500$ Budget Looking for Improvements

[Leafsnow]

So this is a 500 USD budget build Im building for my brother. Hes new to pc gaming and is using a laptop so I wanted to welcome him. The keyboard and mouse bundle are there because he isn't using a keyboard and the cheap monitor is there because The budget was getting tight and he wont tell the diffrence hehe. so can you guys help me out and see if this is the best bang for the buck before I order this off of newegg. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t8v3gs

 

[tiny voices]

Drop the SSD. It is 100% pointless. 32gb is too small for even a full windows installation. USe the money for a better GPU.

 

[Leafsnow]

Im alright with the better gpu, He isn't gonna play any games that stress the gpu that bad personally I'm just gonna save the money as I'm trying to get my rig upgraded from 2010.

 

[tiny voices]

You want to get a decent monitor. Some old 4:3 monitor will be AWFUL and many modern games don't even run in that resolution.

 

[Leafsnow]

Can you Recommend a cheap one?

 

[tiny voices]

In this day and age you really want to go no less than 1080p for gaming, and you will spend around $100 at the cheapest.

 

[Leafsnow]

In this day and age you really want to go no less than 1080p for gaming, and you will spend around $100 at the cheapest.

Ill get him a Asus VS238H-P 23.0"

 

[andrei65]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Cheap Monitor From GoodWill ($30.00)
Total: $572.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This is definetly better than your first build , and you definetly want a 1080p monitor nowadays like tiny voices said
EDIT : Do you really want an ITX build ?

 

[LucoTF]

OP did you want to stay with an ITX build or is a larger case ok?