$500 Gaming Desktop

[TruLegend]

I'm new at all this stuff, building computers and all, so I would just like to thank you in advance for helping a noob.
To this point now. I have a $500 budget to build a nice gaming computer. Look, I'm not tryna run BF4 on the highest settings and get 100 FPS, actually , I'm not trying to run BF4, period. I'm just tryna run PC ONLY games, like WoW, and Minecraft ( I know it's on XBox but I only have a playstation )
I have a home console to run all those games. Also try to squeeze in an OS, if not though I'll throw some extra money in there.
Note that I'm a noob and may need a tutorial on how to build it and what not.

 

[ProWilma]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1533033
This is just a tad over your budget, but it comes with a free copy of BF4 and will play all modern PC titles at 1080p.

 

[zemiak]

Yep, just as long as you dont plan on playing battlefield 4 or anything as graphically demanding, you'll be fine. You would get like 10fps on Ultra settings on BF4.

You could do a lot better if you built your own, so don't buy a prebuilt.

 

[zemiak]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 645 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.34 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($9.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.92 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($112.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $499.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-26 21:50 EST-0500)

This will handle games a lot better

 

[TruLegend]

Zemiak, so should I buy every part and assemble it at home or?
I so can you link me a good youtube video with instructions if you know one? Thanks.
Pro thanks for the help, but it appears that the system you linked me does not have an OS. I could be wrong though.

 

[Roxas_Boy]

Zemiak, so should I buy every part and assemble it at home or?
I so can you link me a good youtube video with instructions if you know one? Thanks.
Pro thanks for the help, but it appears that the system you linked me does not have an OS. I could be wrong though.

I can vouch for zemiak, but I recommend spending a little bit extra on an Athlon II X4 750K/760K

Building a PC is like legos, one part connects to another here is a great tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgwU-pPDzqA

 

[zemiak]

It's really easy, like Roxas_Boy said, its like leggos. It's so easy a caveman can do it.

 

[TruLegend]

I've been watching some of these vids. Call me an idiot, but it seems a bit hard. Like one thing goes wrong or 1 wire is lose and then your entire PC is jacked up. My uncle works in this type of stuff as his side business, so I guess he could help me, but It'd take a week or so AFTER I ordered the parts for him to help me, better than me doing it myself and messing up though.