$500 pc for college and gaming

[Joshua_9]

$500 pc for college (game programming) and for gaming, if it is possible I can up it a bit. I have windows 7 os.

Thank you in advance.

(Would like if the items are all in newegg or amazon.)

 

[Xemko]

As Example :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($40.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($46.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $498.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-20 02:41 EST-0500

 

[Joshua_9]

Is that video card better than gtx 1050 ti? Can you recommend another memory that is 8gb x 1

 

[Xemko]

Yes, RX 470 is better than 1050 Ti. Pick the cheapest ddr4 8gbx1 2133 cl15 memory stick (in case you plan to add another 8gb in the future).