First build budget $500 Gaming

[Dropndestroy213]

Hey guys im looking to build my first gaming pc with my daughter. Would like to play csgo,Minecraft gta v and steam games. Would like to build a mini or mid tower

Looking to spend around $500 on just the tower.

 Any help would be great thanks

[MCGamingLTT]

A good start would be to pick up a new i6 6100 for example paired with a 950-960 or a 370, standard 8GB ddr4 2133mhz ram module(or kit 2*4), a nice enough case while not going for things you don't need in it(just a plain atx case or if you want smaller an htpc/itx chassis that fits the stuff you would like to put into it), a 450-550 watt power supply(for example a corsair cx450 should do just fine) and a complementary z170 motherboard in the correct size(itx/atx). 

It will perform nice enough to play games like GTA 5 at high settings and if you go for the amd 370 card you usually get 4GB vram, this could help in the future to get more games to higher settings while not affecting framerate alot(if it goes over the 2GB vram usage).

I'm actually going to be building a very similar build for a friend and so far i haven't come across better value for money than this.

 

Hope this helped you a bit and good luck.

 

[Energycore]

16 minutes ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

Hey guys im looking to build my first gaming pc with my daughter. Would like to play csgo,Minecraft gta v and steam games. Would like to build a mini or mid tower

Looking to spend around $500 on just the tower.

 Any help would be great thanks

All new, I would purchase these.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.75 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *PowerColor Radeon RX 460 2GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: *Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $509.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-01 15:37 EDT-0400

[antisleep]

Slightly above your budget but it guarantees you get good frames when playing GTA V.

 

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($118.69 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($34.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3GB ($199.99) / Amazon URL
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $524.63

Shipping costs should be lower if not completely free when you order them on Newegg and Amazon.

[Dropndestroy213]

So the i3 is the best choice  for the build.

Would it be possible to run osx  on this setup. 

Also what woukd be a next step up For the gpu

[Dropndestroy213]

So the i3 is the best choice  for the build.

Would it be possible to run osx  on this setup. 

Also what woukd be a next step up For the gpu

[Dropndestroy213]

bump

thinking about bring up the budget to around 700-800

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

6 minutes ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

bump

thinking about bring up the budget to around 700-800

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 4 ram slots for future expansion.
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.98 @ Newegg) bump this to 16gb if you wanna be more futureproof.
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GT OC Video Card  ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Deepcool DUKASE V2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) great looking budget case for the money.
Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) pretty decent budget psu.
Total: $763.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 22:24 EDT-0400