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Any prebuild gaming pc for $500 or less ? bestbuy, amazon, neweggs....

itsoveritsover Member UncommonPosts: 353
in Hardware
I am not a pc builder, I recently have alot of time, i want go back doing little gaming, a pc that can run ESO , Wildstar, Call of duty BO 3.... on smooth. But I dont want spend whole lot of moneys for it, I do have keyboard / mouse and 24inch monitor ready.  Im not for a prebuild gaming pc that just plug cable in and play....without install any part, accept Keyboard, speaker, mouse, monitor.....

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  • ForgrimmForgrimm Member EpicPosts: 3,069
    A $500 budget is going to limit you to low-end gaming pc's like http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9795072&CatId=114
  • itsoveritsover Member UncommonPosts: 353
    that all I need. Will it run those game I list perfect ?

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  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383
    This is a pretty tall order.

    "Smooth" at  720p or 1024x768 may be possible. At 1080p, you would need to cut way back on a lot of graphics options, and even then in some titles you may not be able to get it smooth. 24" tells me your probably thinking 1080 resolution at least though.

    Alienware Alpha starts at $500 - that's with pretty basic options and no specified video card.

    Even over at Cyberpower, I could get an AMD A4 APU build at around $500, but it wasn't even remotely a good deal at all. To get to an A10 you had to add $100 to the build (and an A10 doesn't even cost much more than $100 retail in the box).

    Newegg had a couple of AMD APUs for around $500 - at least these were A10's and not A4s. Just if your willing to gamble on no-name motherboard/PSU to go with that build, and no warranty support to speak of.

    I think - your best bet is to find a local geek. Offer them a case of beer (or Mt Dew and Cheetos). Beg them to build your computer for you. You could probably make it work with a good A10 build, no discrete GPU, and beat your $500 budget with parts and bribes. But out-of-the-box, short of finding an amazing deal somewhere (which is possible, but rare and hard to find), I don't know of anything.
  • OhhPaigeyOhhPaigey Member RarePosts: 1,517
    Why not just get a console? Most the games you want to play are on there anyways.
    When all is said and done, more is always said than done.
  • H0urg1assH0urg1ass Member EpicPosts: 2,380
    If $500 is your budget, then you'd be far better off learning how to assemble a computer as you'll get much better deals on separate parts and, in the end, have a better computer for it.

    If you simply cannot build a computer for whatever reason, then you need to lower your expectations by a great deal.  You will be able to play the games you listed, but with the graphics options turned all the way down on a couple of them.
  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,989
    edited June 2016
    Buy used computer.

    EDIT: Best new computer I could find: 
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883272178

    I'd advice against buying that one, though. An used computer with decent quality parts would be more reliable than a new one with junk parts.
     
  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    Vrika said:
    Buy used computer.

    EDIT: Best new computer I could find: 
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883272178
    I'm not from USA so someone from USA might be better at searching your stores
    Not bad i guess, though looking at it, it comes with a stock fan, which i'd replace with something better asap, and i am guessing the power supply is a generic one, but you get what you pay for, and chances are they cut a few corners by using cheaper components. O.o
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    edited June 2016
    itsover said:
    that all I need. Will it run those game I list perfect ?
    no, maybe on low settings. Still with low fps.

    EDIT: maybe not even on low settings.




  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383
    itsover said:
    that all I need. Will it run those game I list perfect ?
    Nope. They will run, but definitely not perfect. That R5 230 and 4 core CPU is pretty much directly equivalent to an A4 APU.
  • MoiraeMoirae Member RarePosts: 3,318
    I don't think that's possible unless it's a very low end rig that really isn't worth it and you'll have to upgrade in a year. 
  • VicodinTacoVicodinTaco Member UncommonPosts: 804
    Save up a bit more and get the cheapest PC you can get from Digital Storm.  Currently $842 and it'll last you for years.
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    Torval said:
    OhhPaigey said:
    Why not just get a console? Most the games you want to play are on there anyways.
    In that budget that would be my recommendation as well. Unless there is a specific PC title the OP wants a console will deliver much better gaming than a PC at that price. Even if there is a specific PC title it's not going to run really well on a budget PC.
    Agreed. No PC master race will ever give a better experience at that price. But if the OP is willing to save a bit more money he can get a better PC around $800+ like someone else mentioned above. Otherwise, op is in for a waste of money.




  • holdenhamletholdenhamlet Member EpicPosts: 3,772
    Kind of doubt you could even prebuild a PC for that much and get the results you're looking for. 

    If you want prebuilt, that's what consoles are for.
  • GladDogGladDog Member RarePosts: 1,097
    edited June 2016
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883102144  

    This computer would be good, not great with the games you mentioned.  It is using dual graphics, with a decent discreet video card working with the decent on-chip video to make a solid combo card that is similar in performance to an R9-280 for games that support crossfire.  The one thing that is worrisome is it only has 4GB of RAM, but that is something that can be easily upgraded later.

    Added as an edit

    There is an option to raise it to 8GB RAM and a 1TB HDD that still fits within the $500 budget.


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  • MalaboogaMalabooga Member UncommonPosts: 2,977
    edited June 2016
    If i were you id wait for new AMD GPUs. There will be really cheap GPUs that are on R9 380/GTX960 level for much cheaper and that lowers the price significantly. I presume there will be many OEMs systems with these new cards.

    Console is also not a bad option.
  • holdenhamletholdenhamlet Member EpicPosts: 3,772
    Another thing to consider is if you get something that can barely play games now, what's going to happen in a year?  You don't want to spend $500 on something that won't be good in a year's time.

    Consoles are always good until the next generation is made because Devs make games specifically for them.
  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414
    Ask again at the end of the month. It becomes a lot easier to fit the bill then. If you aren't going to build yourself, you will need to shop at a builder who sells close to the cost of parts like iBuyPowerPC. When you do this, you do sacrifice some things and leave yourself open to warranty headaches.
  • Quazal.AQuazal.A Member UncommonPosts: 859
    Id go with the suggestion already made about buying a second hand, look on ebay, ive historically bought some very good pcs , but as an eg. I have recently listed my old barebones machine for about £300 which has a 560ti, i5 overcloked, 8gb memory in fact all it needs to be a solid gaming machine is a harddrive and windows, which would set you back about a £100 (but im in uk)

    Ebay is a good idea, donty worry about the machines that look good (they are all junk) but look to pre-owned, pre-built ones, for $500 i reckon you could get a similar spec to my old machine which would solidly run then games.

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  • MoiraeMoirae Member RarePosts: 3,318
    justmemyselfandi said:
    I've been building my own PC's for 2 decades now. I can promise you, as many other have said, it's ultra easy especially nowdays. If you can build a Snap-Tite model kit, a Lego set, or an Erector set, you can build a PC.
    I won't do anything else. Prebuilt costs more and you probably won't get exactly what you want. Besides, its much more fun to build your own. 
  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414
    You can get a prebuilt for roughly $50 more than doing it yourself using NCIX.
  • syntax42syntax42 Member UncommonPosts: 1,385
    If you can wait for the new AMD card, you can build a very good system for the money.  Pre-built isn't worth the money and you will always get screwed.  Search "RX 480 $500 build" on Google if you want a very powerful gaming machine for your budget range.

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