Is this a good $500 budget build?

[Random M]

Just for 1080p at medium-high settings.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JNnY8d) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JNnY8d/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $99.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga78lmtusb3) | $54.97 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tpd38g1600c11dc01) | $61.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st500dm002) | $44.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n660gaming2gd5oc) | $154.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl) | $34.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr) | $52.99 @ SuperBiiz
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $504.90
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-05 21:14 EST-0500 |

 

[jerryvaberry]

I would try to put an r9 280 instead of the 660. More vram and better performance and they start at about 160.

 

[theonerm2]

Just for 1080p at medium-high settings.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JNnY8d) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JNnY8d/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $99.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga78lmtusb3) | $54.97 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tpd38g1600c11dc01) | $61.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st500dm002) | $44.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n660gaming2gd5oc) | $154.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl) | $34.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr) | $52.99 @ SuperBiiz
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $504.90
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-05 21:14 EST-0500 |

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB '14Series Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $508.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-05 21:31 EST-0500

This would be my pick.