Building PC $500 Budget

[Gkelley95]

Hello,

Looking to make a PC with a $500 budget. My old one completely fried, so I am using what money I have left to make one that will do. I have no parts starting, so I wanted to see what the community can come up with.

Thanks!

 

[B-TECH_18]

cheap i5, i3
no graphics card - until you get money for it
4gb ram
Motherboard that supports ^ and v
500gb-1tb hard drive

 

[why_wolf]

do you require a new copy of Windows or any other accessory?

 

[ryguybuddy]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card ($114.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $501.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-13 18:51 EDT-0400

Here is a good build for your needs. If you can stretch the budget by $50 or so, I suggest picking up a i5-6500 combo with the RX 460 I chose. Otherwise good luck!

 

[Chugalug_]

I can improve quite a bit on the above build.
Get this, features better performance (You'll need a HDD @ryguybuddy), and comes in cheaper.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($25.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: EVGA GTX 960 ACX 2.0+ Refurbished ($159.99)
Total: $488.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-13 19:07 EDT-0400

 

[Lightening02]

cheap i5, i3
no graphics card - until you get money for it
4gb ram
Motherboard that supports ^ and v
500gb-1tb hard drive

If he went for an i3, he'd have enough money to go for a cheap GPU and 8 GB of memory. It'd be better for him to get a well rounded PC now than a processor and nothing else. Upgrading to an i5 or i7 would be a simple process once he gets the money. Just look at the builds others have posted on here.

 

[Chugalug_]

Ditto, an i5 is out of the question until a budget hits around 650.

 

[Cubsfan15]

This is a decent build for 500. The rx 470 gives alot more options for 20 over budget. Take a look at its benchmarks online.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/n3zjHN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/n3zjHN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Dragon Video Card ($194.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.33 @ OutletPC)
Total: $519.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-13 19:37 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

It goes 20 bucks over budget and features a low quality power supply.
Stick to within around $15 of the $500 budget pls, i'll post an improved RX 470 build in a sec.

 

[Chugalug_]

Get this OP if you're willing to stretch your budget a little further for much better performance.
It has an RX 470 and great quality components.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Dragon Video Card ($194.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($25.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $507.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-13 19:48 EDT-0400