Good Sub $300 1080p Gaming pc?

[zombieshy_guy81]

So i want to put together a system for my brother for sub $300. Right now i have a case, Psu and a Hdd, so all i need is Cpu, Gpu(?), Motherboard and ram. He won't be playing too many hardware taxing games, mostly indie games like War Thunder, Rust, TF2, Skyrim, and Mad Max. This is the system i have parted out right now but i'm not against buying used but i would like it so he could be able to upgrade to newer stuff without buying a new mobo and stuff (mostly the reason why i chose Ryzen). Leave suggestions below. Thanks!

[KarathKasun]

E3-1230-1280 (version 1, sandy bridge)

Q75 motherboard

RX 560/GTX 1050

8gb DDR3 1333

 

RX 550 is a waste of money, the iGPU is not much slower.

[NunoLava1998]

This is 50$ more, but it will perform many times better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.47 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4 GB AORUS 4G Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $386.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-15 10:55 EST-0500

[solarflare]

used is your only way that i can see.

But even then 300$ is going to be tough to do realistically. 

You maybe able to find something in the X58 era for this much

good luck.

 

Edit/PS- Oh i see your in US not CAN , your chances are much better. 

[zombieshy_guy81]

1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

This is 50$ more, but it will perform many times better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.47 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4 GB AORUS 4G Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $386.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-15 10:55 EST-0500

I think i may go with this but just skip out on the Cpu since i'm probably going to upgrade from my Ryzen 5 1600 soon and i'll just throw that in instead

[zombieshy_guy81]

2 minutes ago, solarflare said:

used is your only way that i can see.

But even then 300$ is going to be tough to do realistically. 

You maybe able to find something in the X58 era for this much

good luck

Well i have already saved some money by using my old case, psu and Hdd so i'd say thats like $100 saved right there, and with Amd stuff always being cheap it should only make it easier imo

[NunoLava1998]

2 minutes ago, zombieshy_guy81 said:

I think i may go with this but just skip out on the Cpu since i'm probably going to upgrade from my Ryzen 5 1600 soon and i'll just throw that in instead

Go for a 200GE then. 50$ cheaper. I included high-speed RAM, a better motherboard, and a graphics card that's magnitudes better (A 550 is like a 1030 while a 570 is like a 1060, 1050 Ti at worst), plus an SSD (If you decide to skimp out on the parts, this is not the part to skimp out on!) so this build will perform many times better. Although with a 200GE you'll not be able to overclock and the maximum memory speed is 2666MHz.