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TeraHertz
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So, Christmas is coming soon! And, I need a PC that's under 500 dollars. This also has to include a monitor but nothing else. This HAS to be under $500 with no rebates etc. I want to mostly game @1080p or 720p. I also like to record games, so something that can do that too would be nice. Games I like to play are things like Kerbal Space Program and Minecraft. 

 

EDIT: I would also like an SSD and OS too please.

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So, Christmas is coming soon! And, I need a PC that's under 500 dollars. This also has to include a monitor but nothing else. This HAS to be under $500 with no rebates etc. I want to mostly game @1080p or 720p. I also like to record games, so something that can do that too would be nice. Games I like to play are things like Kerbal Space Program and Minecraft. 

I have one in my sig that does not have a monitor or a hard drive

PC SPECS: Athlon 860k, MSI 380 4GB, 8GB memory, 1TB HDD, Fractal Design Core 1000

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860K + 380. You'll need to cheap out on other parts, though... And maybe not even buy a case.

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860K + 380. You'll need to cheap out on other parts, though... And maybe not even buy a case.

he could use an Apu...

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dGPU >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> APU.

I know but making a build for 400, there is an extreme lack of options.

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he could use an Apu...

 

An 860K is identical to the top-tier APU of AMD minus the graphics. A 380 will kill it anyway.

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No way you can get all of that for under $500, gpu and os will eat up most of the budget

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($63.56 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 370 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($128.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master TC102 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($94.99 @ Adorama)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $527.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 15:57 EST-0500

 

 

 

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No way you can get all of that for under $500, gpu and os will eat up most of the budget

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 370 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($128.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master TC102 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Micro Center)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($94.99 @ Adorama)

Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $527.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 15:57 EST-0500

Thanks!

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66Ghz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($68.70 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Masscool 8WT15-38 42.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard  ($76.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Raidmax 380W ATX Power Supply  ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 OEM (64-bit)  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC e2050Swd 60Hz 19.5" Monitor  ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $503.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 16:39 EST-0500

 

 

 

 

It's fine, but the power supply is not going to last very long...

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66Ghz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($68.70 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Masscool 8WT15-38 42.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($6.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard  ($76.97 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.97 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Raidmax 380W ATX Power Supply  ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 OEM (64-bit)  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: AOC e2050Swd 60Hz 19.5" Monitor  ($69.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $503.47

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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It's fine, but the power supply is not going to last very long...

Thank you, but the video card isn't very good and the monitor is a little small for my liking.

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Thank you, but the video card isn't very good and the monitor is a little small for my liking.

 

Maybe just get a blank DVD and download  Windows from torrent, than you have some room to upgrade the GPU and monitor

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($66.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Patriot Blaze 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($40.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $539.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-17 08:13 EST-0500

The site has changed....

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An 860K is identical to the top-tier APU of AMD minus the graphics. A 380 will kill it anyway.

but he will have to forget the monitor if he wants a 380 he IS asking for allot.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($66.99 @ NCIX US)Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Patriot Blaze 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($40.99 @ NCIX US)Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($113.98 @ Newegg)Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.99 @ NCIX US)Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Amazon)Total: $539.78Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-17 08:13 EST-0500

I think a terabyte hard drive is better than 120gb of SSD personally.

I7-6700k @ 4.8Ghz, EVGA Z170 Classified, Corsair Vengeance LPX 4x8 32 GB, EVGA FTW+ ACX 2.0 GeForce GTX 980ti 6 GB x3, 2Tb WD Black x3, 1Tb Samsung 850 Evo, 400Gb Intel NVME PCIE SSD, Corsair RMx 850w 80+ Gold, Corsair Strafe Cherry MX Brown RGB, SteelSeries Sensei Raw

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