Sub-$500 PC build

[neiru]

I would like to build a computer that I can do regular things like school work, view and edit videos, play games (moderate), web surf, and watch dvd's. My budget is $500. Just looking for suggestions. As far as gaming nothing extreme. Thanks. Don't worry about the OS.

[glc]

That's going to be pretty difficult, because of the gaming requirement. I just squeaked in at $496 shipped after rebates with current technology Intel. Someone else will have to address AMD. It would REALLY help if you could up your budget another couple hundred bucks.

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case

Newegg.com - FSP Group SAGA+ 500R 500W ATX2.2 Power Supply

Newegg.com - ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz 2 x 256KB L2 Cache 3MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I32100

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner - Bulk - CD / DVD Burners

Newegg.com - Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1339

Newegg.com - HIS H567FO1G Radeon HD 5670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

[farmkid5]

Heres an Amd build that should work for $580
CPU:
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana 3.3GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX455WFGMBOX
Motherboard:
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Graphics card:
Newegg.com - ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

for the rest just use what glc recommended.

What kind of gaming? Like COD, crysis, ?

[neiru]

As far as gaming nothing extreme, probably just older games. Watching videos and dvd's.

Does this work?
AMD Athlon II x 250 regor 3.0GHz
Biostar A880G + AM3 AMD880G
Antec 300 Illusion
TP Link TL-WN78ND
Samsung 500gb SATA II

I'm not sure about RAM, PSU, and GPU. I'm looking for something inexpensive. Perhaps a GPU for $60 more or less.

[glc]

If you are going to use an AMD processor, use an Asus motherboard and the rest of the components I suggested. I researched them VERY carefully for price AND quality. However, get whatever case you want, those are personal choices. I only picked the Coolermaster because it was on rebate AND had free shipping.

This is the best cheap wireless adapter:

Newegg.com - Rosewill RNX-G300EX IEEE 802.11b/g PCI Wireless Card Up to 54Mbps Data Rates 64/128-Bit WEP, 802.1x, WPA, WPA2, AES, TKIP with 100cm cable external 2 dBi Antenna