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Gaming Pc With A Budget Of $500 Maxed Out Specs

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I want to build a gaming pc and I have a budget of $500. What are the Maxed out specs I can get for $500?

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Do you need peripherals?

Scarlet Knight: Intel Core i3 6100 || Antec A40 Pro CPU Cooler || MSI Z170A Gaming M5 || Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4-2133MHz || Samsung 850 Evo 120GB || Seagate Barracuda 1TB || Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X 8GB || Seasonic M12II 620W || In Win 503 || Corsair Strafe || Steelseries Kinzu V3 MSI Edition || Dell UltraSharp U2414H || Xiaomi Alumunium Mouse Pad (S)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $468.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 09:57 EDT-0400

 

Thats probably the best your going to get for US$500. Feel free to change the GPU for an AMD 380. It performs very slightly better in some games but worse in others. (Im sure someone will be along to shout about how overpriced nvidia are blah blah)

PC:

Monolith(Laptop): CPU: i7 5700HQ GPU: GTX 980M 8GB RAM: 2x8GB 1600MHz Storage: 2x128GB Samsung 850 EVO(Raid 0) + 1TB HGST 7200RPM Model: Gigabyte P35XV4 Mouse: Razer Orochi Headset: Turtle Beach Stealth 450

 

IoT:

Router: Netgear D7000 Nighthawk

NAS: Synology DS218j, 2x 4TB Seagate Ironwolf

Media Accelerator: Nvidia Shield via Plex

Phone: Sony Xperia X Compact

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Just now, CtrlAltELITE said:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wB6tVn) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wB6tVn/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i36100) | $112.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah110ma) | $44.99 @ Micro Center
**Memory** | [G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42400c15s8gnt) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/swieagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $45.89 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn960ixoc4gd) | $183.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Enermax ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/enermax-case-eca3212bl) | $23.00 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr) | $27.99 @ NCIX US
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $508.83
 | Mail-in rebates | -$40.00
 | **Total** | **$468.83**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-03-25 09:54 EDT-0400 |

 

Thats probably the best your going to get for US$500. Feel free to change the GPU for an AMD 380. It performs very slightly better in some games but worse in others. (Im sure someone will be along to shout about how overpriced nvidia are blah blah)

Nah with a i3 the 960 isn't as bad compared with R9 380, sometimes it is even the better choice, but with a i5 it gets beaten easily.

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1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

Nah with a i3 the 960 isn't as bad compared with R9 380, sometimes it is even the better choice, but with a i5 it gets beaten easily.

 

Haha, everytime I suggest a nvidia card on here people turn up to shout me down lol. I just genuinely prefer the chip. A couple of fps lost in a couple of games vs shadowplay, 40% more efficient, frequent gameready drivers(AMD might have changed in this respect) & The numerous options nvidia allows you to use for gameworks games.

PC:

Monolith(Laptop): CPU: i7 5700HQ GPU: GTX 980M 8GB RAM: 2x8GB 1600MHz Storage: 2x128GB Samsung 850 EVO(Raid 0) + 1TB HGST 7200RPM Model: Gigabyte P35XV4 Mouse: Razer Orochi Headset: Turtle Beach Stealth 450

 

IoT:

Router: Netgear D7000 Nighthawk

NAS: Synology DS218j, 2x 4TB Seagate Ironwolf

Media Accelerator: Nvidia Shield via Plex

Phone: Sony Xperia X Compact

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $513.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 10:09 EDT-0400

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Everyday build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960x - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X99 - RAM: 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB + 4TB WD Black - Case: Corsair 760T White - PSU: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Pro - Wireless Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E - Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB - Mouse(s): Corsair Gaming M65 RGB + Logitech MX Master - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhyK99 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/474247-r8-my-build/

 

Weekend build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5930k - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 - Motherboard: ASUS X99-Deluxe - RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB m.2 & 2TB Samsung 850 Evo - Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv - PSU: SeaSonic SnowSilent 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Home - Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144hz - Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB - Mouse: Corsair Gaming M65 RGB - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYK93C

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21 minutes ago, CtrlAltELITE said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $468.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 09:57 EDT-0400

 

Thats probably the best your going to get for US$500. Feel free to change the GPU for an AMD 380. It performs very slightly better in some games but worse in others. (Im sure someone will be along to shout about how overpriced nvidia are blah blah)

Wow since when did the GTX 960 become that cheap? It even has 4 GB of GDDR5 VRAM I mean it's only 34$ more than the GTX 750 and it's almost double the performance! Nice work on finding that I would've bought the GTX 960 for 500$ and be very happy with it xD

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18 minutes ago, CtrlAltELITE said:

 

Haha, everytime I suggest a nvidia card on here people turn up to shout me down lol. I just genuinely prefer the chip. A couple of fps lost in a couple of games vs shadowplay, 40% more efficient, frequent gameready drivers(AMD might have changed in this respect) & The numerous options nvidia allows you to use for gameworks games.

game-ready drivers that get beat by drivers months old

 

GET DUNKED ON (I can't login to my imgur right now to get the "get dunked on" pic) 

 

The 960 is good, but not a great value when in newer titles the 380 is ahead. Older ones, too. 

I used to be quite active here.

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Just now, DarthVader61425 said:

Wow since when did the GTX 960 become that cheap? It even has 4 GB of GDDR5 VRAM I mean it's only 34$ more than the GTX 750 and it's almost double the performance! Nice work on finding that I would've bought the GTX 960 for 500$ and be very happy with it xD

Nvm I just figured out the 980 Ti is 580$...

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