$500 Gaming PC
Last Updated: 5/2/2024
This is the best gaming PC that you can find around the $500 price point, it comes with a 6 core Ryzen CPU that is capable of handling all gaming-related tasks and most importantly it will not bottleneck our GPU which is the Arc A580, this GPU will handle most titles at 1080p 60fps at high settings and serves as a great starter point for gaming at this budget!
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This gaming PC offers exceptional value for its price point and will help you get a start in the world of PC Gaming.
Featuring the Ryzen 5 3600, this value CPU offers 6 cores, 12 threads, and performs similarly to the Ryzen 5 5500 while being cheaper and supporting PCIE gen 4 connectivity + resizeable bar with compatible motherboards.
We have paired this CPU with a budget b450 motherboard that supports all of the necessary features for this build.
Additionally, this comes with 16GB of DDR4 RAM and 512GB of M.2 storage, which are great starting points for this kind of build and can be upgraded later if required.
For the most important part of this build, we have chosen the Intel Arc A580 since it's the cheapest 1080p new GPU in stock with performance comparable to an RX 6600 while being more affordable. This GPU will provide excellent 1080p performance in most titles and offers additional features such as AV1 encoding and decoding, raytracing, and access to Intel XeSS upscaling technology.
Lastly, a standard micro atx case with 3x supported 120mm argb fans is all you need to finish off this $500 budget gaming pc build!
Author
Nemusdark,
Hardware advisor
Nemusdark is a hardware enthusiast who is always up-to-date with the latest hardware news and trends. He also does market analysis and is aware of many different optimal combinations for PC builds at various different price points.
