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[Avagromus]

Hello everyone, I don't know where to post this so I will post this here. I was wondering if I can get any help to build a gaming PC under 500 USD. I really don't know where to start or what to get since I'm very new at building PC's and all that. I actually started to get interested into it after watching lots of videos on the Linus channel. Thanks everyone for their time.

[Streetguru]

22 minutes ago, Avagromus said:

Hello everyone, I don't know where to post this so I will post this here. I was wondering if I can get any help to build a gaming PC under 500 USD. I really don't know where to start or what to get since I'm very new at building PC's and all that. I actually started to get interested into it after watching lots of videos on the Linus channel. Thanks everyone for their time.

Save up a bit more and go for an i3 + 380X
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XJJ2gs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XJJ2gs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2HP Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($215.49 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $564.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 02:25 EDT-0400

[Frame Drops]

In terms of performance intel is a better choice over AMD, because Intel has better per core performance. But here you are buying a gaming PC and your budget is around $500,  so i will recommend to spend around $100 in your CPU. At that price point i3, Fx 6300 & Fx 8300 ($110 at newegg) is available. If you are going with i3,  you will get better performance but it will restrict you to play some games. Because some games need at least 4 cores to start. So' if your not going to play different AAA titles & you are limited to play games like CS GO,.. etc than i3 is a better option because this kind of games don't use more than 2 cores, so you will see better result in i3 over AMD. Because intel has better per core performance. But if you are going to play different AAA titles than at that price point i will recommend you to go with AMD FX 6300 or Fx 8300. Because than you will not be restricted to play different games by no of cores.

 

And for storage i am going with SSHD ( hybrid drive ) it is not a HDD because it has 8gb flash memory ( or you can say SSD ) which will reduce your boot time. SSHD performs better than HDD but SSD is much better than SSHD & HDD. At that budget i will go with SSHD.Another option for storage drive is buy an HDD now and add an SSD later.

 

Intel i3 6100 : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qh73Vn

AMD Fx 8300 : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MXkBsY   :

Note : If you can't get Fx 8300 at $110 than go with Fx6300, you don't need to change anything else.

[i respawn.]

1 hour ago, Avagromus said:

Hello everyone, I don't know where to post this so I will post this here. I was wondering if I can get any help to build a gaming PC under 500 USD. I really don't know where to start or what to get since I'm very new at building PC's and all that. I actually started to get interested into it after watching lots of videos on the Linus channel. Thanks everyone for their time.

By 'gaming pc' i would assume you would want a versatile gaming rig capable of running all games.I wouldn't bet for i3 with 380x to become the best of options.and with 170$ budget for the cpu intel is definitely the better choice.so i'd say you go for this which will give u high-ultra 1080p gaming:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tjGTdC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tjGTdC/by_merchant/

 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($31.98 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $509.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 03:30 EDT-0400

[Avagromus]

Thanks everyone for their advise. I was already thinking in going for a core i5 since it has 4 cores and there are some games I will really want to play and I could wat some more and have some extra budget. I will see if any of my local stores have those parts available to start building. Thanks

[Avagromus]

8 hours ago, i respawn. said:

By 'gaming pc' i would assume you would want a versatile gaming rig capable of running all games.I wouldn't bet for i3 with 380x to become the best of options.and with 170$ budget for the cpu intel is definitely the better choice.so i'd say you go for this which will give u high-ultra 1080p gaming:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tjGTdC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tjGTdC/by_merchant/

 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($31.98 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $509.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 03:30 EDT-0400

Do you think that I could change that 950 for a 970 or 980?

[i respawn.]

22 hours ago, Avagromus said:

Do you think that I could change that 950 for a 970 or 980?

Well u need to increase your budget then.you can go for a 970 with 295$ and get a 500w psu.for 980 u would need a 550-600w psu....but on a 500$ strict budget 950 is what you get best.

[Starelementpoke]

On 3/25/2016 at 3:38 AM, i respawn. said:

By 'gaming pc' i would assume you would want a versatile gaming rig capable of running all games.I wouldn't bet for i3 with 380x to become the best of options.and with 170$ budget for the cpu intel is definitely the better choice.so i'd say you go for this which will give u high-ultra 1080p gaming:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tjGTdC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tjGTdC/by_merchant/

 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($31.98 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $509.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 03:30 EDT-0400

Yeah, not that psu.

[Starelementpoke]

On 3/25/2016 at 2:27 AM, Streetguru said:

Save up a bit more and go for an i3 + 380X
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XJJ2gs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XJJ2gs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2HP Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($215.49 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $564.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 02:25 EDT-0400

Best build so far.