Question 500$ Gaming PC

[P3TCoTrix]

Hello Everyone,

My friend want to buy Gaming PC for 500$ this year.

I'm looking for new build for Full HD.

He uses to play Hearts of Iron IV, Europa Universalis IV, Crusader Kings III and CS2 mostly.

Thanks you all in advance who recommend the spec and I appreciate it.

 

[boju]

500$ ? Is there an OS, monitor, keyboard and mouse included in this or what?

Let's go.

 

[USAFRet]

Hello Everyone,

My friend want to buy Gaming PC for 500$ this year.

I'm looking for new build for Full HD.

He uses to play Hearts of Iron IV, Europa Universalis IV, Crusader Kings III and CS2 mostly.

Thanks you all in advance who recommend the spec and I appreciate it.

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[P3TCoTrix]

500$ ? Is there an OS, monitor, keyboard and mouse included in this or what?

Let's go.

Didn't include OS, Monitor and Computer Peripherals. Just a components of PC ^ ^

 

[boju]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO A620M-E Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($69.99 @ MSI)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-5200 CL40 Memory ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.00 @ iBUYPOWER)
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $493.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-22 10:07 EDT-0400

For 500 don't expect much. Above is igpu oriented. Cpu is good though, mobo and ram on the cheap side. Ram should be at least 6000 cl 32 for igpu to perform well enough.

 

[Zerk2012]

Didn't include OS, Monitor and Computer Peripherals. Just a components of PC ^ ^

With that low of a budget you should be looking at a Console or a used PC.


PCPartPicker Part List Lowest I could go and actually call it a gaming PC.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($81.30 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte A520M K V2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($85.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY CS900 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman T3 PLUS MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $568.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-22 10:46 EDT-0400

 

[artk2219]

Intels LGA 1700 actually shines pretty brightly in the budget segment, normally id try to figure out an AM5 build, but id be hard pressed to find something AM5 that doesn't cost a good bit more than below. I also went with Intel's Arc cards because they're in much better shape than they were a year ago, and an A750 is a pretty decent card now, you still need to make sure to enable above 4GB encoding and resizable bar in the bios though. If i could spend about 50 bucks more id swap out the ssd, ram, and powersupply for some slightly better stuff, but the ones currently in the list should work fine for years.

PCPartPicker Part List
Https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cbn33w

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pQNxFT/intel-core-i5-12400f-25-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512400f) | $110.40 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H670 PG Riptide ATX LGA1700 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bRhFf7/asrock-h670-pg-riptide-atx-lga1700-motherboard-h670-pg-riptide) | $94.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/v3FKHx/patriot-viper-steel-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3200-cl16-memory-pvs432g320c6k) | $39.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Silicon Power P34A60 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/94gQzy/silicon-power-p34a60-512-gb-m2-2280-pcie-30-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-sp512gbp34a60m28) | $30.97 @ Newegg Sellers
**Video Card** | [ASRock Challenger SE OC Arc A750 8 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9JJp99/asrock-challenger-se-oc-arc-a750-8-gb-video-card-a750-cl-se-8go) | $199.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [be quiet! Silent Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RvfmP6/be-quiet-case-bgw06) | $29.82 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [PowerSpec PS 650BF 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4xhKHx/powerspec-650-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ps-650bf) | $56.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$563.15**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2025-03-22 12:54 EDT-0400 |