Sub $500 Gaming Build

[Euro_Bucks]

I would like to share a build I am planning to get very soon
 and you might wanna make it as a reference on your
upcoming purchase. Got these prices from newegg so
if you'll ask how much it would be on your country,
it would costs somewhere near these prices.



Cooler Master Elite 110 = $39
* One of the most cheapest ITX casing out there. Unlike Lian-Li's
and Silverstone's, you could fit a standard sized PSU in it.

Corsair CX 430 430W = $39
*430w of power is more than enough for this entire build

Biostar Hi-Fi B85N 3D = $69
*Cheap and has most of the features those famous brands currently has.
For this small platform, it has a good built-in audio.

Intel Pentium G3258 3.2 Ghz LGA 1150 = $69
*At $70 you get a special edition CPU from Intel. An unlocked
CPU that overclocks well with the Biostar Hi-Fi B85N 3D.

G.Skill Ripjaws X 4GB X 2 DDR3 1600mhz = $79
*G.sKill sports a cheap and a kickass design on their
rams. 8Gb with a 1600mhz speed is good enough to play current released games.

Zotac GTX 750Ti 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 = $139
*Sports the new Maxwell architecture. A card so powerful to handle
games like Battlefield 4, Titanfall, COD Ghosts etc. that peaks at
insanely low 75 watts.

Western Digital WD Blue 1TB SATA = $59
1Tb is I think a pretty good enough capacity for this build.

Total = $493
(monitor excluded)

A budget gaming PC that can handle latest games @ full HD.
It has a small foot print that you could put it almost anywhere
on your table.
 

[Lotus]

I'd try and find a cheap h97 chipset mobo so you can upgrade to broadwell when it comes out. You'll still be able to overclock the G3258 CPU. Other than that, looks good.

[Clyne]

this is what i would choose for a 500 dollar build(IMO)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.49 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($34.69 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($181.10 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $486.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 15:31 EDT-0400

[Guest]

I don't really trust Biostar mobos, I would switch it out for the cheapest asrock board that still allows overclocking or get an i3 and a really cheap mobo instead. Also, for the price of a 750ti you could get an R9 270, which would perform better overall.

[Euro_Bucks]

I'd try and find a cheap h97 chipset mobo so you can upgrade to broadwell when it comes out. You'll still be able to overclock the G3258 CPU. Other than that, looks good.

 

Thanks, I guess no broadwell upgrades for this. Might do it on my other PC but this one is only intended for Dota 2 for wifey

 

 

this is what i would choose for a 500 dollar build(IMO)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.49 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($34.69 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($181.10 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $486.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 15:31 EDT-0400

 

 

Nice choices but I don't believe I could get those prices in our local store.

 

I don't really trust Biostar mobos, I would switch it out for the cheapest asrock board that still allows overclocking or get an i3 and a really cheap mobo instead. Also, for the price of a 750ti you could get an R9 270, which would perform better overall.

 

Been using boards from them ever since am2, never gave me headache. Also, it the cheapest around that comes with a 3 year warranty, how could I resist that.