Need help finding parts for new PC build ($500 budget)

[intelguy77]

I figured I might as well come to the experts here at SevenForums for some guidance and support on finding parts for my new PC build. I'm working with a budget of $500. I've looked at Newegg and Amazon, trying to find the best deals, but I'm pretty lost as to what grounds to start on. I'd like to be able to run Windows 7 64-bit and play recent games like Diablo III and DotA 2 at max or recommended settings with no issues. I am excluding monitor, sound system, keyboard, and mouse from this build because I already have each of those items.

So, can someone help me find parts at a good price? So far I only know what case I want, which is this one here:
COUGAR Orange Challenger Black Steel ATX Computer Case with 12cm COUGAR TURBINE HYPER-SPIN Bearing Silent Fans and 20cm LED Fan - Newegg.com

I still need: Mother board, HDD, PSU, Graphics card, Processor, RAM... Am I missing anything else? I think that's it.

 

[HarriePateman]

I currently use a gigabyte H87-HD3 motherboard. Its really good.
Dual bios (UEFI)
USB 3
all the bells and whistles!
Good value as well £67

 

[mjf]

Am I missing anything else? I think that's it.

The operating system. OEM ~$100.

 

[intelguy77]

I currently use a gigabyte H87-HD3 motherboard. Its really good.
Dual bios (UEFI)
USB 3
all the bells and whistles!
Good value as well £67

Cool mother board. Found it on Newegg. It's got mixed reviews though. What GPU are you using with that board?

Am I missing anything else? I think that's it.

The operating system. OEM ~$100.

I have the operating system already. Sorry, forgot to add that to the exclusion list.

 

[HarriePateman]

At the moment i'm just using integrated Intel HD3200 Graphics. Finished my build last week and realized i was short on money. So the GPU will have to wait until next month. But to be honest im not a big game player. And the integrated graphics are okay for me, i can play GTA on full, and Euro truck simulator!

 

[intelguy77]

Nice!

When you say GTA, do you mean GTA 5? Or just the first one? Is it smooth at max settings?

 

[Computer0304]

Here are the parts I reccomend:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL - Newegg.com
Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-3757-KR GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 FTW w/ ACX Cooling Video Card
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR RM Series RM550 550W ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Newegg.com - LG Internal Super Multi Drive 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model GH24NSB0 - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-4570 Haswell 3.2GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54570
Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, Blue - Newegg.com
($100 over budget but it is worth it)

 

[carwiz]

Are you really picking the case first on a $500 budget?

It's what goes into it that counts. Half or more of your budget will be blown on a GPU. That leaves room for an AMD on a decent board and a good power supply. Throw in a SSD for the system and scrounge a HDD for files. What's left may buy a cheap box and can of spray paint. Set your priorities where it counts the most for your use. Glamor shouldn't be one of them.

 

[carwiz]

Here are the parts I reccomend:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL - Newegg.com
Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-3757-KR GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 FTW w/ ACX Cooling Video Card
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR RM Series RM550 550W ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Newegg.com - LG Internal Super Multi Drive 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model GH24NSB0 - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-4570 Haswell 3.2GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54570
Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, Blue - Newegg.com
($100 over budget but it is worth it)

A bit more than $100 over. What about the motherboard?

 

[Computer0304]

The previously mentioned Gigabyte or Newegg.com - ASUS H87I-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard With UEFI BIOS

 

[whs]

TigerDirect has a lot of bare bone kits that may be a good start. They have good prices too. It is probably cheaper to start with a bundle.

Barebone Kits | TigerDirect.com

 

[carwiz]

I guess my adding machine is broken. That's WAY over $500. Did you include his $80 case? The OP said he has a budget.

 

[Computer0304]

Oops meant this: Newegg.com - ASUS Z87-A LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard or this which is more cheap: Newegg.com - ASUS Z87-A LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

 

[Computer0304]

Oh forgot case. I caculated with the Gigabyte motherboard but it may be more expensve since i reccomend the ASUS one.

 

[ReaperWarLord]

i would recommend for a alright graphics card get the geforce gt 550ti GeForce GTX 560 Ti and GeForce GTX 550 Ti i think you looking at round $200 probabley cheaper in the US

 

[HarriePateman]

Nice!

When you say GTA, do you mean GTA 5? Or just the first one? Is it smooth at max settings?

GtA 5 isn't out on PC yet mate!

San Andreas and IV on max.