~$500 Gaming PC

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: In a couple weeks

BUDGET RANGE: $500

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Internet, Schoolwork

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, Headphones

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com Fry's Electronics

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD CPU

OVERCLOCKING: No

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920 x 1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'm quite new to the PC world as I am mostly a console gamer. I just need help with a good gaming PC build that can run games well and that will cost around $500. Any help to point me in the right direction would be awesome. Thanks

 

[Onus]

Batuchka, that $500 build you did in that other thread today would do well here...

 

[tecmo34]

jtt283... is this the Batuchka you were talking about???

Original posted by Batuchka

$483AR

 

[skora]

Cross, are you in need of an OS also? If so, then you're trying to really build a $400 PC and that's probably not going to happen.

You could do something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883147304
Or
(Vista though)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220026

and add a diff PSU and GPU to match.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.431602

 

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Who is Batuchka? I'm not Batuchka.

 

[tecmo34]

Batuchka is another member of Tom's forum (another Addict)
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/profile-306881.htm

Batuchka has posted some good build advice and jtt283 was just referring to one of his post from another thread that answered your build needs.