Wanna build a gaming pc under 500$..Help!

[Arpit Maratha]

Hi guys first time posting here. Making a new gaming PC so could really do with some advice.i have a budget of 500$(could go for 550-600$ if needed) Which cpu,gpu would be best to play games in 2014 at high settings! Thnx in advance! (Thats my first gaming pc! And i am little noob at this! 😛)

 

[prit87]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $536.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Chose a CASE of your OWN chioce.

 

[gamer1357]

I would go with this for $500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-C/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.49 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $526.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 04:04 EDT-0400

and this for $600

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $616.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 04:03 EDT-0400

The second build will perform better because of the better cpu which I would recommend getting.

 

[prit87]

I would go with this for $500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-C/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.49 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $511.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 03:59 EDT-0400

and this for $600

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $591.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 03:59 EDT-0400

The second build will perform better because of the better cpu which I would recommend getting.

Your Build is overall good but the PSU is BAD .

 

[gamer1357]

I would go with this for $500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-C/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.49 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $511.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 03:59 EDT-0400

and this for $600

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $591.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 03:59 EDT-0400

The second build will perform better because of the better cpu which I would recommend getting.

Your Build is overall good but the PSU is BAD .

Your right, I went ahead and changed the PSU in the build

 

[jasonite]

Here's my shot at the most power possible for under $550:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite V2 550W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $530.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 04:06 EDT-0400

If you are wanting to overclock get a more expensive PSU (at this price point it's not really worth it as you'll also need a CPU cooler), but otherwise this will squeeze all the performance possible out of your budget.

 

[prit87]

I would go with this for $500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-C/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.49 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $511.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 03:59 EDT-0400

and this for $600

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $591.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 03:59 EDT-0400

The second build will perform better because of the better cpu which I would recommend getting.

Your Build is overall good but the PSU is BAD .

Your right, I went ahead and changed the PSU in the build

Dont recommend a 450 watt PSU for r9 280 the minimum requirement for r9 280 is 550 watt if you OC the processor and GPU then i would recommend a 650 watt psu on the safe side.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9

 

[spentshells]

Antec NEW SOLUTION SERIES VSK-3000 Black
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129186

EVGA GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487025

CORSAIR CX series CX430
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148544

ECS H81H3-M4 (1.0A) LGA 1150 Intel H81
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135360

Intel Core i3-4130 Haswell Dual-Core 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116946

SanDisk Ultra II 240GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820173011

LG Internal Super Multi Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136270

$562.92

I like some of the other builds as well.

The dual core non hyperthreaded build with the 280 is a lil too gpu heavy.

 

[plywrlw]

Great performance without the added explosion fun of some of the PSU's mentioned....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $563.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 04:41 EDT-0400

 

[Avirath Chaubey]

cpu- amd fx 6300
ram- crucial (2x4)gb 1600
mobo- msi 970a-g43
hdd - western digital re4 7200rpm 1 tb
gpu-sapphire r9 290 dual x 2 gb
case-nzxt source 210
psu- fractal design 650w
Optical drive- lg gh24ns95
total :- 591

You will be able to oc your cpu with this psu and do it only when you will buy a good cooler. For now dont oc it. You will be able to play most games from medium to ultra settings. here's the link
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7QjJBm

 

[plywrlw]

cpu- amd fx 6300
ram- crucial (2x4)gb 1600
mobo- msi 970a-g43
hdd - western digital re4 7200rpm 1 tb
gpu-sapphire r9 290 dual x 2 gb
case-nzxt source 210
psu- fractal design 650w
Optical drive- lg gh24ns95
total :- 591

You will be able to oc your cpu with this psu and do it only when you will buy a good cooler. For now dont oc it. You will be able to play most games from medium to ultra settings. here's the link
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7QjJBm

That's not an R9 290 you've linked to it's an R9 270 and there are MUCH better PSU's available for the price like the XFX 550W and the Rosewill Capstone 650W

 

[prit87]

r9 290 is around 400$ alone 😛 and yes seasonic, xfx, evga B2 / G2 , rosewill capstone, superflower, corsair ax/tx/gx are some good psu for a high end card.

 

[Avirath Chaubey]

cpu- amd fx 6300
ram- crucial (2x4)gb 1600
mobo- msi 970a-g43
hdd - western digital re4 7200rpm 1 tb
gpu-sapphire r9 270 dual x 2 gb
case-nzxt source 210
psu- fractal design 650w
Optical drive- lg gh24ns95
total :- 591


You will be able to oc your cpu with this psu and do it only when you will buy a good cooler. For now dont oc it. You will be able to play most games from medium to ultra settings. here's the link
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7QjJBm

That's not an R9 290 you've linked to it's an R9 270 and there are MUCH better PSU's available for the price like the XFX 550W and the Rosewill Capstone 650W

sorry I wrote it by mistake and dual x 290 is not there

 

[Avirath Chaubey]

r9 290 is around 400$ alone 😛 and yes seasonic, xfx, evga B2 / G2 , rosewill capstone, superflower, corsair ax/tx/gx are some good psu for a high end card.

I wrote it by mistake..

 

[spentshells]

Great performance without the added explosion fun of some of the PSU's mentioned....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $563.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 04:41 EDT-0400

this is perfect