I'll admit I have no idea what I'm doing, but assume

>>60772071
buy the 8TB WD externals, they are $180 and come with a WD Red inside that normally costs $220+

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Ew2FbKrI32NC1STWowS1NJLVU/view

$500 isn't going to get you a overpriced pre-built at that store

>>60772071
buy whatever shit tier consumer touchscreen 2 in 1 laptop they sell that's closest to $500. Bring it home and don't open it, sell it on ebay as new in box. Might have to take a $20-$40 loss but it's worth it because best buy sells absolutely NO quality laptops.

Then get a used x250. Install gentoo.

>>60772191
He can just sell the cards.

>>60772071
Post Speccy of your current build.

>>60772191
Thanks but not looking for a laptop, just a desktop. Do they even sell the parts to make anything decent? If I sell the cards or otherwise try to convert to cash I'm losing whatever I gain in buying power elsewhere, or at least that's what I'd guessed.

>>60772204
no one's going to buy best buy giftcards, not even plebs

>>60772222
you're best off just cashing out the cards. Maybe you can score a nintendo switch and sell it off for a profit.

Sure they sell some parts but they're over priced as shit, especially SSDs.

>>60772220
Stupid ASUS laptop that is about 2 years old, was given to me by my work so couldn't complain.

i5 2.3 GHz with 6 GB RAM and obviously no decent video inside.

>>60772250

Fair enough, was just hoping they weren't totally worthless to me. Thanks.

>>60772071
You can trade that gift card for like an amazon card.

The HP X250 isn't atrocious, it will have Intel 620 graphics and be portable, with potato sceen resolution. If you don't need/want a laptop, I'd drop $160 for a GeForce 1050 Ti card, $380 for a refurbished HP Pavilion w/ 8GB / 4 core 6th Gen I5. A little overbudget, but you'll be able to play modern games.

>>60772270
Their prebuilts all look to be a joke. You can get better for cheaper elsewhere.

Is $500 all you have? If it isn't you could at least get a start with an i5 7600k and 1TB WD Blue which are spot-on in price.

You can try pricematching other components, though their PSU and case selection don't really look to be worth trying there.

These seem to be in line with before-rebate prices elsewhere:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-black/5656036.p?skuId=5656036

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-superclocked-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card/5507456.p?skuId=5507456

>>60772705
CANCEL THAT DELETE DELETE DELETE
Why the fuck does it say 6th generation for a fucking i5 650?

>>60772071
Are you in Canada or USA?

You can always just put the $500 towards something else you might want, or you can buy a console or something.

>>60773379
US

>>60773420
They have access to tons of shit online. Did you know that you can buy protein powder on BB.com?

By a new vacuum or something else like that.

The only thing worth buying at Best Buy are their open box products. Got my current 55" samsung 4k for 400, as opposed to 800 (600 on sale). The box said there was a scratch on the screen, and I know where it is, but it is invisible when the TV is actually on.