Is this PC build the best it can be for $500?

[Exclusions]

I watched this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAAzc-VXnIQ

I was wondering if it is the best it can be for 500. I would use it for gaming, recording, minimal video editing, and MAYBE streaming.

Thanks! And feel free to make changes, or show me a completely new build.

 

[Exclusions]

This PSU got a golden award on Hardware Secrets. Antec make solid and reliable PSU so he is absloutly trustworthy.

The 4150 is OK for editing but for budget you cant get any better.

Glad to help !

I only do basic video editing. I am mainly looking for recording/streaming performance while playing the games. How does the cpu do with that?

You'd be better off with a FX 6300 and a matching motherboard.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FqtqwP This?

 

[Dat_Robot]

Yes, but you can save a little on the GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($52.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $591.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 10:24 EDT-0400

 

[Exclusions]

Yes, but you can save a little on the GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($52.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $591.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 10:24 EDT-0400

This is what I should do for the build in December? I need to wait till then anyways, and hopefully there will be some good sales too.

 

[RazerZ]

Something like that would be good, but I would get a decent 970 chipset motherboard so you can overclock the 6300.

Parts go on sale all the time so we really can't say if it will be cheaper by then. But it should cost around the same price.

 

[Exclusions]

Something like that would be good, but I would get a decent 970 chipset motherboard so you can overclock the 6300.

Parts go on sale all the time so we really can't say if it will be cheaper by then. But it should cost around the same price.

Can you add that motherboard to this build? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2cwFYJ

Thanks

 

[RazerZ]

Well for now this board would be a good choice:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

But come December you might be able to get a different motherboard for a cheaper price.

 

[Exclusions]

Well for now this board would be a good choice:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

But come December you might be able to get a different motherboard for a cheaper price.

Here is the build now:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTQNBm

Do you think come Cyber Monday, or Christmas sales, there will be 100-200 dollars snipped of the price? Or how do you think the sales would be using past sales as a logical guess. I have just came to the PC stuff, so I don't know how the sales are during holiday season.

 

[Exclusions]

And is this something to worry about?
http://gyazo.com/0108f98fc1fd6b579a1667edfe0995f0

 

[RazerZ]

Honestly, probably not. Maybe around $10-$30.

 

[rockie_]

He , he , it seems to me we startef from $500 and will reach $600 but there is nothing wrong .

 

[Exclusions]

He , he , it seems to me we startef from $500 and will reach $600 but there is nothing wrong .

I am building it during holiday season. Hopefully the price goes to 500 during then. I don't think it will be this price during that season.

 

[rockie_]

He , he , it seems to me we startef from $500 and will reach $600 but there is nothing wrong .

I am building it during holiday season. Hopefully the price goes to 500 during then. I don't think it will be this price during that season.

Till then , you ll add some exta bucks .... then nothing impossible

 

[RazerZ]

And is this something to worry about?
http://gyazo.com/0108f98fc1fd6b579a1667edfe0995f0

No, it just means you will need to use USB 2.0 on the front panel of the case instead of USB 3.0. There will be USB 3.0 parts on the back of the motherboard though.

 

[Exclusions]

Overall this is the build I should go for? (Asking everyone who is here). http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTQNBm

 

[rockie_]

Or just skip the front USB , i mean dont connect it .

 

[rockie_]

Overall this is the build I should go for? (Asking everyone who is here). http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTQNBm

the case support cards up to 263mm (as far as i remember )but this card is bigger .

case
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-spec01redled
card
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280gaming3g

 

[RazerZ]

He , he , it seems to me we startef from $500 and will reach $600 but there is nothing wrong .

I am building it during holiday season. Hopefully the price goes to 500 during then. I don't think it will be this price during that season.

Overall this is the build I should go for? (Asking everyone who is here). http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTQNBm

I would swap the case for a Corsair 200r.

 

[zeyuanfu]

Overall this is the build I should go for? (Asking everyone who is here). http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTQNBm

I would NOT get that build as it's about 700$ BEFORE MAIL-IN REBATES. MAIL-IN REBATES DO NOTHING to your current purchase, the savings will apply to your next purchase of one of the companies' products.
I also don't really like HIS GPUs...
Better build for ~600$ coming up.

 

[zeyuanfu]

This build would be better for abou 590$:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($30.49)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ B&H)
Total: $515.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 11:38 EDT-0400
Note that I didn't add the RAM because the computer I'm currently working on didn't let me go to the Choose memory page, so add the 74$ 1866 MHz G.SKIL Ares RAM that was in my previous build.
I hope that OP has a hard drive to sapre as if he/she does not, he/she cannot get this build.
Also, just to clarify, this build is ''clean'', it has no mail-in rebates, so it's the true price.

 

[rockie_]

This build would be better for abou 590$:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($30.49)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ B&H)
Total: $515.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 11:38 EDT-0400
Note that I didn't add the RAM because the computer I'm currently working on didn't let me go to the Choose memory page, so add the 74$ 1866 MHz G.SKIL Ares RAM that was in my previous build.
I hope that OP has a hard drive to sapre as if he/she does not, he/she cannot get this build.
Also, just to clarify, this build is ''clean'', it has no mail-in rebates, so it's the true price.

where are the memory sticks ?

 

[RazerZ]

Or the hard drive for that matter...

 

[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($195.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $590.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 12:01 EDT-0400

 

[Dat_Robot]

This build would be better for abou 590$:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($30.49)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ B&H)
Total: $515.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 11:38 EDT-0400
Note that I didn't add the RAM because the computer I'm currently working on didn't let me go to the Choose memory page, so add the 74$ 1866 MHz G.SKIL Ares RAM that was in my previous build.
I hope that OP has a hard drive to sapre as if he/she does not, he/she cannot get this build.
Also, just to clarify, this build is ''clean'', it has no mail-in rebates, so it's the true price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($52.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $591.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 12:14 EDT-0400

The FX 6300 offers much more performance i video editing because it has 6 cores.

 

[zeyuanfu]

This build would be better for abou 590$:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($30.49)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ B&H)
Total: $515.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 11:38 EDT-0400
Note that I didn't add the RAM because the computer I'm currently working on didn't let me go to the Choose memory page, so add the 74$ 1866 MHz G.SKIL Ares RAM that was in my previous build.
I hope that OP has a hard drive to sapre as if he/she does not, he/she cannot get this build.
Also, just to clarify, this build is ''clean'', it has no mail-in rebates, so it's the true price.

where are the memory sticks ?

I bet you that you didn't read my complete post.

 

[zeyuanfu]

Or the hard drive for that matter...

You too...