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Hello fellow peoplez that lurk these forums! (Don't Worry, I do that to X3) I am in quite a pickle when it comes to building my Desktop. Next month, I will be getting $500 and I would love to use that for building my own custom PC. The problem is that I don't know what computer parts I should get. That is where you lurkers come in (Not to be offensive to them by any means). So, when I obtain my PC, the games I will be playing most will be

- Minecraft (Vanilla and Modded)

- Terraria

- The Escapists

- Happy Wars

- Banished

- SWTOR (Star Wars: The Old Republic)

- Star Realms

- And more games in the future.

Also, I might record for youtube, but probably not as much. I will also use applications like:

- Photoshop

- And Others

So can you nice lurkers and all nice people please show me a good $500 PC Build and why I should use it?

Is $500 just for the parts, or does that include an operating system?

This is a little over budget, but it'll run games great:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($152.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $518.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-03 21:55 EST-0500