*New Member* Budget gaming pc

[Emi]

Hi there, i'm a (former) console gamer and i'm looking to go into the world of PC gaming and was wondering if you all could help me find or perhaps build a "budget" PC for gaming (Preferably one that will cost 500$ or less.).

 

[dougp]

This should go in general hardware, and at that, I recommend you say what kind of games you plan on playing.

 

[shortylickens]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8320/best-pc-you-can-build-for-under-500

 

[styrafoam]

If i was going to throw a list together it would be pretty close to the intel suggestion in the link above, but I would cut the SSD out, upgrade the processor to an I3 or an I5 and add a r260x or r270 to the list. Depends mainly on how close to $500 you need to stay, and if you are planning on including a monitor, KB, mouse, etc in that price. If you are trying to do more than just the tower for $500 you might be hurting.

 

[toughtrasher]

Wrong section.

But if you're new to building computers, I suggest you read up on the sections where we've discussed a lot of building PCs. Really helpful info there