$500 Budget Gaming PC

Kilo_One

Commendable
Apr 14, 2017
5
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1,510
The idea of this PC is getting the best performance for your buck.
Also as my first build I want to be sure that it is worth it.
Gonna re-use HDD from my old pc.
Mainly gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.48 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($68.66 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($137.05 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.33 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $501.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 00:29 EDT-0400
 
More powerful gamer...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.48 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $502.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 00:42 EDT-0400
 
Solution


^ This is good. Just added Motherboard with 4 RAM slots and Dual Channel kit at the same speed if you can spare the extra $15.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WGTBHN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WGTBHN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.48 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $520.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 00:45 EDT-0400