Best gaming computer for $500?

[SuddenlyConor]

Needed by end of November

$400-$500

Mainly for Gaming

Do NOT need a monitor keyboard or mouse

I like Newegg and Amazon alot.

I live in America

I plan to overclock

Monitor res. is 1920x1080

Needs a window if possible.

 

[robax91]

*deals outdated now, build deleted*

 

[Thrillogy]

Needed by end of November

$400-$500

Mainly for Gaming

Do NOT need a monitor keyboard or mouse

I like Newegg and Amazon alot.

I live in America

I plan to overclock

Monitor res. is 1920x1080

Needs a window if possible.

A. No reason for you to overclock with that budget
B. Should we factor Windows into your budget?

 

[SuddenlyConor]

Needed by end of November

$400-$500

Mainly for Gaming

Do NOT need a monitor keyboard or mouse

I like Newegg and Amazon alot.

I live in America

I plan to overclock

Monitor res. is 1920x1080

Needs a window if possible.

A. No reason for you to overclock with that budget
B. Should we factor Windows into your budget?

Yes

 

[robax91]

*deals outdated now, build deleted*

 

[SuddenlyConor]

With windows included:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21tFv


CPU: AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($99.60 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $520.47

Sorry but my budget is really REALLY tight i was only gonna do $450 but decided to do $500 NO MORE Sorry man.

 

[robax91]

So the max is $500 spending money. Hmm, hard to drop it some without losing performance, but it can be done.

 

[robax91]

*deals outdated now, build deleted*

 

[Thrillogy]

I would go with this-
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21ull) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21ull/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21ull/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-hdz965fbgmbox) | $95.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-960gmu3s3fx) | $53.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00) | $66.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $59.99 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon HD 6570 1GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r6570md1glp) | $54.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Rosewill REDBONE ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-redbone) | $34.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $39.99 @ Microcenter
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | $84.99 @ NCIX US
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $491.91
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 20:56 EST-0500 |

 

[Thrillogy]

Woops, forgot the optical drive, so that tacks on an extra 17 dollars

 

[Thrillogy]

Why did my pcpartspicker thing come out like crap?

 

[SuddenlyConor]

So how will it perform at least Low?

 

[destocot]

sorry to reign on your thread but i basically need the same thing but without windows, should I just go with the first response at the top.

another thing can it handle any game on lowest settings?

 

[TheGarza]

You won't necessarily be able to play new games if you're going to be buying a 300-400 pc w/o windows. Here is a build that I just finished that will run most new games on ultra settings at 1080p. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21w0t
Amazing graphics card for the price. This is the best you can get for a 500 gaming pc. If you don't have money for an operating system then you could just install Ubuntu until you have enough money for windows.

 

[robax91]

sorry to reign on your thread but i basically need the same thing but without windows, should I just go with the first response at the top.

another thing can it handle any game on lowest settings?

Yea. I actually have the 650ti-b from asus, runs league, borderlands 2, and skyrim all at max settings at 60fps with v-sync (capped at 60) @1600x900.

 

[Thrillogy]

sorry to reign on your thread but i basically need the same thing but without windows, should I just go with the first response at the top.

another thing can it handle any game on lowest settings?

Please, Do not post your questions one someone else thread. I am sure that lots of forum users are happy to help you, but your best chance is posting your on thread.

 

[Thrillogy]

Here is the build I would use-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 6570 1GB Video Card ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.97 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $498.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 17:33 EST-0500)
Robax definitely showed you a solid build, but this one is better for a few reasons-
A. One terabyte HDD over a 500GB HDD
B. The CPU is pretty much superior in every way
C. the cases- NZXT- 4x120mm fans VS Rosewill- 2x120mm fans
NZXT- USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 VS Rosewill- USB 2.0
NZXT-8 x 3.5' • 3 x 5.25' VS Rosewill 7 x 3.5' • 3 x 5.25' Robax, your build is definitely a solid one, I just wanted to point out the advantages that this setup brings 😀

 

[Rudekaiser]

guys guys dont go windows 7 if your playing BF4 sadly i just changed from 7 to 8.1 most of my bugs are gone trust me they are gone but i was lucky and got the student cost at 80$ for pro version

 

[destocot]

Here is the build I would use-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 6570 1GB Video Card ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.97 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $498.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 17:33 EST-0500)
Robax definitely showed you a solid build, but this one is better for a few reasons-
A. One terabyte HDD over a 500GB HDD
B. The CPU is pretty much superior in every way
C. the cases- NZXT- 4x120mm fans VS Rosewill- 2x120mm fans
NZXT- USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 VS Rosewill- USB 2.0
NZXT-8 x 3.5' • 3 x 5.25' VS Rosewill 7 x 3.5' • 3 x 5.25' Robax, your build is definitely a solid one, I just wanted to point out the advantages that this setup brings 😀

can this handle any game at lowest settings?
also since this is my first pc im going to build how much could I upgrade it in the future.

--

yea i plan on getting windows 8

 

[Rudekaiser]

try this site http://systemrequirementslab.com/cyri and tell it what parts and what game you plan to play and it will tell you

 

[Thrillogy]

Here is the build I would use-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 6570 1GB Video Card ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.97 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $498.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 17:33 EST-0500)
Robax definitely showed you a solid build, but this one is better for a few reasons-
A. One terabyte HDD over a 500GB HDD
B. The CPU is pretty much superior in every way
C. the cases- NZXT- 4x120mm fans VS Rosewill- 2x120mm fans
NZXT- USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 VS Rosewill- USB 2.0
NZXT-8 x 3.5' • 3 x 5.25' VS Rosewill 7 x 3.5' • 3 x 5.25' Robax, your build is definitely a solid one, I just wanted to point out the advantages that this setup brings 😀

can this handle any game at lowest settings?
also since this is my first pc im going to build how much could I upgrade it in the future.

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yea i plan on getting windows 8

Do mean, can this setup play any game, ever made, in the history of the world? I would say no, simply because some games have outrageous specification requirements. However, I'm pretty confident that at-least 90% of all modern games can be played on this computer, but you might have to use low graphics. I recommended Win7 because almost everyone on TH hates Win8, but Windows 8 should work fine. I'm actually running it on my laptop, and I like it more then Windows 7.

 

[sora]

So how will it perform at least Low?

Decent for the price; it should be able to run BF4 on low.