Need help making a PC. $500 budget

[bigdaddy54]

I have been wanting a PC of r along time, but I don't know where to start. I have $500 in my account, but I don't really know where to put it. Please tell me the best parts I can buy with 500 USD

 

[Dat_Robot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $477.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:27 EDT-0400

 

[filippi]

Do you want to play 2014 games w/ this new PC? This is a good budget gaming build w/ OS (Win7-64):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $493.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:34 EDT-0400

 

[Dat_Robot]

The R7 265 will offer much more performance in recent games. For the OS just torrent Windows

 

[Scizor119]

My advice? Get either that pentium 3258, but for a little more future proofing get a FX 4300. I would get an R7 260x, true audio and next gen performance.

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd4300wmhkbox) | $88.29 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3) | $44.99 @ Micro Center
**Memory** | [Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-996995s) | $65.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1002fbys) | $46.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003662l) | $113.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl) | $29.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $24.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $505.20
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:52 EDT-0400 |

 

[Scizor119]

The R7 265 will offer much more performance in recent games. For the OS just torrent Windows

Don't torrent an OS man, just don't do it. You want a free OS, just get Linux.

 

[filippi]

The R7 265 will offer much more performance in recent games. For the OS just torrent Windows

Please no piracy incentive @ tomshardware mate

 

[ifreestylin]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $477.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:27 EDT-0400

My advice? Get either that pentium 3258, but for a little more future proofing get a FX 4300. I would get an R7 260x, true audio and next gen performance.

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd4300wmhkbox) | $88.29 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3) | $44.99 @ Micro Center
**Memory** | [Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-996995s) | $65.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1002fbys) | $46.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003662l) | $113.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl) | $29.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $24.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $505.20
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:52 EDT-0400 |

FX 4300 future proofing? get the Pentium with a decent motherboard and upgrade to an i5/i7 when you can

 

[Scizor119]

Or, I would suggest an APU. Then you can do dual graphics later on.

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad770kxbjabox) | $149.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a55ms1) | $34.69 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f317000cl9d8gbsr) | $74.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1002fbys) | $46.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl) | $29.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $24.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $102.98 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $444.62
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 13:00 EDT-0400 |

 

[Scizor119]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $477.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:27 EDT-0400

My advice? Get either that pentium 3258, but for a little more future proofing get a FX 4300. I would get an R7 260x, true audio and next gen performance.

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd4300wmhkbox) | $88.29 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3) | $44.99 @ Micro Center
**Memory** | [Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-996995s) | $65.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1002fbys) | $46.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003662l) | $113.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl) | $29.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $24.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $505.20
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:52 EDT-0400 |

FX 4300 future proofing? get the Pentium with a decent motherboard and upgrade to an i5/i7 when you can

Well, an 8350, with a 212, OC'ed is huge performance, and very cheap comparatively. I like Intel, but they are a premium.

 

[ifreestylin]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $477.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:27 EDT-0400

My advice? Get either that pentium 3258, but for a little more future proofing get a FX 4300. I would get an R7 260x, true audio and next gen performance.

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd4300wmhkbox) | $88.29 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3) | $44.99 @ Micro Center
**Memory** | [Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-996995s) | $65.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1002fbys) | $46.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003662l) | $113.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl) | $29.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $24.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $505.20
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:52 EDT-0400 |

FX 4300 future proofing? get the Pentium with a decent motherboard and upgrade to an i5/i7 when you can

Well, an 8350, with a 212, OC'ed is huge performance, and very cheap comparatively. I like Intel, but they are a premium.

It all comes done to what the OP want. The FX 8350 will bottleneck GPU's higher than the R9 285. So if he wants to get a better GPU in the future then going Intel will save him later on.

 

[Scizor119]

I guess, but chances are he won't want any higher than that. Also, OCing. But you are right. I want an i7, but all I can afford is a 8350.

 

[mlga91]

Here is my suggestion:

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 ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $494.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 14:21 EDT-0400

Throw another 4GB stick when you have the chance. If you already have a OS let me know.
Also if you dont plan to upgrade later you can consider this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $491.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 14:24 EDT-0400

A better gpu but a slower cpu, and zero upgrade path on the cpu.

 

[beau75]

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This should at least give you an idea of what parts to look at for your budget.

 

[HomerThompson]

Why not go with something like a 4GB stick of GSkill Ripjaws CAS 9 DDR3 1600 for $8 more than the 2GB Crucial stick, mlga91? Still room in the budget it looks like.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231718

 

[mlga91]

Why not go with something like a 4GB stick of GSkill Ripjaws CAS 9 DDR3 1600 for $8 more than the 2GB Crucial stick, mlga91? Still room in the budget it looks like.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231718

A missplaced click there, i'll correct it.

