500$ Build

[xjohnny3589]

Hey guys, I've convinced my console fanboy friend to get a gaming PC instead of an XBone. So he's spending 500$ USD and looking to play current and upcoming titles on highest settings with atleast 30fps. This is what i've come up with so far. Please let me know if there's anything to increase price/performance ratio.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Bd4h

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Bd4h/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Bd4h/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($80.97 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($59.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Microcenter) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.84 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($205.66 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $521.42

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

[needmorewood]

that seems pretty awesome for the price
what about windows???

[nsyedhasan]

What is the price of the HDD? If it is more expensive than the WD Blue or Barracuda then get one of those.

[xjohnny3589]

What is the price of the HDD? If it is more expensive than the WD Blue or Barracuda then get one of those.

revised build. the build didn't include price of HD.

[dizmo]

Does he need an OS, or peripherals? Monitor?

I'd consider dual channel RAM.

Other than that it looks decent.

[xjohnny3589]

Don't need peripherals, OS or monitor.

[WoodenMarker]

It looks fine.