so all i have currently is a laptop and want to get back into gaming on PC as im tired of consoles, go figure.


Budget: $500
More specific use (what games, what programs): D2, League of Legends, CSGO, The Divison, pretty much want to get into Steam games.
Planned time until purchase: n/a - soon within the next month preferably so i can play more than D2 and LoL
Do you need an Operating System?: yes -windows 10
Do you have any specific preferred components?: n/a
Do you need a sound or wireless card?: dont know much about these
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?: dont know much, but want to do more than stock cooling and probably overclocking
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?: yes but dont need to be included in the $500 portion of the budget, want to spend 500ish on my actual build
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs): pennsylvania

is this doable with the type of games i want to play?
im not completely ignorant when it comes to this, but i could use advice. i was trying to put together my own build based on research i was doing and it came out to around $850 which isnt too bad but being that im impatient and want to get set up asap i feel like i could get a much cheaper build to play the games i will play.
this is the stuff i had looked at earlier:

PC Build

CPU: intel core i5 4590- $200 or intel i5 6600k skylake $250

MOTHERBOARD: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - $70
MSI Z97-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard- $140

MEMORY: corsair vengeance 2x 4gb ram ddr3 - $72 for 16gb ram (2x 8gb sticks)
g.skill ripjaws x series 16gb ram (2 8gb) -$66

STORAGE-Western Digital 1TB 7200RPM -$50

VIDEO CARD: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB -$330

POWER SUPPLY: EVGA 750 80+ Bronze - $70

CASE: (get mid tower case) cooler master HAF 912 ATX- $50


so what im really wanting to know is, can i get a setup around 400-500 to play the games mentioned or should i wait until i have the funds to set up a better build like the one above? sorry post is all over the place

As you can see a i5 and a r9 390 would already be over your budget leaving nothing for all the other components. If you want to play current games at decent settings @1080p then you need to invest like 700-900 dollar. For 500 you could maybe build something with an i3 and a gtx 950/r7 370 but you wont enjoy titles like "The Division".
With your budget you might want to look into used / refurbished computers. You can sometimes find quite good deals, but you have to check yourself if the parts are in a good condition.

Save your money and buy a nicer build. You'll be playing division at low frames without a decent gpu