So, I made a deal with my step-dad. He purchased his last PC for about $500 with the intent of using it for video games. Sadly, he bought it prebuilt from a store, and it lacks any sort of official capacity to play games. The bet was that I could build him a decent gaming PC, capable of playing much more modern and demanding games, for under $500. The rule is, with the budget of $500, whatever isn't used to pay for the PC he will give to me.
He believes it's not possible. He's not really well informed.
CPU: Intel Pentium G860 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31/W8 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($45.88 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Athena Power CA-GSB01DA (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($27.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Logisys 575W ATX12V Power Supply ($21.98 @ Outlet PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $337.78 Shipping, taxes, and discounts included.
I think I'm going to pocket a little over $150.
EDIT: And I am so completely in love with PCPartPicker. <3
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