Best Possible Build For $500-$600?

[iMrSquare]

My laptop recently broke and I am considering getting a new PC. Thing is I'm on a really low budget and know little to nothing about building a PC. I wanna buy the parts and my friend is gonna help me build it. So what I wanna know is what is the best possible build I can get for about 500-600$? Excluding the monitor/keyboard/mouse.

[MrTomBlack]

Here nice gaming pc for 660$ without keyboard and mouse.
CPU-Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor
RAM-Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
GPU-MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB HAWK Video Card
Motherboard-ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
HDD-Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Case-NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU-EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor

[Liteaku]

https://************.com/p/8LB2GX
EDIT: Well the URL is filtered for some reason...

CPU https://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaf...l&promoid=1443
Motherboard https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KRUX0X2/?tag=pcpapi-20
RAM https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231428
GPU
Decision time!
GTX 960: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UOYQ5LA/?tag=pcpapi-20
R9 280X: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FLMKNE0/?tag=pcpapi-20
Here's a link to some benchmarks: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...60,4038-4.html

HDD https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0088PUEPK/?tag=pcpapi-20
PSU https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139028
Case https://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaf...c&promoid=1485
Total Price - $659.43 (GTX 960)
Total Price - $649.43 (R9 280x)

Versus the above post, this build has:
A better CPU
A better GPU
"Better" Motherboard Brand (ASRock as gotten better I've heard)
"Better" RAM (Corsair ram has made my computer BSOD in the past)
But go with either one, I guess.

[thehackereveryonehates]

Here's a nice PC build for $600 which should allow you to be able to run most games at around medium - ultra graphics at 1080p for around $600! The build should be able to run most popular pc titles at the moment (GTA 5, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare, Battlefield Hardline/4, CS:GO, Watchdogs, Titanfall and Minecraft at 1080p with decent fps. I hope you consider this build!

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($30.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $571.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[HCKPT]

Here's a nice PC build for $600 which should allow you to be able to run most games at around medium - ultra graphics at 1080p for around $600! The build should be able to run most popular pc titles at the moment (GTA 5, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare, Battlefield Hardline/4, CS:GO, Watchdogs, Titanfall and Minecraft at 1080p with decent fps. I hope you consider this build!

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($30.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $571.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This config is 5*... if you can buy for the video card a R9 290 instead!

[spdgear]

I reccommend looking up youtube videos. There is a lot of helpful info on there on how to build your first rig. It helps if you know all the parts too.