$500 Gaming PC Budget Build

[charmyn24]

Approximate Purchase Date: This Month and ongoing, trying to take advantage of black friday deals and slowly upgrading in the future.

Budget Range: $300 and ongoing but not ready for an $800+ commitment yet

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Hardcore gaming, surfing the internet

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any is fine

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Downey, California USA

Parts Preferences: Open MInded

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: Quality over Graphics

Additional Comments: Hardcore gaming although for now am mostly interested in playing Fallout 4 and some older rpg classics for now.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I've always been a console gamer and have had almost all consoles but most of the youtube bloggers i follow have PC and it just looks so fun so i thought i'd join the PC master Race plus most of the time im on the old laptop i have surfing the web. So i think PC is best option for me.
Thanks in advance

 

[vapour]

Do you want 800 including monitor or 500 including monitor? For latter, get some refurbished PC is more likely.

 

[charmyn24]

Do you want 800 including monitor or 500 including monitor? For latter, get some refurbished PC is more likely.

 

[charmyn24]

I would like to consider both actually that way I know if I should save up a little more or start playing with something for less.
And for refurbished what do you recommend?

 

[Jamie_69]

If you need a monitor and an OS included in a 500usd budget my advice would be to stick with a console with a good value bundle - $300 just isn't going to cut it for a gaming system IMO. I don't know about the US but here in the UK there have been ps4 pro bundles with fallout 4, doom, destiny 2 and dishonoured 2. An xbox one x might be more useful if Fallout 4 is a big prioity due to its better modding support.

For a new rig, this is about as good as you'll get, add another $50 for a basic m+k and headset if you need.
It won't be a great experience in Fallout 4, but definitely very playable with a mix of medium and low settings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($78.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 560 4GB AERO ITX Video Card ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC - i2267Fw 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $591.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-08 04:10 EST-0500

 

[charmyn24]

If you need a monitor and an OS included in a 500usd budget my advice would be to stick with a console with a good value bundle - $300 just isn't going to cut it for a gaming system IMO. I don't know about the US but here in the UK there have been ps4 pro bundles with fallout 4, doom, destiny 2 and dishonoured 2. An xbox one x might be more useful if Fallout 4 is a big prioity due to its better modding support.

For a new rig, this is about as good as you'll get, add another $50 for a basic m+k and headset if you need.
It won't be a great experience in Fallout 4, but definitely very playable with a mix of medium and low settings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($78.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 560 4GB AERO ITX Video Card ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC - i2267Fw 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $591.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-08 04:10 EST-0500

 

[charmyn24]

Yeah you're probably right, but since I've usually been with console I just don't feel like going back to one. I can actually get a cheap/free monitor so that might not be a problem for now.
Do you think the extra 100 can go back on the PC?

 

[vapour]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADZE5U83295

plus

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1294345-REG/msi_geforce_gtx_1050_ti.html

and

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $109.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-08 10:50 EST-0500

You get a budget gaming pc.

 

[charmyn24]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADZE5U83295

plus

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1294345-REG/msi_geforce_gtx_1050_ti.html

You get a budget gaming pc.

 

[charmyn24]

Jajaja that is so smart. It looks legit, but I'm actually thinking of just clenching my stomach for the rest of month so my budget can be almost up to 800

 

[vapour]

For ~ $800, get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.44 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($156.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $832.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-08 11:05 EST-0500

Or use win10 as trial for now and get 1060 6gb first.

 

[vapour]

I mean:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.44 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($267.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $850.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-08 11:07 EST-0500

and

win10 trial: https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/