Build a gaming PC for about 500$

osornotos

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Jun 23, 2016
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Can anyone suggest me build a gaming PC for about 500$. Haswell or skylake more p/p for gaming ? i tried to build a pc like that. I want that budget can be upgrade later ( dont have to change mobo, can upgrade to i5 or i7 ). i have a lcd 20 inch 1600x900 already.
sr if my grammar is worst
Mainboard MSI B150M MORTAR
CPU Intel Core i3-6100 3.7 GHz / 3MB / HD 530 Graphics / Socket 1151 (Skylake)
VGA MSI N750Ti 2GD5/OC V1
HDD Western Caviar Blue 500GB 7200Rpm, SATA3 6Gb/s, 16MB Cache
RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2*4GB) DDR4 Bus 2133 MHz( CMK8GX4M2A2133C13R) - Red
Corsair Builder Series™ VS 450W High Performance.
Case Orient 5822
 

Supahos

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $513.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-21 07:04 EDT-0400


Missed by $13 but is viable in any game on the market, that 750ti is a major weak link. If had and fast to the $500 mark switch it a rx460 or gtx960
 

osornotos

Commendable
Jun 23, 2016
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thanks u, but that main can run i5-6500?
 

logainofhades

Titan
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Assuming that you will need windows as well.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($34.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card ($113.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Total: $500.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-21 09:36 EDT-0400


If you already have OS.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.75 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $500.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-21 09:38 EDT-0400

 
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