Help First PC Build

[lordjaames]

I'm trying to make an upgradeable budget gaming pc. My budget is about 500$ and i have no idea what i should get. It basically needs to be able to handle games like hearthstone and League of Legends. I just need something that can work well till i can spend some more upgrading things about it. Thanks in advance to anyone who helps.

[Doge_Such_Wow]

do u need an OS/peripherals/monitor?

[Oshino Shinobu]

Hey, I just made one for the same budget

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $533.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 16:50 EDT-0400

 

CPU and motherboard are good for upgrades. It won't bottleneck higher end cards either. 

[Guest Johnny5g]

Maybe you can get a higher AMD processor.

[Weak1ings]

First off, buying parts in order to upgrade is financially wasteful as you could save that money for a more powerful system.
Anyways...

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $485.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 16:51 EDT-0400

This build was made just for upgrading.  A good Motherboard that supports SLI, LGA 1150 for a i7 4790K maximum, a good PSU (though low wattage)  as well as 32GB Max supported RAM. 

[BigDay]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($97.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($149.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $542.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 17:10 EDT-0400

 

Overclock the G3258 with the MSI Z97 board I provided. It's a little over $500, but it's better than anything else I could think of at the price range. If you need help with the overclock, msg me.

 

The case may not fit the hyper 212 evo cpu cooler. you may have to look for another one. also, the mobo has a header for front usb 3.0 drives, but the case only support usb 2.0.

[BigDay]

these cases look good:

 

Antec NSK4100 ATX Mid Tower

 

NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower

 

BitFenix Neos Black/Silver ATX Mid Tower

[BigDay]

Thoughts?

[lordjaames]

Wow i didn't expect to have so many replys already. Thank you for all your advice and guides. This will definitly help me.