$500 budget for a gaming pc....

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 6/15-6/20 BUDGET RANGE: $400-$600 After Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:Gaming/internet/office apps

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, monitor, mouse, speakers, tower

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, geeks.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: Would love to use i5 750

OVERCLOCKING:Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: could use advice on this

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Its been a long time since I have gotten my nose dirty in the component field and really dont have much of a clue as to what it takes to make a decent gaming pc anymore. Was hoping someone could give me an effective configuration for the budget i have posted.









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assuming you have an operating system already:

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$30 in mail-in rebates and a $10 promo code on the RAM.
 

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Oh, by the way. Im going to buy one tomorrow (I went to the store today to pick out the parts) and I got a total of around $570. Compusa has some good deals. Corsair 4gb 1600mhz RAM ($100), thermaltake m9 case ($60), a USB 3.0 capable am3 board for $90 (gigabyte), athlon ii x3 440 ($75), a GTS 250 ($100), ULTRA 650w PSU ($60, dont know much about ultra but they have lifetime warrantys) and a seagate barracuda 500gb for $50. Think thats all of it.
 

capyfive

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I think it looks pretty good. I have a few of those parts already so if I go by what their putting in it im at $460. If I added on a better GPU what would you suggest?
 

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Batuchka definetly appreciate your quick advice whenever I post it is very helpful. Do you see anything else I could save on or possibly add a couple bucks to improve the build?
 



80+ PSU driving a HD 5770 with an AthlonII X3 sounds good for the $$