500$ build help

[TNT27]

500$ max budget for just the tower and components.
Will be used mostly for gaming and YouTube video editing/recording etc.
Would be nice to see multiple options/alternatives to what I have planned on paper.
Thanks.

 

[MarkW]

Go to pcpartpicker.com and take a look at the completed builds.

 

[popeyetyty]

Best 500 Dollar PC Build

CPU: FX-6300 Best all around CPU for the Price should run Witcher 3 on highest at around 45-55 FPS
GPU: R9 370 Gaming 4GB should run Witcher 3 on high-ultra around 40-60 FPS
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Single DDR3 1600
MOBO: GA-970A-DS3P
Hard Drive: WD Blue 1TB SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Desktop Hard Drive (WD10EZEX)
PSU: EVGA 700 B1 80+ Bronze, 700W Power Supply OR EVGA 600B Bronze
Case: CR480 Mid Tower Enthusiast Gaming Case

Links to the parts

CPU: https://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6300WMHKBOX-FX-6300-6-Core-Processor/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466211421&sr=1-1&keywords=amd+fx+6300
PSU: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Bronze-Power-Supply-100-B1-0700-K1/dp/B018JYHBE6/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&dpID=51&dpPl=1&keywords=evga%20700w&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1466033734&ref_=mp_s_a_1_1&sr=8-1 OR https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Bronze-100-B1-0600-KR-Power-Supply/dp/B00EON40CS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466234589&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+600w
GPU: https://www.amazon.com/MSI-R7-370-GAMING-4G/dp/B00ZGF11YS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466234613&sr=8-1&keywords=r9+370+gaming
RAM: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC3-12800-240-Pin-BLS8G3D1609DS1S00/dp/B006YG9E7O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466234640&sr=8-1&keywords=Crucial+Ballistix+Sport+8GB+Single+DDR3+1600
MOBO: https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-6Gbps-Socket-Motherboards-GA-970A-DS3P/dp/B00CX4MUCC/ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466221688&sr=1-9&keywords=motherboard&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin:2057457011&tag=viglink20237-20
CASE: https://www.amazon.com/RIOTORO%C2%AE-CR480-Enthusiast-Internal-Supplies/dp/B016ENWHH0/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466234934&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=Mid+tower&psc=1

Altogether it is 515 dollars and can run just about all games and all if you dont mind low-medium settings.

 

[TNT27]

This is what I was thinking of, what are some alternatives or changes to improve on this?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $497.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-18 03:40 EDT-0400

 

[popeyetyty]

The I3 is not really good at doing youtube, video editing, streaming, ETC. If you want to do all that i would go with more cores and threads that the FX-6300 Gives. Now the I-5's are better and the I-7's are great for youtube related things and streaming. The I3 is a single core performer while the FX is a all around CPU.

 

[TNT27]

he wont be doing heavy/intense video editing, gaming is priority, and I would rather set him up for future upgrades into an i5/i7 rather than overclocking an aging fx-6300.I assumed this i3 isn't too far off from the fx's 6 cores in video rendering.

 

[TNT27]

Xeon1231 platform could be better?

 

[popeyetyty]

Well the I3 is a 2 core 4 thread which is pretty bad for editing but if he gets the I3 he can get a I5/I7 in the future no problem if he gets a 1150-1151 socket MOBO. But i would personally go for the FX series if he want a cheap all around CPU. Although with experience i only got about 2-7 FPS more with a FX-8350 and R9 380 MSI Gaming 2GB so the FX-6300 is a good deal for 95 dollars, but that I3 can give 5-10 FPS more than the FX-6300 in gaming.

The Xeon is a good all around card and should give more power then the I3 but also depending on the I3 cause the Xeon is a 4 core 8 thread should give decent rendering/editing and a good gaming performance. The CPU is also around 230 dollars.

 

[smorizio]

if it was the op i would save up 100.00 more then buy. with the 100.00 extra go with locked i5 and the newer x480 gpu from amd.

 

[popeyetyty]

The R9 480 is what im getting when it comes out.

 

[TNT27]

Absolute max budget changed to 600$, but the less I spend than needed, the better.