Posted July 14, 2015 My friend needs help finding a good budget gaming PC if you got any ideas please tell me Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 My friend needs help finding a good budget gaming PC if you got any ideas please tell me 496$? Thats quite an odd number. Why not 500$? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490530 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 My friend needs help finding a good budget gaming PC if you got any ideas please tell me PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Directron) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($124.99 @ NCIX US) Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $499.89 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 17:49 EDT-0400 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitor: 24" Acer S240HLBID | OS: Win 11 Pro. Home Lab: Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 Hyper-V Server 2022 | Dell OptiPlex 9020 Hyper-V Server 2022 | TP-LINK TL-SG108E | Cisco Catalyst C2960CG 8 Port Switch | HP MicroServer G8 SCCM Server | 2x Dell PowerEdge R630 Hyper-V Server 2022 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490532 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 Author 496$? Thats quite an odd number. Why not 500$? 450 Euros but i made it dollars instead to make it easier for people Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490540 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 My friend needs help finding a good budget gaming PC if you got any ideas please tell me Also, whats he going to use this PC for? If its a laptop for 500$ its not going to be a gaming laptop, unless by gaming you mean minecraft. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490542 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 BLOODY NAILED IT PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.98 @ Newegg)Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Amazon)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy)Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card ($149.98 @ SuperBiiz)Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)Total: $495.87Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 17:52 EDT-0400 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490555 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 Really counting those pennies, eh? Lol. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.98 @ OutletPC)Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($162.98 @ Newegg)Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)Total: $491.91Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 17:52 EDT-0400 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490557 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Directron) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($177.98 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Directron) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $501.78 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 17:55 EDT-0400 $5 over the budget...if you can even count that over the budget. Best perormance/dollar you are gonna get. i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz (Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo); ASrock Z87 EXTREME4; 8GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3 RAM @ 2133MHz; Asus DirectCU GTX 560; Super Flower Golden King 550 Platinum PSU;1TB Seagate Barracuda;Corsair 200r case. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490583 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 snip The case and PSU are SO EXPENSIVE CPU: AMD FX-6300 4GHz @ 1.3 volts | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | RAM: 8GB DDR3 Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P | GPU: EVGA GTX 960 SSC | SSD: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO HDD: 1TB WD Caviar Green | Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 | OS: Windows 10 Home Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490597 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 Really counting those pennies, eh? Lol. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($94.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($162.98 @ Newegg) Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $491.91 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 17:52 EDT-0400 This is terrible, you criticize the person who has an intel CPU, which are far better than AMD CPU's. You use a terrible case and cheap parts. Building off of other people, this seems to be a good build PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Mwave) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.39 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 370 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon) Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $487.19 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 17:58 EDT-0400 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490608 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 why not use craigslist and do a scrapyard wars? Current Build : CASE: Fractal Design R4 w/Window CPU: Intel 4930K, RAM: 16GB Ripjaws Z 2133Mhz Cooling: H100i MotherBoard: Asus P9x79 Pro , PSU: CS750M Storage: 2x Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb , 1Tb Seagate Barracuda, 500GB WD Black, Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce 3GB, Monitors: AOC G2460PG ( G sync monitor), Edge10 24" 1080p , 24" 1680*1020p monitor ( LCD) Microphone: Blue Yeti Keyboard: Cougar 700k Phone: Samsung Note 3 Headphones: Sennheiser HD598 Laptop: CPU: 4710MQ Ram: 8GB 1600MHz Storage:120Gb 840 Evo + 1Tb 5400Rpm HDD Graphics: GTX 850M 2GB Screen: 1080p IPS Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490616 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 -snip- Their GPU's are good, most of them compare to Nvidia GPU's. I don't fanboy, I state facts. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490653 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 -snip- dude... an i3 crushes any AMD CPU in gaming http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/917/bench/CPU_01.png Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490654 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2015 dude... an i3 crushes any AMD CPU in gaming http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/917/bench/CPU_01.png i3's can do that as well lol EDIT: Thought it said i5 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5490665 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2015 thanks to those making this a contest. OP sorry for the conduct of others as they tend to forget the total reason they are commenting here in the first place. LOCKED Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/407445-budget-pc-max-496/#findComment-5491893 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
