$500 budget build suggestions.

[sin25]

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 2 weeks.

Budget Range: Around $500-$550. Preferably on the lower end.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies, a lot of multi-tasking.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com. I don't mind other websites.

Location: Highland, California, united states

Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to upgrade to Intel CPU)

Overclocking: Maybe?

Your Monitor Resolution: 1280 x 1024

Additional Comments: I'd like it to look nice and run quietly if possible. I'd like front facing USB ports. 3.0 would be great.

Thanks.

 

[milkshakez7z]

Hows this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-GL Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($67.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($171.97 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $524.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-15 23:02 EST-0500)

 

[heavymetal2000]

if your dead set on an intel cpu id say the above build is your best bet.

 

[sin25]

if your dead set on an intel cpu id say the above build is your best bet.

It doesn't have to be intel. I wouldn't mind seeing what AMD can offer me for my budget.

Does look good though.

 

[milkshakez7z]

It doesn't have to be intel. I wouldn't mind seeing what AMD can offer me for my budget.

Does look good though.

if you add another $70 to the build you could get a core i5 instead. if you wan't I can knock up a quick amd build.

 

[heavymetal2000]

An amd build would just allow you to go with more cores gor a slight increase in price. You can get a similar priced board and the amd fx 6300 cpu @ 129.99 and still remain pretty much in budget.

Whether or not it will be better then the intel build is a constant debate so its totally up to you. Personaly im an amd guy so it was an easy choice for me.

 

[milkshakez7z]

Actually will you be playing bf3 multipplayer ? if so the FX will be a far better choice.

 

[sin25]

if you add another $70 to the build you could get a core i5 instead. if you wan't I can knock up a quick amd build.

Sure, I'd like that to see that amd build. Thanks milkshakez.

 

[oxford373]

for 500$ http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nmeA
for 550$ http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nOFj

 

[quilciri]

If you live near a microcenter, they've got 2500k's going for $100 today.

 

[brandon402]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nWWn

 

[milkshakez7z]

Sure, I'd like that to see that amd build. Thanks milkshakez.

Here you go ^_^
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P23 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($50.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card ($172.15 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $520.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-16 23:49 EST-0500)

 

[sin25]

Best answer selected by sin25.

 

[sin25]

Here you go ^_^
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P23 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($50.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card ($172.15 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $520.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-16 23:49 EST-0500)

hm

 

[milkshakez7z]

hm

thanks for selecting me for best answer ^_^ , I recommend the 7850 over the 560ti if you can find one for the same price aswell! Also that AMD cpu is unlocked so its overclockable so in a bit of time you should grab a good cpu cooler and OC it for extra speed ^_^

 

[scott24]

Depending on your usage, you may need an after market cpu cooler.

 

[heavymetal2000]

Nice choice on the build really like that fx6300 cpu