$500 aud gaming pc

[thomas harding]

i need a gamign pc pc that can run todays games on the cheap

the games to run are payday 2 just cause 2 and 3 and lots more on high detail

all i need is a pc no os no monitor no mouse or anything

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Do you want just the tower or do you want monitor, OS, peripherals as well.

[007agentHP]

your not gonna get a pc for $500 AUD to run games at high details. id recommend at least $800 AUD

[SkilledRebuilds]

i need a gamign pc pc that can run todays games on the cheap

the games to run are payday 2 just cause 2 and 3 and lots more on high detail

That budget, your better off using Gumtree and buying a used desktop, or a few single items (CPU/Mobo/Ram/GPU) to make a PC for $500.

 

Plenty of decent ex-beasts that people have since upgraded from.

1st Gen i5/i7's are common as hell.

So are slightly more expensive 2nd gen.

GPU's, thats easy, AMD cards are brilliant bang4buck 2nd hand ie: HD7950/7970 (very similar to R9-280) @ $120

[Ariito]

Pretty hard to get a $AU 500 build to run those games unless you get like pre-owned components from gumtree or something...

[shanmu54321]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($183.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: MSI A58M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($69.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($60.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.00 @ IJK) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($72.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $494.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-27 22:31 AEDT+1100

[alexhelvetica]

That budget, your better off using Gumtree and buying a used desktop, or a few single items (CPU/Mobo/Ram/GPU) to make a PC for $500.

 

Plenty of decent ex-beasts that people have since upgraded from.

1st Gen i5/i7's are common as hell.

So are slightly more expensive 2nd gen.

GPU's, thats easy, AMD cards are brilliant bang4buck 2nd hand ie: HD7950/7970 (very similar to R9-280) @ $120

The HD 7950 is basically the same as a 280 (8Mhz difference)

[SkilledRebuilds]

The HD 7950 is basically the same as a 280 (8Mhz difference)

I know that, and careful, many diff models of the HD7950 came out..with diff clocks.

 

Early ones were ONLY 880Mhz core clocked, not the standardized 1000mhz core clock they seem to use a lot thereafter.

This is why I say similar, not exactly like the 280.

But its close enough, and the SAME OC potential, I love the HD7950 OC's, they are beast.

 

If OP can get one for under $100 he's laughing.

 

 

Just saw this.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/keiraville/desktops/desktop-pc/1093335876

$400

22" 1080p Monitor with desk bracket

Intel i5-2500k CPU 3.30GHz - OP - This CPU is known for reaching 4.5Ghz with EASE, and most could surpass that up to 4.6-4.8Ghz common, some past that.

8GB DDR3 Ram - *gb is enough for todays games, if you render/encode, eventually you may wanna double this.

2 x 1tb Hard Drives - Ample for Games, Throw an SSD in here eventually for faster file access, so Windows is more fluent and instant to respond, and your set.

Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard + Logitech G5 gaming Mouse - Sell these if need be, put towards GPU.

 

Throw a $100-120 HD7950 in there, clock it easily to 1100Mhz and you have a 1080p capable BEAST, overclockable if you want,.. which will play the latest games fine and dandy.

Plus spare monitor, you could also say knock off the monitor and pay less...

^Just an example.