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This is an idea for a PC that I would like to build for below $500 (with Windows 10) to use for very low end video editing, homework and games such as, Starcraft 2,

Is it any good?

 

Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811853002

 

Storage http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178381

 

Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028

 

RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104458

 

Graphics Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127763

 

APU (in crossfire with GPU) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113371

 

Motherboard (-$10 with Windows) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138415&ignorebbr=1

 

Windows http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416892&ignorebbr=1  

 

(not neccisairy but) Case Lighting http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416892&ignorebbr=1

 

(not included in price) a DVD drive lying around 

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Ugh. Please use http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ It's much easier to work with. Also, DO NOT choose radimax. Very bad PSUs and unreliable. 

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7 minutes ago, Tyrannosaurs Techs said:

This is an idea for a PC that I would like to build for below $500 (with Windows 10) to use for very low end video editing, homework and games such as, Starcraft 2,

Is it any good?

 

Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811853002

 

Storage http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178381

 

Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028

 

RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104458

 

Graphics Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127763

 

APU (in crossfire with GPU) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113371

 

Motherboard (-$10 with Windows) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138415&ignorebbr=1

 

Windows http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416892&ignorebbr=1  

 

(not neccisairy but) Case Lighting http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416892&ignorebbr=1

 

(not included in price) a DVD drive lying around 

i m not sure u can crosfire an apu and gpu anyways i m not experienced wit amd and also would recomend u to spend 20-40dollars more to get a way bet gpu

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You're better off either using just an APU or using a single higher end GPU.

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4 minutes ago, courtiousdoge said:

i m not sure u can crosfire an apu and gpu anyways i m not experienced wit amd and also would recomend u to spend 20-40dollars more to get a way bet gpu

I think they have something called "Dual Graphics" or something to that extant, which is like Crossfire but between the APU and a GPU.

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8 minutes ago, courtiousdoge said:

i m not sure u can crosfire an apu and gpu anyways i m not experienced wit amd and also would recomend u to spend 20-40dollars more to get a way bet gpu

If you don't know the answer to OP's question, don't answer with an assumption, it's very annoying

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4 minutes ago, klnh said:

oh and also the sshd hibrid is the worst possible thing to get

 

8 gb ssd space is good for nothing, you can't store anything on it to access faster( i mean games obv.), i would rather buy a simple hdd and later if you have money a ssd

 

The SSD portion is used as a cache to store things like system files, so using an SSHD as the operating system drive would actually give you a solid overall performance advantage over an HDD.

 

You are correct though that 8GB isn't much, and the user does not have the option to choose what can be stored on the SSD portion.

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5 minutes ago, Tyrannosaurs Techs said:

well you won't be able to play AAA games in high setting now, and in the future.... well i would try and get at least a gtx 950

750 ti is enough for now at medium/ high setting but in 1-2 years.... better spend now 50$ more than buy a new 300$ gpu 2 years later again

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On 3/24/2016 at 11:16 PM, ZillaGames said:

If you don't know the answer to OP's question, don't answer with an assumption, it's very annoying

look at the secon sentence its very annoying when every1 just ignores the second sentence and only focuses on thr\e first

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