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$500 Budget - Looking for a fast home-use computer

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I am looking for a $500 home-use computer that can play 1080P MKV files and browse the internet at lightning speed. What should I go with? 

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Are you in the US? I think you can get away with something much cheaper, for just that.

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Prometheus (Main Rig)

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

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TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

 Game Consoles:

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Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

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Are you in the US? I think you can get away with something much cheaper, for just that.

 

Yes I am. What are you thinking? 

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Yes I am. What are you thinking? 

This will do http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RrWcVn if you don't need OS, and peripherals. 

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Prometheus (Main Rig)

CPU-Z Verification

Laptop: 

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

 Phone:

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TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

 Game Consoles:

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Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

If you want my attention quote my post, or tag me. If you don't use PCPartPicker I will ignore your build.

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For just web browsing and low usage stuff, this is all you need:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $296.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 22:05 EST-0500

 

If you want to turn it into a "gaming" rig, just replace the i3 with an i5, and add an R9 270 and you're good to go, though you might want to get a different case for better air flow and convenience as well as 8GB of memory. However the iGPU of the i3 is perfectly fine for 1080p playback, so there's no reason to get one for simple stuff like what you described, and the i3 is powerful enough for what you want to do as well. No real reason to spend more.

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.89 @ SuperBiiz) 


Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card  ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($18.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $483.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 22:21 EST-0500


 

it comes with an r7 250 ultimate and a really slick case. GG

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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for just basic web browsing and low usage you can choose of this three build

 

AMD FX

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($96.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GT 640 1GB Video Card  ($64.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($18.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $335.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 22:16 EST-0500
 
Pentium G3258 
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M Eco Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Directron) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $357.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 22:21 EST-0500
 
Core i3
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.97 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $362.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 22:22 EST-0500

Current Build + Setup

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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here is a nice budget build :P    tho if you want it to be a gaming rig you could change the GPU to a R7 260X the PSU is part of the case and for browsing the internet your going to need good internet speed in order to do that..

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($63.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 350 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($16.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $367.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 22:24 EST-0500

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I can guarantee that pretty much any current-generation CPU's integrated graphics will playback any kind of media file.

I had a G6950 dual core Pentium (four year old processor) without a graphics card that was in a media center PC. It was great. It even played Spore. Integrated graphics is seriously underestimated.

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browse the internet at lightning speed.

uh, does it depend on your internet speed?

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