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$500 Gaming PC Build ( Good Or Bad) Help Please
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My build comes out to around $500 and I need to if this is a good gaming PC build that I can rely on. Thank you.
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$500 PC can be better than a next gen console.
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I'm not so good with computers. but i think with the money you have, you can get a better one.
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I'd get something like this

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$15 over after rebates but if you cant afford it get just 4GB of ram and add another 4GB of ram in the future.

Another suggestion..

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Use the I5's GPU until you can get a bit more money and invest into a dedicated GPU.
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I'd get the i3 rig that DCFC suggested. Keep in mind though, the 4160 is Haswell refresh, so you'll need either an H97 or Z97 chipset motherboard, or an Intel 8 series motherboard with a BIOS update.

This would be my take on it;
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Spend a little extra and get the CM N200 instead if you wish.
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