500$ gaming pc

[AMDRadeonHD]

I need atleast 4gb ram, 500gb hdd, dual core 3ghz, matx case, matx mobo and a really good gpu.

 

[quilciri]

Take a peek at the $500 gaming build in my sig as a starting point. Don't get caught up on CPU frequency; it's nowhere near as large a part of processor performance as it was 10 years ago.