500 dollar killer

[Mcmole]

This would beat all the other systems here. Only 3 little things I personally don't like about it. CX power-supply, No SSD, and Micro ATX (abit bulky for a entertainment system)

 

But otherwise, this is a VERY solid system and will out pace anything else here.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $513.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 23:14 EST-0500

[Mcmole]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Other: Potato ($500.00)

Total: $500.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 23:13 EST-0500

 

Take that bitch.

(I give up )

 

Also forgot that Thermaltake was even a company.

 

I like you, You make me giggle, have a +1

[ReesZRB]

Are you serious? You obviously haven't watched Linus' video on the G3258 vs the 5960x. A decently OC'd G3258 can hold it's own against more expensive chips. Quad cores for games are becoming a thing, yes, but it's not like every single game out there (or even a significant percentage of them) require a quad core. Only newer AAA titles and quite frankly if you're building a budget system you shouldn't expect AAA titles to run like a dream. It would absolutely not bottleneck something like a 950 in any game that doesn't require a quad core.

 

Besides that, sticking to actually being below $500

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($126.98 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg)

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

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($155.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $488.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 23:03 EST-0500

Yes, I have watched them. For Light-gaming it is worth it but for heavy cpu games. You better have a Quad-Core than a Bottleneck

[InfiniteZero0]

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

This honestly. Also it's all from Newegg.

The run down is an Athlon X4 860K, 8GB of RAM, R9 380 4GB, 2TB SSHD and 430W PSU. All that should be enough for someone buying a $500 PC. Alternatives would be stepping down to 1TB of SSHD storage for a 500W Bronze PSU and slightly better motherboard. I also saw a $180 GTX 960 2GB.