Best $500-600 Desktop

[Raptor lx]

Hey guys, I'm in the market for a new cheap desktop for gaming. My limit would be around 500-600, as I just want a cheap rig - I'll probably buy a full blown behemoth in a year or two. I wouldn't mind a pre-built computer, but if anybody here is able to source parts for a good PC I could build myself within my price range that would be fine. My preference is for the CPU to be an intel, preferably with a k suffix for easy overclocking (such as i5-2500k), but asides from that I have no real preferences, besides having at least 8 GB RAM (I could easily get G.Skill Ares if I built it myself). Thanks for any help that you guys provide.

By the way, I have looked at one of the Cyberpower PCs and the reviews all say that it has an inadequate PSU, and that it is prone to fatal crashes as a result of this and other problems, so I'd prefer to steer clear of Cyberpower.

 

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Use it.

 

[Raptor lx]

That's a horrible CPU/mobo listed for that budget. I'd rather lower the GPU in return for a CPU that wasn't outdated 5 years ago. Thanks for the link to that image though.

 

[risk it nerd]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qgao
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qgao
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qgao/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qgao/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($166.15 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($86.80 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($166.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $614.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-30 07:40 EST-0500)
Beast for the price... 7850 FX-8320 etc

 

[Raptor lx]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qgao
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qgao
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qgao/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qgao/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($166.15 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($86.80 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($166.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $614.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-30 07:40 EST-0500)
Beast for the price... 7850 FX-8320 etc

Thanks, that's more along the lines of what I'm looking for. Might upgrade the CPU to an i5-2500k/3570k as those cores beat most AMD cores when OC'd.

 

[risk it nerd]

Thanks, that's more along the lines of what I'm looking for. Might upgrade the CPU to an i5-2500k/3570k as those cores beat most AMD cores when OC'd.

Yeah you can go wuth intel but I wanted to save you 60 bucks and get you an AMD FX 8320 it's good you can spend 60 bucks more and get the i5 2500k/3570k but you'll have to change the motherboard.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qoUs]
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qoUs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qoUs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qoUs/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($162.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $666.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-01 08:16 EST-0500)

 

[Raptor lx]

Yeah you can go wuth intel but I wanted to save you 60 bucks and get you an AMD FX 8320 it's good you can spend 60 bucks more and get the i5 2500k/3570k but you'll have to change the motherboard.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qoUs]
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qoUs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qoUs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qoUs/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($162.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $666.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-01 08:16 EST-0500)

That's actually quite a good build. I'd probably swap off the Radeon 7850 for a GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2gb, and maybe downgrade the 3570k to an i5-2500k, but asides from that, that's a really good build. The shipping would probably be more for me though, due to the fact that I'm Australian. Only problem is I'm not sure if I can even order from Newegg due to that fact, and the US versions of the parts you mentioned would probably charge me like ~30 a piece to ship out, so I'd need to find more local vendors. Thanks for that though

 

[Sypherz]

Just gonna throw this out there, I use the Integrated 4000 on my i5-3570k and I don't even have a dedicated graphics card. It works wonders unless you're looking for very resource consuming games. You should try that and get a dedicated card if you need it later

 

[Raptor lx]

Just gonna throw this out there, I use the Integrated 4000 on my i5-3570k and I don't even have a dedicated graphics card. It works wonders unless you're looking for very resource consuming games. You should try that and get a dedicated card if you need it later

I would be in need of a GPU - I'd use the build to play maxed graphics BF3/Crysis and the such. The integrated graphics are decent for things like MineCraft, but they can't handle the higher end graphics required from the newer titles.

 

[Sypherz]

I would be in need of a GPU - I'd use the build to play maxed graphics BF3/Crysis and the such. The integrated graphics are decent for things like MineCraft, but they can't handle the higher end graphics required from the newer titles.

Minecraft is an underestimate. I have no gpu and can handle GW2 and many games on max. But definitely go with the dedicated card i you're into newer titles. Really, you should have gone with Newegg's Black Friday sale. At one point a Corsair cx-650 was on sale for like 20 bucks.

Best of luck with the build

Oh, and also get this if you're going with a dedicated card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
It's on sale/ use the promo code. You'll save 40 bucks on the 3570 and there's little difference

 

[Raptor lx]

Minecraft is an underestimate. I have no gpu and can handle GW2 and many games on max. But definitely go with the dedicated card i you're into newer titles. Really, you should have gone with Newegg's Black Friday sale. At one point a Corsair cx-650 was on sale for like 20 bucks.

Best of luck with the build

Oh, and also get this if you're going with a dedicated card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
It's on sale/ use the promo code. You'll save 40 bucks on the 3570 and there's little difference

Don't think I can even buy from newegg - they don't ship to Australia do they?