New Light Gaming Build

[Vorian]

Hello all,

 

Making a new build for a friend and would appreciate any advice you could give. Its going to be used for gaming, but with a budget of under $500 but the cheaper the better. Ignore keyboard, mouse and operating system. He's not expecting to be playing everything on max at this price but its a good starting point for him. Thanks for any advice you can give.

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad760kwohlbox) | $79.98 @ Newegg 

**Motherboard** | [MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-a78me35) | $60.98 @ Newegg 

**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls8g3d1609es2lx0) | $69.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.99 @ Newegg 

**Video Card** | [sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003662l) | $102.98 @ Newegg 

**Case** | [Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-spec01redled) | $56.98 @ Newegg 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m) | $35.98 @ Newegg 

**Monitor** | [benQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-gw2255) |-

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $461.88

[Johannes_Lazor]

That looks good.

Export it as BBcode instead, It looks better.

[Imakuni]

Tell your friend to cough up the dollars. If he can't, remove one of the 4gb sticks of ram. If he can't still do it, reduce the HD storage size to 500gb. Otherwise, tell him to save more money.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($100.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: HEC Vigilance MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Dell S2240M 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $543.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 16:11 EST-0500

[nj4ck]

If you're gaming, trust me its worth spending more/saving up more to get a better GPU. A 750Ti/R9 270 is the absolute minimum for 1080p, if you want respectable results. Again, trust me, it pays off.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.79 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($132.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($91.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $491.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 16:17 EST-0500