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I'm building a $500 build. What do you think?

 

PCPartPicker: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/DLR4k/saved/PdksYJ/Breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/DLR4k/saved/PdksYJ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz $59.99                   

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151  $69.99

Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 $55.49

Storage: Western Digital Carviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal $48.89

Video Card: Asus Radeom RX 470 STRIX $149.99

Case: Zalman T2 Plus MicroATX Mini Tower Case $19.99

Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $33.89

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit $98.58

 

I'm probably gonna buy 'em off Newegg, because it's cheaper on there then nothing. Is Newegg a good option? If you reply, thanks!

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No optical drive, especially on a "console killer", makes Xanthe sad. :(

 

Someone more knowledgeable than myself might not like the PSU, but I see nothing wrong with it.

 

And @M.Yurizaki is right about Amazon. A prime trial can make it even more appealing!

Yes, it's 2871 as in the year 2871. I traveled all this way, back in time, just to help you. And you thought your mama lied when she said you were special. -_-

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Just now, DLR4k said:

Hmm, I'n probably gonna add an Optical Drive. Thanks for your feedback!

Not sure if that case will support an internal drive but USB ones can often be had for <$20 new or <$10 used. 

 

Microcenter has an LG one for $15 or so but I'm not sure if you can get that deal online.

Yes, it's 2871 as in the year 2871. I traveled all this way, back in time, just to help you. And you thought your mama lied when she said you were special. -_-

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Get windows on Reddit and you should be able to upgrade the CPU. Nice job though. 

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I approve. 

BTW You can buy Windows on Kinguin.

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Just now, Xanthe_2871 said:

Not sure if that case will support an internal drive but USB ones can often be had for <$20 new or <$10 used. 

 

Microcenter has an LG one for $15 or so but I'm not sure if you can get that deal online.

But it must be Blu ray one because consoles can read bray 

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Since your budget is tight keep in mind you can run Windows 10 deactivated for an indefinite amount of time. We thought this would have been shut down but here we are, well into 2017 and the computers I have with deactivated (essentially free) Windows are still running without a problem.

 

Save that money and put it into a better computer overall.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
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: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.92 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ B&H)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $575.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

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Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
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Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

But it must be Blu ray one because consoles can read bray 

Excellent point!

Yes, it's 2871 as in the year 2871. I traveled all this way, back in time, just to help you. And you thought your mama lied when she said you were special. -_-

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1 minute ago, Energycore said:

Since your budget is tight keep in mind you can run Windows 10 deactivated for an indefinite amount of time. We thought this would have been shut down but here we are, well into 2017 and the computers I have with deactivated (essentially free) Windows are still running without a problem.

 

Save that money and put it into a better computer overall.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
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: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.92 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ B&H)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $575.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Yea, but its harder for me save up becasue a) I'm Canadian, and b) I'm a kid, so it take me a while to even get $50.

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1 minute ago, Xanthe_2871 said:

Excellent point!

Then that means a 4K HDR playback ability.

 

I give a guess.  We not going to count keyboard, mouse, and monitor in this build?

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Just now, DLR4k said:

Yea, but its harder for me save up becasue a) I'm Canadian, and b) I'm a kid, so it take me a while to even get $50.

Then drop the SSD :)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ B&H)
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: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.92 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ B&H)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $525.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 17:23 EDT-0400

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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4 minutes ago, DLR4k said:

Well, I added a Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer, and PCPartPicker says its compatable, so idk.

If the case doesn't have an opening for the drive then it won't work. But you might want to keep that case, $20 for a case is a really good deal! A USB drive can be added when needed without being pregnant all the time. 

Yes, it's 2871 as in the year 2871. I traveled all this way, back in time, just to help you. And you thought your mama lied when she said you were special. -_-

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1 minute ago, Xanthe_2871 said:

If the case doesn't have an opening for the drive then it won't work. But you might want to keep that case, $20 for a case is a really good deal! A USB drive can be added when needed without being pregnant all the time. 

There is a small cutout to place a dvd drive there on Zalman T2

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This is the closest I've gotten to matching the PS4 Pro. I'm sure you could shave off a few dollars here or there.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g9L6pb
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g9L6pb/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($75.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($199.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.81 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.89 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $526.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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