Hi i have 500$ can someone help me and i'll be gaming on it and for os win10 plz help. (i'm new to pc gaming)
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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jZxMr7
7400 requires a BIOS update though. If you don't want to bother you could save a few dollars and grab the 6400. Real world performance is near identical.
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Thank you.
Normally I'd recommend improvements where applicable but... I just cant... it's fantastic. I could nitpick but there's no point... single stick is upgrade path obviously, but if not upgrading go with dual stick for that dual channel goodness (that actually doesn't do a whole ton for performance in reality but there is a slight benefit [obvoiusly depends on workload]). I'd like to say go Ryzen R5 but It won't be as good for gaming (much better in other areas though). Again, getting very nitpicky though.
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Ok thank you i'll get a dual stick.
Same. Its a solid, well balanced build.
I probably wouldnt buy a seagate drive as my only drive personally, but for the price its really not bad.
Ok then i'll get ryzen 5 thanks for the help.
HAHA you did exactly what I was thinking and put a WD in there.
Thank you all for helping me.
I wouldn't say get ryzen 5... just wait to see how it performs... If nothing else intel prices may drop slightly so you can save a few bucks.
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There are many options on this forums of people who have suggested their builds for a budget of $500 but they have missed their mark of hitting $500 or less. Here is my build for just a touch under 500 bucks which will perform nearly to those of the i5's in gaming but in other tasks such as opening up Google Chrome the mechanical hard drive will feel a bit sluggish and having an SSD you don't have to wait.
[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 ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($47.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($155.02 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $492.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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The Pentium G4560 is basically a i3
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I would see if a microcenter is nearby for cpu/mb combos and open box stuff can save you a few bucks.
Their email rebates are beyond my patience however
I would personally recommend you look at a second hand PC within that budget, you will save a bit of money or you can go balls to the wall and live on ebay or other sites like it for great deals, start of with the motherboard you would like to use and work your way to the cpu, ram and then gpu and psu. you can find some really good deals on ebay as some people are selling parts for less than they value at but only if youre willing to put the effort in, my first system cost be about 500 dollars brand new and its still going today. you could also look at xeon chips but you will need to do some research into that as its hard to find motherboards sometimes for certain chipsets and sometimes the board will not even fix in a normal atx case
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Two builds: one with the OS, one without. You could grab a grey market copy of Windows, but I won't recommend it.
You will notice I have cut storage way down to save money. Storage can always be added. I focused on the CPU/GPU.
I had to remove the links for individual parts due to newbie restrictions.
No rebates in either build as of this post.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: asrock-motherboard-b150mhds]ASRock B150M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: gskill-memory-f42133c15s8gis]G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd3200aajs]Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($21.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: asus-radeon-rx-470-4gb-strix-video-card-rog-strix-rx470-o4g-gaming]Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: xion-case-xon310bk]Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $514.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-29 17:47 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: intel-pentium-g4560-35ghz-dual-core-processor-bx80677g4560]Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: asrock-b250m-hdv-micro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-b250m-hdv]ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: patriot-viper-4-8gb-1-x-8gb-ddr4-2400-memory-pv48g240c5]Patriot Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($52.79 @ Newegg)
Storage: western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd3200aajs]Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($21.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: asus-radeon-rx-470-4gb-strix-video-card-rog-strix-rx470-o4g-gaming]Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: xion-case-xon310bk]Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: antec-power-supply-bp430]Antec Basiq 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.79 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: microsoft-os-kw900140]Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $512.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-29 17:49 EDT-0400
You can download the official O.S of Win 8.1/10 from MicroCock.
Please correct me if I am wrong: You are referring to running an inactive instance of Windows.
Yes that is an option. I have the non-OS build for such an instance.
R5 was released, and the systems are comparable: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8ZQWCy
Only difference is multithreading. Intel system should edge it out in pure gaming performance, but eight threads will come in handy if you plan on multitasking. Running virtual machines, streaming, etc. Although if you cheap out on RAM you will see a small bottleneck. Ideal would be 14 CAS @ 3200 but good luck fitting that in with a 470 for under $600. You could always take a flyer on a used 7970, but that does involve risk.
I'd go AMD for SMT, but it all comes down to your use case. If your goal is as many frames at 1080p for as little as possible, I don't actually recommend building a system from scratch. As shazonline mentioned, you could pick up a refurbished i5-2400 with 8GB DDR3 (usually upgradeable to 16GB) for around $100. Slap in a 460, turn down antialiasing and shadows, and you're gaming at 1080p for $200. Upgrade the power supply and you could fit in a 470 for $300 and game at 1080p comfortably for at least a few years.
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If you plan to game I don't know why nobody told you to get an SSD. They're cheap now and If you can get ten games on it you can always worry about getting a cheap storage drive later. No reason to be gaming on a klunk drive these days - not even on a 500 dollar build.
If the cost of an SSD detracts from the core performance of the CPU and GPU, then no... an SSD is not worth it. You can buy one later and add it in without the hassle of buying and selling a core component like the CPU/GPU.