Looking for a good gaming desktop with monitor $500 and lower.

[Dr. Steve Brule]

Looking for a good gaming desktop with monitor that has alot of space and is lower than $500

[Pomelo]

A standard 1080p monitor is ~150$, which leaves 350$ for the PC. That won't get you good gaming performance though. 500$ for the PC alone might get you a halfway decent rig to start off with, but that's about it.

[Hextravert]

That was exactly what crossed my mind.

$500 just doesn't seem enough if you are looking to buy both a brand-new monitor and a decent computer.

Publicado originalmente por Powl:

A standard 1080p monitor is ~150$, which leaves 350$ for the PC. That won't get you good gaming performance though. 500$ for the PC alone might get you a halfway decent rig to start off with, but that's about it.

[Mozendo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jhgQK8

[Pomelo]

Publicado originalmente por Mozendo:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jhgQK8

Not too shabby for 500$, but you see the issue. It's not really a good gaming PC. 4GB RAM is on the low side, the CPU is a dual core, the case is kinda meh, and the monitor is somewhat small.

But for 500$, you gotta cut back somewhere.

[SHON]

Publicado originalmente por Powl:

Publicado originalmente por Mozendo:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jhgQK8

Not too shabby for 500$, but you see the issue. It's not really a good gaming PC. 4GB RAM is on the low side, the CPU is a dual core, the case is kinda meh, and the monitor is somewhat small.
But for 500$, you gotta cut back somewhere.

Not bad for the price though, can always unpgrade ram and 21.5 is actually perfect in my opinion anyway.

[RR Soldier #W2G]

Try out craigslist, that's where I got my PC for $210 worth around 300-400

[Rove]

Here is the best I can recommend anywhere near your price range:
Tower includes Windows 8.1 64bit and 1920*1080 Monitor.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pmjNYJ
Base Total: $602.69
Promo Discounts: -$6.00
Combo Discounts: -$27.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$45.00
Shipping: $1.99
Total: $526.68

It's a good basic PC. It's not a real good gaming PC though BUT it has the potential to be if you can later add in a R9 270 GPU or bettter dedicated graphics card. Then it will be around and about as powerful as one of the current gaming consoles. R9 270X GPU's start at about $165 last I saw and R9 270's are like $20~ cheaper.

[_I_]

if you can go to $600 and dont mind $65 in rebates and dont need an os

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FxzFmG


CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $539.90

much faster cpu than amd apu
much better gpu than amd apu
can upgrade to i3/i5/i7 when needed
cx430 can run a 200w gpu with an intel 1150 build