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Hey guys, today i come to you with my budget build  guide, a box that i will use for the price of under 500 since i am under a really, really strict budget. So i've been playing TF2, quake live and battlefront 2 on my laptop, i'm kinda tired of not being able to run games that people gift me like fallout 4, rocket league and gang beats, so since i'mon a budget, and im not really playing any other games apart from CSGO (which doesn't even run on my laptop at low settings) quake, TF2, i've decided to make this baby, my question is , can i run games like fallout 4 at low settings at 1080p? maybe 900p at mid settings at 30+ fps? what about rocket league, considering im coming from playing on a laptop, i dont really care about graphics that much (i would love to play games at 1080p and above 30 fps) i just want to play them at a nice resolution and fps. Thanks in advance :)

 

(i already have a wireless mouse and its served me well so i dont see a need to change it right now, maybe in the future and plus im coming from a laptop so i dont mind the cheap keyboard)
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RkQx4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RkQx4D/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($6.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $423.81
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Good Job dude looks good to me. Keep an eye out for some older stuff on craigslist or something though, you never know what will pop up!

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 



Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $509.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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go used.

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go used.

From Ebay/craigslist, I was able to find an i5 3570k, hyper 212 evo, 8gb ram, and an Asrock z77 Extreme 4 motherboard for $200. From amazon I got a used aftermarket r9 290x for $170, a new 1TB hitachi drive, and new cx600m. I did give my friend my old shitty case though, and adding a monitor would certainly add another $100 making the whole build around $550, but hey.

 

Got literally 3x the performance out of buying used parts vs new!

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If you can afford it, get something like this....I'm building this with the expectation you will upgrade your CPU as soon as you would be able to afford it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.97 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($6.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $506.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Good Job dude looks good to me. Keep an eye out for some older stuff on craigslist or something though, you never know what will pop up!

cool thanks :)
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If you can afford it, get something like this....I'm building this with the expectation you will upgrade your CPU as soon as you would be able to afford it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.97 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($6.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $506.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 22:59 EST-0500

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Good Job dude looks good to me. Keep an eye out for some older stuff on craigslist or something though, you never know what will pop up!

How many fps do you think i would get in fallout 4 at low settings at 1080p or 900p at mid settings?

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Mid settings... probably not very many. You might have to turn down pretty far

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Mid settings... probably not very many. You might have to turn down pretty far

thats fine with me, thanks :D

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Mid settings... probably not very many. You might have to turn down pretty fine

 

i made a mistake, this isnt for me, this is for my friend lol

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