Just for fun: The latest $500 gaming PC

[Wolfram23]

I made two low budget PC builds just for fun, for anyone interested. These will definitely play games at pretty decent mid to high settings, depending on the game (for example, Dead Space 3 at max but Battlefield 3 at medium).

(Note: to see in your own country, click the link and select your country at the top-right drop-down menu)

Intel version:
(link: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/EzJR)
CPU: Intel Pentium G2120 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($84.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31/W8 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($28.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($84.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Inwin BK623.BN300TBL MicroATX Mini Tower Case w/300W Power Supply ($57.24 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $480.87

AMD version:
(link: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/EBKT)
CPU: AMD A6-3670K 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A75M-S2V Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Kingston Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($28.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($84.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Inwin BK623.BN300TBL MicroATX Mini Tower Case w/300W Power Supply ($57.24 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $465.87

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

interesting website, thanks for showing that, and would definitely say those are solid low budget builds, might have to advertise these to some family/friends, they keep buying pre made shitty ones when i'd be more then happy to build them stuff like this for half the price.

 

[Wolfram23]

Yeah, no problem. Just keep in mind that the site will sometimes miss items, like for some reason Corsair PSUs don't come up from a certain retailer who definitely has them.

 

[AVeryClassyCat]

Ah, this site. It's the most useful thing I've ever used since I decided last year that this PC will be my last prebuilt. Awesome builds! I'm so new to the idea of building my own computer and it's nice to see how accessible a decent machine can be considering how intimidating the process seems it would be cost-wise.