$500 gaming PC

[GamerDigital21]

I'm looking to make a PC able to play games like Arma 3, Garry's mod, and Space Engineers. Max budget of maybe $550. Try to stay within boundaries, please.

 

[SuperHarsh]

I'm looking to make a PC able to play games like Arma 3, Garry's mod, and Space Engineers. Max budget of maybe $550. Try to stay within boundaries, please.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QjtQ8d) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QjtQ8d/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd4300wmhkbox) | $79.95 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $24.89 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970mpro3) | $51.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct2kit51264ba160bj) | $29.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $45.89 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9380p4255) | $170.80 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/raidmax-case-atx402wb) | $38.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Power Supply** | [Deepcool 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/deepcool-power-supply-dq550st) | $49.99 @ Newegg
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $537.48
| Mail-in rebates | -$45.00
| **Total** | **$492.48**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-03-17 13:47 EDT-0400 |

 

[SuperHarsh]

I'm looking to make a PC able to play games like Arma 3, Garry's mod, and Space Engineers. Max budget of maybe $550. Try to stay within boundaries, please.

U will get windows for 30$ on kinguin.net

 

[SuperHarsh]

I'm looking to make a PC able to play games like Arma 3, Garry's mod, and Space Engineers. Max budget of maybe $550. Try to stay within boundaries, please.

U could even go with fx 6300 by adding 18$ mored it will be a better choice!

 

[damric]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $496.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 14:34 EDT-0400

 

[lakimens]

Please do not get any of the 5 year old FX cpus.
The G4400 is better, it absolutely demolishes the FX series in singe core performance, so it's better for gaming.
And my build is better, because you have an upgrade path, you can go up to an i7, and just $30 more you can have 16GB ram.
Also this PSU is better, it's on the list of quality PSU's by tom's hardware.
You also have an operating system, if you want to cut the price, but still have an OS, go for a R9 270.
If you have an OS, then the R9 280 will be much better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($170.80 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $538.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 14:48 EDT-0400

EDIT: Also it's DDR4, which you want if you plan to upgrade your pc, in a year or so the prices of DDR3 will be twice as high.
EDIT2: About the i3 build by damric. That build is also fine, the GTX950 is worse than the R9 380(by a lot I think), but the CPU, the i3-6100 is alot better than the G4400, because it has hyper threading, it acts as a quad core.His storage option is fast, but not large, depends on what you want to do, if you don't need the space go with it, if you need the space you need an SSD.