Budget Gold Build -- Under $500 USD

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, DeDra said:

It was more of an experimental build; it's still in planning. I might not even end up building it. It was mainly to see what I could do in that price range, and I wanted to see what people thought. 

Well here's a real build anyways
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/83vQcc
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/83vQcc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $509.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-04 23:53 EST-0500

[Energycore]

That build is going to very quickly go from gold to ash grey if you get that PSU.

 

EVGA does some gold ones.

Save some money by going with a Pentium, there's no reason to go for any amount of performance at all with this build.

[DeDra]

2 minutes ago, Wolther said:

@DeDra do you feel like spry painting your components? 

17 minutes ago, DeDra said:

I might consider [spray painting] in the future, although I'm not one to lean towards voiding warranties.

 

 

[Wolther]

6 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

-snip- 

When you suggest ram without a heat spreader and there's one that's cheaper that has a heat spreader..

Idk if I could look at my desktop with an obnoxious green stick staring at me  

[kurtstir]

What do you actually plan on playing other than minecraft?

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Wolther said:

When you suggest ram without a heat spreader and there's one that's cheaper that has a heat spreader..

Idk if I could stare at my desktop with an obnoxious green stick staring at me  

"

Avexir

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Eh. Probably fine, rather just stick to a major brand though, like G.Skill/Kingston/Crucial ect

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

I was thinking Logisys and wrote Logitech in my post. Fixed. I don't think Logitech makes PSUs, but if they did, they'd almost certainly be better and safer than Logisys units.

and blue

[aisle9]

4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

That build is going to very quickly go from gold to ash grey if you get that PSU.

 

EVGA does some gold ones.

Save some money by going with a Pentium, there's no reason to go for any amount of performance at all with this build.

Agreed, pretty wholeheatedly actually. A 550Ti isn't really capable of any games that are optimized for multi-core usage, and with used Haswell i3s pulling in $80-90 on eBay (sold one for $84 inc. shipping not too long ago), a G3258 is actually a pretty good bargain again.

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

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Avexir

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Eh. Probably fine, rather just stick to a major brand though, like G.Skill/Kingston/Crucial ect

Check Avexir Raiden. That is a beauty

[Streetguru]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Check Avexir Raiden. That is a beauty

Ya, until there's a plasma leak and you need to eject the warp core

[Guest]

Just gonna leave it here quitely. Don't judge

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($333.69 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($22.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 OC FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 960 2GB XLR8 Elite OC Video Card  ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1021.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-05 00:08 EST-0500

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

PNY GeForce GTX 960 2GB XLR8 Elite OC Video Card  ($199.98 @ OutletPC)

I really hope no one buys that lol

[Megah3rtz]

29 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Are you real? I feel like this is a joke thread

You're going to want an i3 6100 with an RX 470 in any case

You're also going to want this IN WIN case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108503&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Cases+(Computer+Cases+-+ATX+Form)-_-N82E16811108503&gclid=CjwKEAiAmo_CBRC9qbGQssjqi28SJABYTgZx-4NF6im4B7o8D6DqLYk3PPYgpValhP-GaGb4_MPgxxoCIP_w_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

20$ shipping. can't do it 

[Spudbilly]

2 hours ago, Daveeede said:

DUDE better off not having a gpu at all then

Get a used EVGA GTX 770 for the same price. Still not worth it but wayyyy better than the 550 ti.

I was just thinking of suggesting an EVGA card. Then I saw this post. agree