Cheap Computer Build

[qmfosems22]

Hey everyone, recently I broke my laptop that I have been using for seven years and wanted to buy a new cheap computer. I won't do anything extreme on it, just stream videos, listen to music, do homework, and play games like: League of Legends, Maplestory, and Tera. I want the cheapest but best for the price computer. I'm hoping for around $500 - $600. I have two builds right now, which of these is better when gaming because I don't want it to lag or anything. Thank you. If you have any suggestions please make changes to the build for me.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4vVZWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4vVZWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.04 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Green 630W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $542.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-16 20:24 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mzN9nQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mzN9nQ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($82.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($62.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.04 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $534.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-16 20:24 EDT-0400

 

[MasterDell]

For $500-600 you may have a little lag. The games you mentioned are not graphic intensive at all so you would be better off getting like a 250x and then a better cpu... Here is what I put together.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250X 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($103.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.20 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $591.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-16 20:52 EDT-0400

I took off mail in rebates because they don't really count when it comes to going and actually buying the build.

 

[mlga91]

For $600 you can actually build a pretty nice system:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.83 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $604.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 01:17 EDT-0400