PC Recommendations

[bobthecheeseburger229]

Hey,

 

I'm finally building a PC, Although my budget is 500$,

So I really need some help finding some parts that will squeeze in the most performance I can get for 500$.

And yes I will be upgrading it over time, But now I only have the 500$.

 

And I would go with AMD but that would restrict me from things in the future.

 

I'm also thinking about getting an M Atx or a ITX rig with the bitfenix prodigy M.

 

So just tell me the recommended parts.

[helping]

Hey,

 

 most performance I can get for 500$.

 

And I would go with AMD but 

 

bitfenix prodigy M.

 

uh

 

 

[in this context later would mean when you have more money]

[Tmh85]

With only 500$ and going with Intel is extremely hard to get good performance

[super_teabag]

Are you planning on buying keyboard, monitor, and mouse? And i'd suggest going full atx because AMD micro atx boards are not as feature rich as the larger ATX boards

[tristan1035]

Wait and save.

[Coombzy]

$500 Intel build with good performance I don't think this is going to be possible for that budget AMD really is the best option 

[cjeffcoatjr]

750K

Prodigy M

Whatever FM2 mATX board with USB 3 you can find

7850/7870/270, whichever is cheaper

Cheapest 8GB of RAM you can find

1TB WD Blue

Corsair CX500M

 

(PCPartPicker is too mainstream)

[Grape Guild]

A good way to save that Linus himself used in his holiday build guide is to start out only buying 1 4gb stick of RAM.  Sure, it'll run slightly slower than a dual channel kit, but since you're willing to upgrade, you can just buy a second single 4gb stick (same type, of course), and add it into your build in the future.  This would give you dual channel, 8gb memory.  Comment if I'm being confusing.

[bobthecheeseburger229]

$500 Intel build with good performance I don't think this is going to be possible for that budget AMD really is the best option 

Would an AMD M ATX rig be better?

[CoolBeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.48 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Microcenter) 

Memory:  G.Skill 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.94 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $471.37

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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[TheSLSAMG]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Microcenter) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Microcenter) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $494.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-03 20:43 EST-0500)

Cheap and upgradeable. Not good initially, but I guess it will do for a while.

[CoolBeans]

Would an AMD M ATX rig be better?

Yes, but a AMD ATX rig would be even better, because with MATX you won't be able to upgrade past a 6350

[Coombzy]

Would an AMD M ATX rig be better?

for the price point yes but AMD don't have many MATX boards  save to $650-700 and maybe we could recommend something 

[Grape Guild]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.48 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Microcenter) 

Memory:  G.Skill 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.94 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $471.37

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-03 20:43 EST-0500)

 

The master has spoken! All hail the magic conch!

[bobthecheeseburger229]

The master has spoken! All hail the magic conch!

?

[Akolyte]

Unless you want a PC thats going to break in 1 month or a PC using crappy graphics, I would really save up.  

[Akolyte]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.48 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Microcenter) 

Memory:  G.Skill 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.94 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $471.37

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-03 20:43 EST-0500)

 

GO WITH THIS! Mate, your a bloody genius! 

[TheRuke]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Microcenter) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Microcenter) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $494.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-03 20:43 EST-0500)

Cheap and upgradeable. Not good initially, but I guess it will do for a while.

 

Doesn't even compete with @CoolBeans

[TheRuke]

GO WITH THIS! Mate, your a bloody genius! 

No, he's @CoolBeans

[Grape Guild]

?

You must be new.  Coolbeans is like the master of coming up with builds for people with low budgets like you.

[WoodenMarker]

What's the system being used for? 500 USD?

[CoolBeans]

You must be new.  Coolbeans is like the master of coming up with builds for people with low budgets like you.

@WoodenMarker (fixed it) and @TheSLSAMG are also good

[bobthecheeseburger229]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.48 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Microcenter) 

Memory:  G.Skill 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.94 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $471.37

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-03 20:43 EST-0500)

 

The only thing I don't like is the case, But marvelous work man!

[bobthecheeseburger229]

What's the system being used for? 500 USD?

Gaming. Yes 500 USD.

[WoodenMarker]

PCPartPicker part list

That 7870 has been out of stock for a few days now.

Gaming. Yes 500 USD.

My recommendations: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2eCHG