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Jako
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Hi guys/girls, I need some help building a gaming computer for $500 or less that can run games like battlefield 4 on 1080p or Ark Survival Evolved, anything that will help is appreciated!

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Hello!

 

Newbie to the forums here too. Are you subscribed to Linus's channel on YouTube? I think he did a video recently where he was given a very small budget for a PC and it may help you out quite a bit. Also, I recommend using PCPartPicker.com so you can get the most bang for your buck. It shows the best price for any list of items you choose. You can even follow an item and get notifications if it goes on sale for a specific website!

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AFAIK, Ark runs like shit so expect this to not run it as smoothly as other games. Will run BF4 well though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

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

Total: $508.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 19:18 EST-0500

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

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

Total: $508.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 19:18 EST-0500

Damn, thats a lot for that much

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Damn, thats a lot for that much

That motherboards upgrade path makes me cringe. 

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AFAIK, Ark runs like shit so expect this to not run it as smoothly as other games. Will run BF4 well though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

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

Total: $508.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 19:18 EST-0500

no os?

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Smallsnor: Huawei Matebook X

 

Canon AE-1 w/ 50mm f/1.8 lens

Pentax KM w/ 55mm f/1.8 SMC lens

Zenit-E w/ 58mm f/2 Helios lens

Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm f/3.5 lens

Polaroid Spectra System

 

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no os?

Well, he didn't say...

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

Spoiler

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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AFAIK, Ark runs like shit so expect this to not run it as smoothly as other games. Will run BF4 well though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

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

Total: $508.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 19:18 EST-0500

A dual core CPU for 1080p gaming? I would go with AMD......

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A dual core CPU for 1080p gaming? I would go with AMD......

Most games only need four threads. Trust me, the i3 4170 will surpass most of AMD's offerings in gaming due to its higher IPC.

Better upgrade path as well.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

Spoiler

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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Welcome to the addiction that will consume the rest of your life, PC Enthusiasm. That aside, this is the PC I would build for $500 USD (which does not include OS or Peripherals). Even though it has an AMD CPU that would be best for your budget in a 1080p gaming system because of it being a quad core CPU. To install Windows, you will have to download the installation media to a flash drive which you can do here and if you are looking for cheap Windows activation codes click here. Hope I helped and remember that you can always upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1. Happy Building!

 

-Happy Shark

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Most games only need four threads. Trust me, the i3 4170 will surpass most of AMD's offerings in gaming due to its higher IPC.

Better upgrade path as well.

On that motherboard the upgrade path is slim.

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On that motherboard the upgrade path is slim.

Not true. An i5 4460 will do fine on that mobo.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KNRJYJ

The HDD on this thing sucks, but on a tight budget going for a poor HDD is a good way to get a better gpu. This has a hexacore processor, so thats good, and it should run most games just fine. The GPU im not too sure about, so double check that before u buy it, i just went with the most expensive gpu that fit the budget. But this should be a pretty solid choice for your price point,

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Welcome to the addiction that will consume the rest of your life, PC Enthusiasm. That aside, this is the PC I would build for $500 USD (which does not include OS or Peripherals). Even though it has an AMD CPU that would be best for your budget in a 1080p gaming system because of it being a quad core CPU. To install Windows, you will have to download the installation media to a flash drive which you can do here and if you are looking for cheap Windows activation codes click here. Hope I helped and remember that you can always upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1. Happy Building!

 

-Happy Shark

Buying off reddit? I don't know man. Is he legit?

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Buying off reddit? I don't know man. Is he legit?

Yeah, I have bought 2 codes off Redidt. He's totally legit.

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For a better performance Pc you must uprise your budget(in my opinion).

You can rise upto 100 or 150$ easily and than go for.a banging PC that can play BF4,COD BO3..

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