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So I'm planning on building a PC for around $500 (USD), but I don't know what's good and what not to buy. Any help? I'm looking for a rig that can run games like Battlefront and GTA V at medium-low settings at 1080p-60fps. I would need all of the parts (except the peripherals) for a little over $500 TOTAL. OS not included in budget, if at all possible, a red/black theme would be great.

 

Thank you, any help is appreciated.

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So I'm planning on building a PC for around $500 (USD), but I don't know what's good and what not to buy. Any help? I'm looking for a rig that can run games like Battlefront and GTA V at medium-low settings at 1080p-60fps. I would need all of the parts (except the peripherals) for a little over $500 TOTAL.

 

Thank you, any help is appreciated.

 

OS included?

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Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


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

Total: $499.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:42 EST-0500

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Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.16 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $499.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:42 EST-0500

 

That price is amazing. Plus please go for this build @Flo4sports.

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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  ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $503.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:41 EST-0500

 

There are people who will put more into the GPU and less in the CPU, but while that may make sense in the short term for some games, GTAV is remarkably CPU dependent and you can easily turn graphics settings down to where the GTX 950 plays it well. Plus, the CPU/MoBo platform will last for the lifetime of the build, but oftentimes you'll go through 2-3 GPUs during the lifetime of the build. I'd much rather have this i5-4460+ GTX 950 than something like an (x4 860k or i3) + (GTX 960 or R9 380). Basically, this will be better now if you're okay with non-maxed graphics settings, and MUCH better in the long-run.

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Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.16 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $499.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:42 EST-0500

 

There's a combo deal with the Athlon, Asus A88X and G skill ram, you save 30$

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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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 AEGIS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($233.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $506.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:48 EST-0500

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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@Flo4sports

R9 380X is 10% above a 380
R9 380 is 15% above a 960

960 is 20% above a 950

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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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 AEGIS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($233.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)

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

Total: $509.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:45 EST-0500

Your build made me realize that I had my rebates disabled :P

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You can pick up a windoes key on /r/Microsoftsoftwareswap or torrent it. Sorry for crappy formatting, on mobile

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Awful PSU and sub-par GPU (750 Ti is for 350$ builds)

 

Your build made me realize that I had my rebates disabled :P

Lol

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($193.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $462.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:49 EST-0500

@TheRandomness is this bettah?
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The squeeze that this forced ;)

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($269.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $534.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:50 EST-0500
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The squeeze that this forced ;)

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($269.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $534.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:50 EST-0500

 

Forced bottleneck* (sorry)

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($193.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $462.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:49 EST-0500

@TheRandomness is this bettah?

 

Cheaper with same parts? Yes.

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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  ($39.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $503.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 13:41 EST-0500

 

There are people who will put more into the GPU and less in the CPU, but while that may make sense in the short term for some games, GTAV is remarkably CPU dependent and you can easily turn graphics settings down to where the GTX 950 plays it well. Plus, the CPU/MoBo platform will last for the lifetime of the build, but oftentimes you'll go through 2-3 GPUs during the lifetime of the build. I'd much rather have this i5-4460+ GTX 950 than something like an (x4 860k or i3) + (GTX 960 or R9 380). Basically, this will be better now if you're okay with non-maxed graphics settings, and MUCH better in the long-run.

I've heard that EVGA PSUs are pretty bad, and i would need to purchase a heatsink as well, right?

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I've heard that EVGA PSUs are pretty bad, and i would need to purchase a heatsink as well, right?

No. This is wrong. Some EVGA PSUs are sub-par for the cost (like the EVGA G1 units), but many are great (like the EVGA G2 and GS units). The 500B model is okay. It won't die on you and will do it's job, but while it's always within spec, it's not rock steady on the voltage, unlike the G2 units.

 

Buying an aftermarket CPU cooler is for when you are dealing with aftermarket heat, like overclocking. If you don't overclock, the stock heat sink fan is fine. Since the i5-4460 is locked and can't be overclocked, the stock cooler is fine.

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