New $500 Build

Flo4sports · December 23, 2015

Looking to build a decent gaming PC for $500 USD (+ or - $30). I want to run current games at 1080p 60ish FPS at med-high settings. However, I do want an

intel i5 k CPU over AMD, and i know that'll limit my budget on my GPU and other items. A build with a red/black scheme would be best, no OS and peripherals included in budget.

Thank you

DarkBlade2117 · December 23, 2015

Good luck with i5, that's like 40% of your budget.

tbroadwater2010 · December 23, 2015

This is the best i can do with an i5... you may want to rethink your AMD situation. This doesnt have a good case, or an SSD.... well or a good much of anything LOL. I mean its the best i can do dude.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1066 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($35.95 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($167.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $516.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 15:05 EST-0500

reapersivan · December 23, 2015

This is the best i can do with an i5... you may want to rethink your AMD situation. This doesnt have a good case, or an SSD.... well or a good much of anything LOL. I mean its the best i can do dude.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1066 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($35.95 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($167.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $516.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 15:05 EST-0500

if lucky he can find an R9 280x for the price of the 960 card

tbroadwater2010 · December 23, 2015

if lucky he can find an R9 280x for the price of the 960 card

Personally on a cheap build like this, i would go AMD and im not a fan of AMD... both CPU and GPU.

reapersivan · December 23, 2015

Personally on a cheap build like this, i would go AMD and im not a fan of AMD... both CPU and GPU.

I have a friend who ha the same budget and I suggested to go AMD. He wants the best bang for his buck. The fx 6300 is a great CPU that can run like every game. The downside is the bottleneck that comes with it. I would recommend an i5 4460 or 4590 but it isn't needed for that build. You won't get the most of your 500$. If you go Intel in a budget build, it's basically a starting point, knowing that you will upgrade soon.