what's the best pc build for gaming under $500 us dlls

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

I will use thos computer for gaming and occasionally messing around with photo editing and coding. Please leave your comments below for what i should get. I'm not that knowledgeable in best performance for budget. Thank you for all the feedback . 

[Wolther]

3 minutes ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

I will use thos computer for gaming and occasionally messing around with photo editing and coding. Please leave your comments below for what i should get. I'm not that knowledgeable in best performance for budget. Thank you for all the feedback . 

Location, budget, settings and resolution please

[Energycore]

4 minutes ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

I will use thos computer for gaming and occasionally messing around with photo editing and coding. Please leave your comments below for what i should get. I'm not that knowledgeable in best performance for budget. Thank you for all the feedback . 

I'll give you a full gaming tower, without mouse / keyboard or monitor. If you need those, we can accomodate.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB ITX Compact Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $500.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 00:52 EDT-0400

 

Install the operating system on the SSD, then set up your Steam library or your games directory in the hard drive. You should be able to fit some games into the SSD as well. The main advantage of the Solid-State Drive is an increase in loading speeds for both games and windows.

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

4 minutes ago, Wolther said:

Location, budget, settings and resolution please

The budget is $500 not sure what you mean about the other stuff.

[Wolther]

2 minutes ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

The budget is $500 not sure what you mean about the other stuff.

like resolution -- 720p 1080p 1440p 4k

settings - low, medium, high, ultra

[Energycore]

3 minutes ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

The budget is $500 not sure what you mean about the other stuff.

The one piece of info we need to know is, what resolution is your monitor / tv you will game on? Is it HD 720p, or FHD 1080p? Or is it something else?

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

1 minute ago, Wolther said:

like resolution -- 1080p 1440p 4k

settings - low, medium, high, ultra

Well the best performance is better jajaj. I know i won't be able to game on 4k with that budget

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

The one piece of info we need to know is, what resolution is your monitor / tv you will game on? Is it HD 720p, or FHD 1080p? Or is it something else?

My monitor res is fhd 1080

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

My monitor res is fhd 1080

Alright the build I linked you should do fine for 1080.

 

Where do you live? That list pertains to the US but for countries that don't have a pcpartpicker it's a little bit more complicated

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

Alright the build I linked you should do fine for 1080.

 

Where do you live? That list pertains to the US but for countries that don't have a pcpartpicker it's a little bit more complicated

In the US so it should be fine right? And what is something i can take off to fit in a keyboard?

[Energycore]

4 minutes ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

In the US so it should be fine right? And what is something i can take off to fit in a keyboard?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB ITX Compact Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $529.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 01:06 EDT-0400

 

The differences are:

 

Smaller sold-state drive that still can hold the OS but not as many games

Cheaper memory that performs just the same tbh

Added a mouse + keyboard bundle that while not the best in the world, will serve you for gaming.

 

*Assuming you're right-handed. If you need a lefty mouse get back to me.

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB ITX Compact Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $529.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 01:06 EDT-0400

 

The differences are:

 

Smaller sold-state drive that still can hold the OS but not as many games

Cheaper memory that performs just the same tbh

Added a mouse + keyboard bundle that while not the best in the world, will serve you for gaming.

 

*Assuming you're right-handed. If you need a lefty mouse get back to me.

Will the change in ssd and and memory effect the performance.

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

Will the change in ssd and and memory effect the performance.

Not at all

 

The only thing affected is the amount of games you can put on fast storage.

[Mi26]

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($15.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($35.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $505.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 01:16 EDT-0400

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Not at all

 

The only thing affected is the amount of games you can put on fast storage.

Jajaj thnx. Can you give me some benchmarks of some common games so i know how my pc will run once i get it

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

2 minutes ago, Mi26 said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pthQVY

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($15.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($35.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $505.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 01:16 EDT-0400

What's the difference from the build that energycore sent me ?

[Energycore]

9 minutes ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

Jajaj thnx. Can you give me some benchmarks of some common games so i know how my pc will run once i get it

Yeah, it'll be hard to find benchmarks of both the card and the CPU, but looking at them separate will give you an idea of the ceiling of both, and then some games will be limited by the CPU ceiling, and others by the graphics ceiling.

