help 2 "Gaming PC" 1 CPU

[:SirChaos:]

I'll be moving in with a friend soon and we will be sharing a room. This brings up some space issues since she only has 1 desk and currently uses a laptop. I remembered the video Linus did about the 2 gaming rigs 1 CPU.  I'm on sort of a budget but I can still spend some money on it. Is there any way I can build this on an amd based system and if so what parts should I go for? We don't really do hardcore gaming mostl league of legends and some emulations of older games. Thanks for any help in advanced. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

eh, better for you to go have 2 very small pcs instead of 1 pc with virtualisation as the maintanence is much harder.

[:SirChaos:]

For now only price of components as monitor and peripherals we already own. OS I have 2 copies of Windows 10. The budget if under 1500 would be great but no more than 2000. The countrybisbthe United States. 

[GarnetDevil]

How big is the room? How wide is the desk?

 

If possible you should build 2 rigs, it's much more convenient

[:SirChaos:]

Maybe you guys are right, I could use the cooler master half stackers and create two systems with some amd apu inside.

[Herman Mcpootis]

for old game emulation and LoL, i don't think you'll need more than this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.10 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($127.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: EVGA Hadron Mini ITX Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($114.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $544.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-21 10:23 EDT-0400

[:SirChaos:]

Any idea if any other cases like the Cooler Master Haf Stacker 915 Mini. Can't seem to find it anywhere it's always out of stock. 

[Darel321]

if you need only for lol and older games yes.. go with apu.. dont listen to these guys... its a waste of money to buy a gpu

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Darel321 said:

if you need only for lol and older games yes.. go with apu.. dont listen to these guys... its a waste of money to buy a gpu

that 950 is for just in case he wanted to play other games, and an apu isn't much good for anything other than light gaming.

[flashmz]

11 minutes ago, DEcobra11 said:

I'd pick 2 PCs honestly, those games doesn't require a lot though in that budget you can fit two of these:

In case you're wondering, that PSU is the bulk version of the great G series, but without paint and comes in a brown box instead of a fancy package. Though even APUs would be enough

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $526.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-21 10:10 EDT-0400

 

And here's an emulated similar performer:

I picked the e3 1245 v5 so you can have iGPU JIC you need a management console, and still cheaper than i7 but you can see the price is about the same. Also added ECC RAM cause the CPU and chipset supports it and because why not?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245 V5 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150M-PRO ECC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Mac Mall)
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1094.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-21 10:18 EDT-0400

I would go with the first build. 2 pc's instead of one

[Darel321]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

that 950 is for just in case he wanted to play other games, and an apu isn't much good for anything other than light gaming.

yes.. light gaming... like what he said its for... gratz

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Darel321 said:

yes.. light gaming... like what he said its for... gratz

and if he wanted to play any other more demanding games? gratz, the apu wouldn't be able to play at decent settings. and he has WAY more than enough budget for it.

[Darel321]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

and if he wanted to play any other more demanding games? gratz, the apu wouldn't be able to play at decent settings. and he has WAY more than enough budget for it.

ohh I'm sorry man... I just wanted to give a good advice... too bad you know it all... apologies