$500 Gaming Rig

[ashford99]

Hi all,

I came up with a little challenge for myself. What is the best Gaming pc you can make for $500 including monitor and a Razer keyboard and mouse?

Thanks

 

[striker410]

A challenge for yourself? I'd be interested to see what you come up with. Let us know what you find.

 

[AlderonnX]

yeah, if you want a monitor ($100) Win7 ($100) Razor Keyboard ($45) Razor Mouse ($35)

Total $280

That leaves us with $220

Biostar Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138340 $50

Intel Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116409 $51

Rosewill Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147112 $30

Refurb HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136759 $50

DVD Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827100067 $20

Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148433 $13

That leaves about $6 bucks out of your $500

And not counting shipping

You will note that this build sticks you with the on board Graffic

And you will still need a PSU

And this would still be just a PC, not much of a gaming PC

But you could limp it around for a few months and put a GPU in it.

 

[the_creed4]

i really dont think you would need a razor keyboard and mouse, i know this is not real, but who wants to build a $220 computer with gaming peripherals

 

[DelroyMonjo]

Ashford, according to your profile you have a Macbook Pro. You don't even have a case or a PSU or Windows OS or anything to save a few bucks on a $500 rig, much less what I would call a gaming rig. You're going to have to get about $700-$800 to get into a new system. A $100 monitor will get you 1366 x 768 resolution or 1440 x 900 res. Intel 2120 CPU and decent motherboard for $228. You need a case and a power supply, about $100 to $140. Then you need a hard drive, $85 and Ram for $30 and finally an OS. Windows Home Premium OEM is $100. That's $635 right there.
OH! You need a video card. A Radeon 6770 is in the $100 range.
You might need to alter your expectations.