 

Also, I think this card is better for your build. In simple words, it takes less CPU to run than the other one.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/mm8H99/pny-video-card-vcggtx9602xpbxeoc

 

Benchmarks:

 

Athlon 845. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/72286-amd-athlon-x4-880k-review-8.html *The CPU reviewed is a similar model, a bit more expensive and about 5% faster, so take a little bit off this one's performance.

 

GTX 960. https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/GTX_960_SSC_ACX_Cooler/ *This review is of a different manufacturer, however differences will be too small to notice.

 

Do keep in mind reviewers use the highest quality components for all other things when reviewing a product, so when a CPU is reviewed they'll use thousand dollar graphics, and then a GPU is reviewed they'll use similarly expensive CPUs. This is done for consistency and thus provides a limited scope of how a build will perform in real life. Your performance will depend on the game and if you're looking for a specific game to play, we can tell you whether this build is fine as is or needs tweaking.

[Energycore]

5 minutes ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

What's the difference from the build that energycore sent me ?

I can tell you some right now.

 

- The CPU in that one is a 2 core. Some games tank performance hard on 2-cores (GTA V, Shadow of Mordor) while Fallout 4 refuses to even start up on 2 CPU cores.

- That SSD is a bit better than the one in mine, it comes down to price and if you can find that model around the price of the SP550, take it.

 

Otherwise pretty similar builds

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

5 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I can tell you some right now.

 

- The CPU in that one is a 2 core. Some games tank performance hard on 2-cores (GTA V, Shadow of Mordor) while Fallout 4 refuses to even start up on 2 CPU cores.

- That SSD is a bit better than the one in mine, it comes down to price and if you can find that model around the price of the SP550, take it.

 

Otherwise pretty similar builds

2 different builds, don't know which one to choose jajaj. Which one would you go for ?

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

9 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Yeah, it'll be hard to find benchmarks of both the card and the CPU, but looking at them separate will give you an idea of the ceiling of both, and then some games will be limited by the CPU ceiling, and others by the graphics ceiling.

 

Also, I think this card is better for your build. In simple words, it takes less CPU to run than the other one.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/mm8H99/pny-video-card-vcggtx9602xpbxeoc

 

Benchmarks:

 

Athlon 845. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/72286-amd-athlon-x4-880k-review-8.html *The CPU reviewed is a similar model, a bit more expensive and about 5% faster, so take a little bit off this one's performance.

 

GTX 960. https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/GTX_960_SSC_ACX_Cooler/ *This review is of a different manufacturer, however differences will be too small to notice.

 

Do keep in mind reviewers use the highest quality components for all other things when reviewing a product, so when a CPU is reviewed they'll use thousand dollar graphics, and then a GPU is reviewed they'll use similarly expensive CPUs. This is done for consistency and thus provides a limited scope of how a build will perform in real life. Your performance will depend on the game and if you're looking for a specific game to play, we can tell you whether this build is fine as is or needs tweaking.

Oooh. Games i plan on playing are league of legends, gta v, h1z1, and minecraft jajaj . will it run those. 

[Mi26]

The Intel build is a better choice if u plan to upgrade in the future to a core I5 or I7.

Core I3 isn't a worthy upgrade since performance is similar.

while for the AMD build there isn't any upgrade option that is worth it down the line 

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

2 different builds, don't know which one to choose jajaj. Which one would you go for ?

All in all, this one.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 960 2GB XLR8 Elite OC Video Card  ($158.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $506.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 01:32 EDT-0400

 

It reflects my updates after giving more thought to the build and looking at Mi26's list.

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

All in all, this one.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 960 2GB XLR8 Elite OC Video Card  ($158.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $506.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 01:32 EDT-0400

 

It reflects my updates after giving more thought to the build and looking at Mi26's list.

What did you change about it 

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, SUPER_NANI_SKILLS said:

What did you change about it 

Just the graphics card. Unfortunately the better SSD is $5 more (if you can go over budget for it, that's not a bad idea).

 

I would like to know however. Do you have a game in mind that you wanna play?

[SUPER_NANI_SKILLS]

 

4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Just the graphics card. Unfortunately the better SSD is $5 more (if you can go over budget for it, that's not a bad idea).

 

I would like to know however. Do you have a game in mind that you wanna play?

Games i play in the pc are league of legends, gta v, minecraft, h1z1 and games like that.