Cheap gaming pc

g-unit1111

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This will be a better use of $500:

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CPU: Intel Pentium G860 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($87.99 @ Mac Mall)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($104.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair 500W ATX12V Power Supply ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $515.39
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-05 02:06 EDT-0400)
 

g-unit1111

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Mainly just faster speeds. As far as the motherboard goes - that will give you room to add a better CPU later on, and it's a full ATX board that will allow for better GPUs and things of that nature.