Cheapest Quad Core Gaming Rig

[Greenish]

So I wanted to build a PC. Wow big deal. But the thing is I want to make it as cheap as possible.

 

The Guidelines

• Must be Quad Core
• Must take into account the Motherboard price
• Doesn't need GPU (I have a 1070 TI lying around) also it should be able to handle a 1070 TI
• Must have at least 8GB of RAM\
• Must be ready to go (no BIOS updates)
• PSU must be modular
• Motherboard must be ATX

So pretty much the cheapest quad core bare bones build...

 

If someone could send me through an au.pcpartpicker.com list that would be great.

 

Thanks in advance, Oliver

[Jurrunio]

cheapest is not a good decision

[Greenish]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

cheapest is not a good decision

Why?

[Jurrunio]

Just now, Greenish said:

Why?

because the best CPU deal is the 6 core Ryzen 5. Also cheaping out on the rest of the thing (motherboard, SSD, case, fans etc) can affect performance as well, and you will lose more than you save in money.

[boey]

12 minutes ago, Greenish said:

So I wanted to build a PC. Wow big deal. But the thing is I want to make it as cheap as possible.

 

The Guidelines

• Must be Quad Core
• Must take into account the Motherboard price
• Doesn't need GPU (I have a 1070 TI lying around) also it should be able to handle a 1070 TI
• Must have at least 8GB of RAM\
• Must be ready to go (no BIOS updates)
• PSU must be modular
• Motherboard must be ATX

So pretty much the cheapest quad core bare bones build...

 

If someone could send me through an au.pcpartpicker.com list that would be great.

 

Thanks in advance, Oliver

If you want something that can handle a 1070Ti, then a quad core could bottleneck the GPU in many games at 1080p. Also like what @Jurrunio said, cheapest isn't always the best idea, you should set aside the maximum amount of money you want to spend then go for the build that would last the longest and be the most bang for your buck.

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($143.00 @ Newegg Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.00 @ Umart) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Predator 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($132.75 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Corsair - Force LS 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($30.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.50 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.65 @ Amazon Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Total: $598.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-03 19:32 AEDT+1100

 

i mean, you can get this. but id get a 2600 instead if i was you, or just wait after CES for more infor on Zen 2

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

cheapest 4core worth buying was i5 2500 then ryzen 1600/2600

others are not in consideration

 

sure you could cheap out on "cheapest" parts for the build,but at that point a prebuilt system would be better. 

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, campy said:

>a quadcore is going to bottleneck a 1070ti

>just, any quadcore

 

i mean, he isnt wrong per say.

[SkilledRebuilds]

IMO - Start at 8 threads.

 Will do "Great Performance" on 3rd Gen Intel, Preferred would be 4th Gen or better for "Ideal Performance" due to the IPC/Latency boosts.
You could get away with less.... IF YOU DIDN'T have the 1070ti.

[boey]

1 hour ago, campy said:

>a quadcore is going to bottleneck a 1070ti

>just, any quadcore

 

I said most games because I referred to the plethora of modern games which don't run well on 4 cores or less. The i3-8100 and 2200G do bottleneck the 1070Ti in most games too.