500$ Gaming Pc

[Niqv]

Ok here's the deal. I'm building a pc for my friend and the budget is 500$. I would like for him to be able to play BF4 at high settings at around 50-60 FPS. He will also be playing DayZ and Arma 3. Peripherals are excluded and he would like Windows 7. Thank you❤️

 

[i7Baby]

BF4 - i7 930+, gtx660+, 8gb+ram

CPU - The i7 930 is tier 3, so try an i5 4690k - tier 1. But you won't build a PC around that for $500.

For $500 try -

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($63.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.42 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($127.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $519.26

It should play BF4 at low to medium sttings

 

[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.28 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series: DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($18.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $491.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-22 01:38 EST-0500

Win 8 is $8 less