Best Pre-Built PC for Under $500
The Specs:
- CPU: Intel Core i5-7400 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
- Memory: 12GB DDR4 2400MHz Memory
- Storage: 2TB 7,200RPM 3.5″ SATA Hard Drive
- Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 630 (PCI-Express Slot Available for Expansion)
- Optical Drive: 8X DVD-Writer Double-Layer Drive (DVD-RW)
- Windows 10 Home Included
Do you feel uneasy about building an entire computer yourself, and would rather just plop down some money and get to playing Overwatch already? Yeah, I feel you, the newest character’s pretty sweet. This Acer Aspire desktop, currently $479.99 at the time of this writing, can get you where you’re trying to go.
The Core i5 processor included in this computer is a better processor than the one in the previous build as it is a quad-core versus the dual-core i3. This will allow you to multitask and play games that benefit from more processing cores.
The 2TB drive is surprisingly large for a computer at this price tier, giving you lots of space for all kinds of stuff. Like the previous build, you can add drives if you wish.
12GB of memory will be more than enough for most games, and benefits activities outside of gaming as well.
It’s important to note that there is no dedicated graphics card in this build. However, the Intel HD 630 is actually a reasonably okay chip as far as graphics are concerned. It will run Overwatch on Low-to-Medium at around 60 frames per second, and you can add a low-cost graphics card with ease with the included PCI-Express slot. There are computer builds offered by CybertronPC for similar prices that do include graphics cards, but you may want to avoid this route as these are made from much older parts overall (DDR3 memory rather than DDR4, for example).
