$300 Gaming PC Ideas?

[Emanuel_M]

I want to make my own pc build. Like I built PC's upgraded them fixed them and built some, but I want to make my own. Any help me for $300. BTW no Pnetium g3258 because I will be utilizing 4 cores for what I will be doing.

I made one but I think you guys can think of a better one. Just doing some hi-res photo art ans some B4 COD series, tf2, unturned, and some other fps games. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Emanuel_M/saved/N4QNnQ

[MrYuriy]

That RAM is WAY too much (too expensive) for gaming. Also, I would go down slightly on the CPU. With those two, you'll have the rest of your budget to get the only thing that'll matter in a ^$300 gaming pc.. GPU.
 
Do this:
• Intel G3258 Overclockable CPU... ^$70. Plenty videos of people playing every game u can think of on it (hold quality settings). You'll be able to get the best GPU u can with the money saved. Again, GPUs' all that matters.
• Get RAM that's no more than ^$45. I don't care what kind; just do it.
• My final suggestion is expanding the budget to whatever is needed (less than ^$40) and get a WD Blue 1TB HDD. Games eat storage.

[Taswell]

your missing a lot of parts....like a case for starters (its hiding at the bottom) but still your missing a GPU

 

yeah a GPU+CPU > APU+shitload of RAM

[a_block_of_wood]

I want to make my own pc build. Like I built PC's upgraded them fixed them and built some, but I want to make my own. Any help me for $300. BTW no Pnetium g3258 because I will be utilizing 4 cores for what I will be doing.

I made one but I think you guys can think of a better one. Just doing some hi-res photo art ans some B4 COD series, tf2, unturned, and some other fps games. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Emanuel_M/saved/N4QNnQ

I would trust a 3 year old second hand HDD over a PSU that came with a case...

 

That RAM is WAY too much (too expensive) for gaming. Also, I would go down slightly on the Motherboard. With those two, you'll have the rest of your budget to get the only thing that'll matter in a $300 gaming pc.. GPU.

 

Just thought of something else... Intel G3258 Overclockable CPU... $70... Plenty of videos of people playing every game u can think of on it (hold quality settings). You'll be able to get the best GPU u can with the money saved. And get RAM that's no more than $45, I don't care what kind. GPU all that matters. Rest of ur items are just fine. #Win

Won't APU benefits from fast ram? Just wondering... then again I'm not familiar with APU, I'd rather get i3 + 260x or something.

[Emanuel_M]

Yea thats why i choose 2133mhz because of the APu

[TheKDub]

I want to make my own pc build. Like I built PC's upgraded them fixed them and built some, but I want to make my own. Any help me for $300. BTW no Pnetium g3258 because I will be utilizing 4 cores for what I will be doing.

I made one but I think you guys can think of a better one. Just doing some hi-res photo art ans some B4 COD series, tf2, unturned, and some other fps games. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Emanuel_M/saved/N4QNnQ

 

For $300, I'd recommend checking ebay/craigslist for cheap used parts.

[Adreyu]

I want to make my own pc build. Like I built PC's upgraded them fixed them and built some, but I want to make my own. Any help me for $300. BTW no Pnetium g3258 because I will be utilizing 4 cores for what I will be doing.

I made one but I think you guys can think of a better one. Just doing some hi-res photo art ans some B4 COD series, tf2, unturned, and some other fps games. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Emanuel_M/saved/N4QNnQ

Have you considered doing a scrapyard build? you could get much more performance out of it

[a_block_of_wood]

Yea thats why i choose 2133mhz because of the APu

 

Fair enough. Still, not enough information on the PSU is making me nervous.

[Emanuel_M]

That RAM is WAY too much (too expensive) for gaming. Also, I would go down slightly on the CPU. With those two, you'll have the rest of your budget to get the only thing that'll matter in a ^$300 gaming pc.. GPU.

 

Do this:

• Intel G3258 Overclockable CPU... ^$70. Plenty videos of people playing every game u can think of on it (hold quality settings). You'll be able to get the best GPU u can with the money saved. Again, GPUs' all that matters.

• Get RAM that's no more than ^$45. I don't care what kind; just do it.

• My final suggestion is expanding the budget to whatever is needed (less than ^$40 more) and get a WD Blue 1TB HDD. Games eat storage.

I kind said im going for a quad core since I will be doing more than one thing at a time.

[Emanuel_M]

Fair enough. Still, not enough information on the PSU is making me nervous.

LOL I live in a new house. GFC protected, nothing wont blow up

Built in Janurary 2015

[connorpiper]

 Intel G3258 Overclockable CPU... ^$70. Plenty videos of people playing every game u can think of on it (hold quality settings). You'll be able to get the best GPU u can with the money saved. Again, GPUs' all that matters.

 

 

As more games come out that will not even run on  cores. At least Core i3, or that APU. (With the expensive RAM)

And on games that require a beefy CPU, there will be stuttering all the time. Speed does not matter when you only have 2 cores. 

[Emanuel_M]

As more games come out that will not even run on  cores. At least Core i3, or that APU. (With the expensive RAM)

And on games that require a beefy CPU, there will be stuttering all the time. Speed does not matter when you only have 2 cores.

What If I want to do some recording?

[Emanuel_M]

Ok then Ill try to make a ppp with the 3258

[connorpiper]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 DT 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($18.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card  ($97.73 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master TC102 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $337.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-04 21:09 EDT-0400

 

I would suggest saving more money to get a better GPU. Either go with what you have or this. Or wait till $400-$500. 

 

Also OS?

[connorpiper]

What If I want to do some recording?

 

The Pentium will die much more than the i3.

[MrYuriy]

Okay, that's fine. Just get a diff CPU then. I would still apply my other suggestions. Just keep CPU as low as you can.. I guess if you're going stronger CPU/RAM combo go for it, but if pure gaming.. Spending more on GPU would be more beneficial IMO.

[Emanuel_M]

Okay, that's fine. Just get a diff CPU then. I would still apply my other suggestions. Just keep CPU as low as you can.. I guess if you're going stronger CPU/RAM combo go for it, but if pure gaming.. Spending more on GPU would be more beneficial IMO.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gKwzxr

[Exploded117]

What I would do:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 160GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($19.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master TC102 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $297.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-04 22:06 EDT-0400

[Nexxus]

If recording is a must get an nvidia card and use shadow play.

[Pugs501]

If recording is a must get an nvidia card and use shadow play.

He can use other software

[Nexxus]

He can use other software

Sure, its going to hurt him a hell of alot more then running shadow play though. And when you are dealing with such a limited budget well..id say its his best option.

[Emanuel_M]

Oo thanks for the help guys! I did not expect for tuis many people to reply!