC)
Power...
For that purpose, this will be a better build...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($158.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY - CS1111 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $493.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 15:28 EDT-0400
 

Caduke

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Im confused, the motherboard says that for integrated graphics it "depends on the cpu", and the ryzen cpu you suggested has no integrated graphics, so wouldn't a gpu be necessary? Sorry if im missing something simple, thanks
 
Uh oh...my bad. I completely forgot about the missing igpu. Anyways, this should do it...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY - CS1111 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $503.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 18:17 EDT-0400
 
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