Budget Gaming rig/workstation

[Rhinorulz]

At this point in time, I am job searching, and unemployed.  I have No income.   I manage to scrape up 3 $5 amazon gift cards every 11 days through reward programs though, so I can buy some parts. In about a year, I'll have around $500 (and hopefully a job by then)

 

So what I am looking for:

Decent rendering speed on videos (I do some youtube stuff)

ability to handle physics rich games (Space engineers, BeamNG, etc)

Ability to handle resource hogs (I'm looking at you Minecraft and Chrome)

Decent performance when streaming (Hitbox, and not as much anymore Twitch)

to go along with ^, decent graphics.

Also to go along with ^^, Decently Quiet so i don't have to install sound batting under the desk

Decent handling of 3D modeling software (I don't want to have to wait 3 hours for a model to render)

Needs to be able to handle 3 Monitors (15' non-widescreen VGA ATM, hope to be able to upgrade to widescreen someday)

Need at least 1 USB3.0 port

At least 2 USB2.0 Root hubs (4 ports total)

Gigabit Ethernet (will be switching to a 1gig connection soon and running cat6 to my room)

 

Any recommendations you all have would be appreciated.  Where I can, I'd like to be able to transition towards enthusiast tier equipment in the future.

 

[The Official Czex]

At this point in time, I am job searching, and unemployed.  I have No income.   I manage to scrape up 3 $5 amazon gift cards every 11 days through reward programs though, so I can buy some parts. In about a year, I'll have around $500 (and hopefully a job by then)

 

So what I am looking for:

Decent rendering speed on videos (I do some youtube stuff)

ability to handle physics rich games (Space engineers, BeamNG, etc)

Ability to handle resource hogs (I'm looking at you Minecraft and Chrome)

Decent performance when streaming (Hitbox, and not as much anymore Twitch)

to go along with ^, decent graphics.

Also to go along with ^^, Decently Quiet so i don't have to install sound batting under the desk

Decent handling of 3D modeling software (I don't want to have to wait 3 hours for a model to render)

Needs to be able to handle 3 Monitors (15' non-widescreen VGA ATM, hope to be able to upgrade to widescreen someday)

Need at least 1 USB3.0 port

At least 2 USB2.0 Root hubs (4 ports total)

Gigabit Ethernet (will be switching to a 1gig connection soon and running cat6 to my room)

 

Any recommendations you all have would be appreciated.  Where I can, I'd like to be able to transition towards enthusiast tier equipment in the future.

 

Not for 500.

 

That's more of a 2000 USD machine.

 

This is the best you could do for a rendering and gaming machine. (Yes, I know, the PSU is shit)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($48.46 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Diablotek DIAMOND ATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $607.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 00:10 EDT-0400

[Rhinorulz]

Not for 500.

That's more of a 2000 USD machine.

(-snip-)

You say about a $2000 machine would be more toward what I need, What would that build look like?  (at those costs, would have to be a christmas present unless I manage to get a job again).

 

BTW, CCNA trained (currently no certificates yet) Network associate looking for job in TN/GA/AL tri-state region (2nd/3rd shift prefered), Will be finishing up a AAS in NSA in the winter quarter

[jimakos234]

I got you right here. This is as good as it gets for 600$

 

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  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $623.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 05:47 EDT-0400

[Prysin]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.95 @ NCIX US)

Total: $506.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 06:11 EDT-0400

550USD before rabates

this setup will be shit for gaming, you wont get a good gaming experience with it (unless you aim or 30 FPS 1080p). BUT, for rendering and streaming, it will do wonders compares to similarly priced intel solutions.

But in gaming, wont be that good

[Rhinorulz]

(-snip-)

this setup will be shit for gaming, you wont get a good gaming experience with it (unless you aim or 30 FPS 1080p). BUT, for rendering and streaming, it will do wonders compares to similarly priced intel solutions.

But in gaming, wont be that good

I'm totally OK with only 30 fps, as long as it is consistent at around that. 

 

Thanks for the suggestions.  if there are anymore, please do share.