Help me build

[Fortisdan]

I want to build a good gaming pc capable of running most games I have a budget of up to £500 I have no idea what I'm doing someone help!

 

[sadams04]

"Capable of running most games" would mean at least an i5 and large GPU. You have enough budget to get as far as the build below. Adding an SSD would be nice, but you don't have the budget to add a GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.75 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.65 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£49.43 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Blue ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.94 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£89.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £508.71


The build below is what I would recommend for a "full" gaming build on a single monitor at 1080 resolution.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.75 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.65 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£49.43 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£66.52 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card (£236.83 @ More Computers)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Blue ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.94 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£89.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £812.06