Budget $500 PC

[Zachshutes]

Hi guys, I don't have much money but I want to make a gaming computer. I would like to keep it around $500. Here's what I got.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7DPpJV

 

please let me know what you think and what I can change as well as tips to get good deals.

Thanks!

[NTDaws]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fw7LKZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fw7LKZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card  ($199.99 @ Jet) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.60 @ Amazon) 
Total: $506.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 16:24 EDT-0400

[Shiv78]

Please DO NOT buy into the FX4300, it's been dead for a while lol

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dVDW7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dVDW7h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card  ($185.66 @ Jet) 
Case: *BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $492.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 16:23 EDT-0400

[Bananasplit_00]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N66HLD
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N66HLD/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4500 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($67.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card  ($185.66 @ Jet) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $477.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 16:22 EDT-0400

[Shiv78]

1 minute ago, Being Delirious said:

Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 8GB ROG STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

There are cheaper RX480s

[NTDaws]

Just now, Shiv78 said:

There are cheaper RX480s

I chose the wrong graphics card im editing. 

[PaperLuigi]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/47vJ2R
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/47vJ2R/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $492.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 16:23 EDT-0400

[Zachshutes]

18 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

I chose the wrong graphics card im editing. 

K cool thanks I saw he Pentium but I thought the benchmarks weren't as good as the AMD. What if I did fix 8350 I actually don't need the extra cores but would it be better?

[NTDaws]

Just now, Zachshutes said:

K cool thanks I saw he Pentium but I thought the benchmarks weren't as good as the AMD. What if I did fix 8350 I actually don't need the extra cores but would it be better?

Not always. There is a 36% improvement with the pentium g4560 because it has hyperthreading, basically 2 real cores and 2 fake cores. the architecture on that amd generation was underpowered.

[Shiv78]

5 minutes ago, Zachshutes said:

K cool thanks I saw he Pentium but I thought the benchmarks weren't as good as the AMD. What if I did fix 8350 I actually don't need the extra cores but would it be better?

No. http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-AMD-FX-8350/3892vs1489

 

G4560 is a killer gaming chip; while it has 2 cores, the hyper-threading allows it to perform almost like a quadcore. AMD's FX serious was hilariously underpowered compared to their Intel rivals, at least for gaming, because of the relatively low IPCs (and very hot chips in some cases). The FX series really shines when it comes to price/performance in things like rendering that require lots of cores.

[Castdeath97]

36 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Please DO NOT buy into the FX4300, it's been dead for a while lol

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dVDW7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dVDW7h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card  ($185.66 @ Jet) 
Case: *BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $492.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 16:23 EDT-0400

 

37 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fw7LKZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fw7LKZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card  ($199.99 @ Jet) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.60 @ Amazon) 
Total: $506.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 16:24 EDT-0400

 

35 minutes ago, PaperLuigi said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/47vJ2R
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/47vJ2R/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $492.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 16:23 EDT-0400

Guys the gigabyte B250 DS3H can be had for 8 more USD over the B250M-HDV and offers more RAM slots for expandability. 

[Zachshutes]

28 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

 

 

Guys the gigabyte B250 DS3H can be had for 8 more USD over the B250M-HDV and offers more RAM slots for expandability. 

So what exact rx should I use 470 or 480?

[Zachshutes]

44 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

No. http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-AMD-FX-8350/3892vs1489

 

G4560 is a killer gaming chip; while it has 2 cores, the hyper-threading allows it to perform almost like a quadcore. AMD's FX serious was hilariously underpowered compared to their Intel rivals, at least for gaming, because of the relatively low IPCs (and very hot chips in some cases). The FX series really shines when it comes to price/performance in things like rendering that require lots of cores.

What about this then?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N4ZYtJ

[NTDaws]

1 hour ago, Castdeath97 said:

 

 

Guys the gigabyte B250 DS3H can be had for 8 more USD over the B250M-HDV and offers more RAM slots for expandability. 

OMG REALLY THATS SO AMAZING!

[Shiv78]

1 hour ago, Zachshutes said:

What about this then?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N4ZYtJ

Fine except for the shit PSU (you also forgot storage)

[Zachshutes]

2 hours ago, Shiv78 said:

Fine except for the shit PSU (you also forgot storage)

I have storage already, and what do you recommend for a cheap good PSU

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, Zachshutes said:

I have storage already, and what do you recommend for a cheap good PSU

seasonic s12ii is pretty good.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card  ($238.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: VIVO CASE-V06 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $491.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 21:08 EDT-0400

[Zachshutes]

9 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card  ($238.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: VIVO CASE-V06 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $491.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 21:08 EDT-0400

You added the rx 480 8gb and a new case why?

[Zachshutes]

20 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card  ($238.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: VIVO CASE-V06 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $491.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 21:08 EDT-0400

and do you really think that micro ATX would be better?

 

[Castdeath97]

4 hours ago, Zachshutes said:

So what exact rx should I use 470 or 480?

The 470 is slower but isn't too far off the RX 480.

[Castdeath97]

1 minute ago, Zachshutes said:

and do you really think that micro ATX would be better?

 

Mostly won't make a big difference unless you need to move the system a lot more.

[Zachshutes]

1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

The 470 is slower but isn't too far off the RX 480.

I would just love to save as much money as possible .

[Herman Mcpootis]

13 minutes ago, Zachshutes said:

You added the rx 480 8gb and a new case why?

the rx 480 8gb trades blows with the gtx 1060 6gb and is slightly better than the rx 480 4gb. 

 

4 minutes ago, Zachshutes said:

and do you really think that micro ATX would be better?

 

not much of a difference between m-atx and atx case when the mobo will be m-atx, you still only get 4 expansion slots at most while the atx case will be more bulky. now back off with your passive-aggressive bullshit.

[Zachshutes]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

the rx 480 8gb trades blows with the gtx 1060 6gb and is slightly better than the rx 480 4gb. 

 

not much of a difference between m-atx and atx case when the mobo will be m-atx, you still only get 4 expansion slots at most while the atx case will be more bulky. now back off with your passive-aggressive bullshit.

sorry I just heard that Micro ATX is not as good as ATX.

 

And what do you think about the RX 470 instead of the 480 because I have looked and it funs all the games I want at good frames. Rainbow 6 Siege, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, maybe some Ark survival evolved, And stuff like H1Z1 and battle grounds.