is this a good build?

[GeInUs23]

is this a good starter gaming pc?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1K332B8PB2XF7/ref=topnav_lists_1


im on a 500 dollar budget

 

[BustaRhymes]

It is a geinus build! No seriously though I would try to get a cheaper monitor to beef up your graphics card. It's not very good for gaming.

Or you could get rid of one of the dvd drives or cooler, but I would try to get at least a r7 260 or Gtx 750.

 

[Trompochi]

if you're going for 4gb ram, make it 2x2gb (not a single 4gb stick) DDR3 1600mhz so you get dual channel mode, with that budget I'd probably get an AMD APU instead, but that would be better with at least 8gb ram.

 

[GeInUs23]

It is a geinus build! No seriously though I would try to get a cheaper monitor to beef up your graphics card. It's not very good for gaming.

Or you could get rid of one of the dvd drives or cooler, but I would try to get at least a r7 260 or Gtx 750.

well like i said im on a budget 😉 but if you could reccomend any monitor cheaper than this that would be good and if you could help me with sata cables, like do you know what type i would need for this build and could you give me the best parts for a 500 gaming pc? im begging you

 

[Xtwargodtx]

personally no thats uh kinda horrid because your stating with a 630 gpu which wont be running much games. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wjgyqs

 

[GeInUs23]

if you're going for 4gb ram, make it 2x2gb (not a single 4gb stick) DDR3 1600mhz so you get dual channel mode, with that budget I'd probably get an AMD APU instead, but that would be better with at least 8gb ram.

can you tell me what i need and dont need because i am having a really hard time on what to change

 

[GeInUs23]

personally no thats uh kinda horrid because your stating with a 630 gpu which wont be running much games. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wjgyqs


it needs to be atleast 510 so there is something that needs to be removed

 

[Xtwargodtx]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ybxdrH there

 

[Xtwargodtx]

its cheaper but the graphics wont be as nice than the r9 270

 

[Samsamproducts]

This is the best you are going to get for that budget, I went with 1x 4gb stick of ram because a) it was cheaper and b) you can put 4 more gb in later to have 8 gb. [PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xFyrYJ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xFyrYJ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad750kwohjbox) | $79.49 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a55ms1) | $36.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600c4g9rr) | $36.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $52.92 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9270acnfc) | $139.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-gama001bk) | $35.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Monitor** | [Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hannspree-monitor-he225dpb) | $89.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $502.33

 

[GeInUs23]

its cheaper but the graphics wont be as nice than the r9 270

thanks man but come on its not about graphics, its about the game😀

 

[Xtwargodtx]

oh nice @samsamproducts

 

[GeInUs23]

This is the best you are going to get for that budget, I went with 1x 4gb stick of ram because a) it was cheaper and b) you can put 4 more gb in later to have 8 gb. [PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xFyrYJ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xFyrYJ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad750kwohjbox) | $79.49 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a55ms1) | $36.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600c4g9rr) | $36.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $52.92 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9270acnfc) | $139.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-gama001bk) | $35.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Monitor** | [Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hannspree-monitor-he225dpb) | $89.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $502.33

thanks but the budgets 510 if there is anything you can change than it would be good

 

[Samsamproducts]

The budget is $510? That is $502. If you want you can throw in an extra fan or two...

 

[Xtwargodtx]

yeah the problem is with $500 you cant do much

 

[GeInUs23]

The budget is $510? That is $502. If you want you can throw in an extra fan or two...

do i look at the merchant or the part list?

 

[BustaRhymes]

Here is my recommendation. It is all amazon prime so you should get free shipping.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QkyrYJ

The only thing it don't have is windows so hopefully you got a copy of windows.

Good Luck with your build.

 

[GeInUs23]

Here is my recommendation. It is all amazon prime so you should get free shipping.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QkyrYJ

The only thing it don't have is windows so hopefully you got a copy of windows.

Good Luck with your build.

now this build you gave me could you give me examples of the games it could handle?

 

[BustaRhymes]

Pretty much any game except the most demanding, like crysis 3 and watchdogs.

 

[GeInUs23]

Pretty much any game except the most demanding, like crysis 3 and watchdogs.

i dont think it could handle gta 5 could it?

 

[BustaRhymes]

GTA 5 is a ps3 game so it shouldn't have any prob. You get an extra 4GB ram later and it would play any game no prob.

 

[GeInUs23]

GTA 5 is a ps3 game so it shouldn't have any prob. You get an extra 4GB ram later and it would play any game no prob.

why no optical drive?

 

[BustaRhymes]

oops lol sorry about that. optical drive would put you over budget. Don't think i can squeeze one in without going over $500. Sorry about that.

 

[GeInUs23]

oops lol sorry about that. optical drive would put you over budget. Don't think i can squeeze one in without going over $500. Sorry about that.

Does it require one?

 

[BustaRhymes]

You could use a thumb drive to put windows on instead if you have a thumb drive. Or if you have an old computer with a cd drive you could maybe use that?

You may just have to go a lil over budget if you want good gaming performance 🙁