 

[HomerThompson]

Ah ok. Wow, the R7 265 seems like it has really gone down in price recently. I wonder if the GTX 960's release might drop an R9 270 significantly?

 

[Dat_Robot]

Dont get a X4 760k , it may have 4 cores and a 3.9 ghz Clock but the g3258 will givfe much more performance when overclocked you can get up to 4.8 GHZ on stock cooler. APU are good but the CPU part doesnt worth it wait for the one with the integreted R9 chip if you abslolutly want one. And you may need to stretch up your budget and get 8 gb of RAM.

 

[SoundFX09]

I know this Build may be a bit over Budget for you at $530, but this should suit your needs.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6bdbVn

CPU:
AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor
$84.00 @ Amazon

Motherboard :
MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard
$57.99 @ Amazon

Memory:
Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
$38.99 @ Amazon


Storage:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$54.99 @ Amazon

Video Card:
Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card
$123.98 @ Newegg

Case:
Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case
$39.99 @ Amazon

Power Supply:
Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
$39.99 @ Amazon


Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
$89.99 @ NCIX US

Total: $529.92

 

[filippi]

Dont get a X4 760k , it may have 4 cores and a 3.9 ghz Clock but the g3258 will givfe much more performance when overclocked you can get up to 4.8 GHZ on stock cooler. APU are good but the CPU part doesnt worth it wait for the one with the integreted R9 chip if you abslolutly want one. And you may need to stretch up your budget and get 8 gb of RAM.

X4 760k is not a APU, mate! And g3258 @4.8 GHZ on stock cooler... i dont think so.

That been said, g3258 @4.2 GHZ on stock cooler isnt that hard to achieve. Two highly efficient Haswell cores at 4.2 GHZ for $70 really is a bargain.

 

[Shamar Holtz]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $477.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:27 EDT-0400

Nice build dude, that's just about my same build

 

[Shamar Holtz]

The R7 265 will offer much more performance in recent games. For the OS just torrent Windows

Don't torrent an OS man, just don't do it. You want a free OS, just get Linux.

Even though I don't advise to advertising torrent OS's on Tom's H, I will say that he is still right tho. Why spend $100 on an OS that you can get for free? And put that extra money toward parts or save it while being under budget. Microsoft is one of the riches companies in the world they won't care if a few ppl didn't buy their OS

I currently have a torrent OS running on my gaming build with 0 issues (Windows 7, I can't bare to use Windows 8)

 

[Scizor119]

The R7 265 will offer much more performance in recent games. For the OS just torrent Windows

Don't torrent an OS man, just don't do it. You want a free OS, just get Linux.

Even though I don't advise to advertising torrent OS's on Tom's H, I will say that he is still right tho. Why spend $100 on an OS that you can get for free? And put that extra money toward parts or save it while being under budget. Microsoft is one of the riches companies in the world they won't care if a few ppl didn't buy their OS

I currently have a torrent OS running on my gaming build with 0 issues (Windows 7, I can't bare to use Windows 8)

I get that, but don't go linking tomshardware with piracy. We already have reputations as dirty pirates. I don't want to see that hasppen to this site.

 

[Shamar Holtz]

The R7 265 will offer much more performance in recent games. For the OS just torrent Windows

Don't torrent an OS man, just don't do it. You want a free OS, just get Linux.

Even though I don't advise to advertising torrent OS's on Tom's H, I will say that he is still right tho. Why spend $100 on an OS that you can get for free? And put that extra money toward parts or save it while being under budget. Microsoft is one of the riches companies in the world they won't care if a few ppl didn't buy their OS

I currently have a torrent OS running on my gaming build with 0 issues (Windows 7, I can't bare to use Windows 8)

I get that, but don't go linking tomshardware with piracy. We already have reputations as dirty pirates. I don't want to see that hasppen to this site.

I agree and understand 100%. We all care about tom's hardware too

 

[filippi]

The R7 265 will offer much more performance in recent games. For the OS just torrent Windows

Don't torrent an OS man, just don't do it. You want a free OS, just get Linux.

Even though I don't advise to advertising torrent OS's on Tom's H, I will say that he is still right tho. Why spend $100 on an OS that you can get for free? And put that extra money toward parts or save it while being under budget. Microsoft is one of the riches companies in the world they won't care if a few ppl didn't buy their OS

I currently have a torrent OS running on my gaming build with 0 issues (Windows 7, I can't bare to use Windows 8)

I get that, but don't go linking tomshardware with piracy. We already have reputations as dirty pirates. I don't want to see that hasppen to this site.

I agree and understand 100%. We all care about tom's hardware too

As i already said to Dat_Robot: Please no piracy incentive @ tomshardware mate
I dont remember see that in years around here. This is bad.