500 Dollar Build

[John Angus Maclellan]

Hello, my friend told me that he wanted a new gaming PC for a budget of 500 dollars. He told me that the games he will mainly play are DayZ and Borderlands 2, so I want to find a build that runs those games well.

Thanks, John.

 

[mangodrinker]

Do you have a preference as to the place you will be purchasing parts?

 

[John Angus Maclellan]

Do you have a preference as to the place you will be purchasing parts?

I was thinking of Amazon and Newegg, I'm ok with ordering from other websites too though.

 

[TopLuca]

Little bit above the budget yet it will handle gaming as a charm

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rym8xr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rym8xr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $538.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 21:47 EDT-0400

Benchmarks :

Borderlands 2 :

130 FPS

I used to have the Same GPU and it plays around 110 FPS on full Ultra settings 1080p no problems

Arma 3 ( CPU dependent ) :

 

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[John Angus Maclellan]

Thank you guys, I think I'll use one of those PC Builds. I also have another question though, does anyone know a good monitor to go with this build?

 

[TopLuca]

Thank you guys, I think I'll use one of those PC Builds. I also have another question though, does anyone know a good monitor to go with this build?

1080p monitor with 5ms Input lag to benefit from the higher Resolution and the 60 FPS mark with 60 Hz refresh rate.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rdyYcf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rdyYcf/by_merchant/

Monitor: AOC e2251Swdn 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $99.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 22:04 EDT-0400

 

[John Angus Maclellan]

Thank you guys, I think I'll use one of those PC Builds. I also have another question though, does anyone know a good monitor to go with this build?

1080p monitor with 5ms Input lag to benefit from the higher Resolution and the 60 FPS mark with 60 Hz refresh rate.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rdyYcf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rdyYcf/by_merchant/

Monitor: AOC e2251Swdn 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $99.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 22:04 EDT-0400

Thank you, I'll show my friend these parts and have him order them soon. Thank you all who replied for the help

 

[TopLuca]

Your always welcome my friend.