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I've decided to just go with a 500$ build because I'm just in highschool and need one for some Gaming and I need you guys to help me out thanks

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cool?

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My computer is the definition of scrapyard wars.

 

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I've decided to just go with a 500$ build because I'm just in highschool and need one for some Gaming

You sure it's for gaming? just kidding :P

 

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($116.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $533.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 07:58 EST-0500
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You sure it's for gaming? just kidding :P

 

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($116.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $533.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 07:58 EST-0500

 

I'd be more wary of that psu with a 380. Might be worth going 860k just for a better psu.

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I'd be more wary of that psu with a 380. Might be worth going 860k just for a better psu.

Or drop the GPU for an better PSU.

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I've decided to just go with a 500$ build because I'm just in highschool and need one for some Gaming and I need you guys to help me out thanks

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($115.99 @ Directron) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $525.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 08:14 EST-0500
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I've decided to just go with a 500$ build because I'm just in highschool and need one for some Gaming and I need you guys to help me out thanks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)

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

Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($188.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $515.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 08:30 EST-0500

One great budget build

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

My rig:

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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

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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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ideally, you want a 4590 paired with a gtx 950, but this will do...

 


 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus B85M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($129.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $505.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 10:55 EST-0500

Check out BigDay's CPU Overclocking Guide and Video Card Overclocking Guide

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