$500 USD Gaming Rig

[duckwithanokhat]

So I'm trying to plan out a new build for my brother. He said that the max he wants to spend is $500 USD dollars and the most intense game he would play would be a WW2 airplane fighting game called War Thunder. Here is my take on a $500 budget build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rVjX99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rVjX99/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $474.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 18:14 EDT-0400

 

I would like the community to help me out with this one, thanks  

[psycoUSA]

I don't think there is a modular PSU for 38$ maybe a glitch? 

But it's a good its a good bukd though

[Moonzy]

slightly over budget, but better gpu and psu

Spoiler

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $513.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 18:21 EDT-0400

 

[ChrisCross]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3wRfK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3wRfK8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $506.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 18:22 EDT-0400

[Sentryy]

1 minute ago, ChrisCross said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3wRfK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3wRfK8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $506.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 18:22 EDT-0400

Pretty good, but there is NO CPU upgrade path at all. The 1151 would be better, he could upgrade to a core i5 or i7 locked in the future. He could get unlocked, but there is no point in that.

[ChrisCross]

Just now, Sentryy said:

Pretty good, but there is NO CPU upgrade path at all. The 1151 would be better, he could upgrade to a core i5 or i7 locked in the future. He could get unlocked, but there is no point in that.

i know but for gaming pc it doesnt get much better for the money and for anything that is not video editing the athlon isnt actually that bad. 

[Sentryy]

Just now, ChrisCross said:

i know but for gaming pc it doesnt get much better for the money and for anything that is not video editing the athlon isnt actually that bad. 

I know, but what about when games start using multiple high power cores? There isn't high power cores on AMD; and an 8320-9590 isn't going to work in that board. I would go with @Moonzy's build.

[Moonzy]

11 minutes ago, psycoUSA said:

I don't think there is a modular PSU for 38$ maybe a glitch? 

But it's a good its a good bukd though

there is, the CX is a semi modular psu if im not mistaken

its cheap because the built quality isnt that great

 

though corsair renewed the cx lineup lately, we'll see how that goes

[manoy385]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 500GB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($36.95 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 18:40 EDT-0400

[psycoUSA]

15 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

there is, the CX is a semi modular psu if im not mistaken

its cheap because the built quality isnt that great

 

though corsair renewed the cx lineup lately, we'll see how that goes

Thanks for informing me. I appreciate that

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Team Ultra L5 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $500.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-19 05:26 EDT-0400

[TheRandomness]

@herman mcpootis Don't skimp on the PSU (in terms of quality)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $481.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-19 05:33 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

@TheRandomness its okay on a budget build, its not powering a gtx 980ti/5960x build, its just fine on an r9 380.

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

@TheRandomness its okay on a budget build, its not powering a gtx 980ti/5960x build, its just fine on an r9 380.

I always factor in upgrades and the longevity of the rig

[ChrisCross]

12 hours ago, Moonzy said:

there is, the CX is a semi modular psu if im not mistaken

its cheap because the built quality isnt that great

 

though corsair renewed the cx lineup lately, we'll see how that goes

the modular ones are like cx500m i think.

 

12 hours ago, Sentryy said:

I know, but what about when games start using multiple high power cores? There isn't high power cores on AMD; and an 8320-9590 isn't going to work in that board. I would go with @Moonzy's build.

i think the trend i more going towards to low-lewel api's like mantel, vulcan and dx12 to a degree. those would reduce bottlenecking which you would need to upgrade the gpu to produce. i would stick to a complete build so you dont have to invest money in it in the future. but its personal preference.

[Sentryy]

3 hours ago, ChrisCross said:

the modular ones are like cx500m i think.

 

i think the trend i more going towards to low-lewel api's like mantel, vulcan and dx12 to a degree. those would reduce bottlenecking which you would need to upgrade the gpu to produce. i would stick to a complete build so you dont have to invest money in it in the future. but its personal preference.

It always depends, my current build I got and I am going to use until it is barley functioning; my next build will use flagship (mostly) hardware, and I will upgrade the GPU when necessary, but i think it is more worthwhile to get an i5/i7 and upgrade your GPU when you see fit.

[Aditya0002]

16 hours ago, duckwithanokhat said:

So I'm trying to plan out a new build for my brother. He said that the max he wants to spend is $500 USD dollars and the most intense game he would play would be a WW2 airplane fighting game called War Thunder. Here is my take on a $500 budget build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rVjX99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rVjX99/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $474.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 18:14 EDT-0400

 

I would like the community to help me out with this one, thanks  

way more powerful build but only $2 above budget

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DVS/D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card  ($223.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.00 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $502.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-19 13:00 EDT-0400