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[anagiotis567]

What is the best build,yoou can think of,for 500$?

 

[Starelementpoke]

What is the best build,yoou can think of,for 500$?

USD?

[Guest]

Gaming? Workstation? Server? 

 

If gaming 

 

probably an overclockable Pentium G3258 and a liquid cooler for starts, and I would be very careful with power supplies 

[Bazilias]

What is the best build,yoou can think of,for 500$?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($70.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.16 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $479.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-11 08:23 EST-0500

[shanmu54321]

Gaming:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($63.56 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($193.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $499.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-11 08:30 EST-0500

 

Better upgrade able  PC:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($128.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $507.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-11 08:34 EST-0500

[Djole123]

Good components, good upgradability and generally good:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.50 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 4GB Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.97 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite V2 550W ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $510.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-11 09:08 EST-0500