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OneAndOnly1
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Hello!

 

I'm planning to build a PC in October, but I'm a complete noob when picking out parts. My budget is strictly $500. I just want to run most games at decent FPS and quality. 

 

Games I (will) mostly play...

1. Fallout 3, NV, and 4

2. CS:GO 

3. H1Z1

4. Planetside 2

5. TF2

6. BF4/Titanfall

7. And other upcoming games...

 

Thanks! 

 

P.S.

I will upgrade this in the future (Fall 2016)

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Hello!

 

I'm planning to build a PC in October, but I'm a complete noob when picking out parts. My budget is strictly $500. I just want to run most games at decent FPS and quality. 

 

Games I (will) mostly play...

1. Fallout 3, NV, and 4

2. CS:GO 

3. H1Z1

4. Planetside 2

5. TF2

6. BF4/Titanfall

7. And other upcoming games...

 

Thanks! 

 

P.S.

I will upgrade this in the future (Fall 2016)

What country, and do you need windows

PC is Intel Core i5 6400, GIgabyte H170 Gaming 3, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2400Mhz ,Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB, WD Blue 1TB, NZXT S340, ASUS Geforce GTX 960. Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/793XNG. Graphics card choices don't always have to be dictated on performance. If you want the game stream and power consumption of the GTX 970 get that. If you want raw performance of the R9 390 get that. In the end we are all gamers, so what if your buddy gets an extra 5 fps? 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.10 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($37.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $503.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I tried

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($121.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $566.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-13 04:01 EDT-0400

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($161.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Apex Vortex 3620 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Directron) 


Total: $567.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-13 04:05 EDT-0400

Pick your poison Mine or Swndlr's 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $498.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-13 04:12 EDT-0400

Try this

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$520, no windows...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)  <<This gets upgraded first, to an i5
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($212.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LB 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)  <<Front intake
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LB 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)  <<Front intake
Total: $479.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-13 04:19 EDT-0400

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Hello!

 

I'm planning to build a PC in October, but I'm a complete noob when picking out parts. My budget is strictly $500. I just want to run most games at decent FPS and quality. 

 

Games I (will) mostly play...

1. Fallout 3, NV, and 4

2. CS:GO 

3. H1Z1

4. Planetside 2

5. TF2

6. BF4/Titanfall

7. And other upcoming games...

 

Thanks! 

 

P.S.

I will upgrade this in the future (Fall 2016)

I'm going to assume here 1) You don't need a monitor in this budget and 2)You already have a windows key or will buy one off a software swap like on reddit for $15 3)No optical drive (Added one anyway to see price difference, but without one, this would fall in budget)

 

This build will allow you to simply upgrade your GPU at a later point to max out games without having a CPU bottleneck. 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($121.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($17.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $508.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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