$550 budget pc

[Nickkk96]

Hello I am pretty new to this forum and was wondering if I need to make any changes to the parts I have selected for my gaming pc. I haven't bought anything yet and my budget may be between $550-600.

CPU: Intel Pentium G850 2.9GHz dual-core processor

Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31 (G3) Micro-ATX LGA1155

Memory: Corsair 8gb (2 x 4gb) DDR3-1333

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500gb 3.5" 7200rpm

Video card: MSI Radeon 7770 1gb

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower

PSU: Corsair Builder 500W 80 Plus Bronze Certified ATX12V

 

[AMD Radeon]

are you from US/canada? that build is already good, but let see if we can make more improvement

 

[Nickkk96]

are you from US/canada? that build is already good, but let see if we can make more improvement

I am from US

 

[AMD Radeon]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Line ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $525.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-12 09:03 EST-0500)

this build leaves you room for another parts

 

[Nickkk96]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Line ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $525.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-12 09:03 EST-0500)

this build leaves you room for another parts

Thanks Ill probably buy this build if i end up with enough money to buy those parts.

 

[tiltomorrow]

Here's what I just built last week (all bought in-store in Toronto, Canada):

*prices after discounts + rebates

i3 3220 - $120 (Tigerdirect price-match with NCIX)
MSI H61M-P31-G3 - $35 (Tigerdirect)
Corsair XMS3 2x4GB - $50 (Canada Computers)
GA Radeon 7770 - $105 (Canada Computers)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB - $65 (Canada Computers)
Thermaltake 500W - $40 (Tigerdirect)
Coolermaster Case - $43 (Canada Computers)
ASUS DVD Burner - $20 (Canada Computers)

Total before tax: $478

By the way, I can confirm that my board needed no BIOS update to run an Ivy Bridge processor.