Posted August 14, 2019 Hello there, My son wants to get into PC gaming and asked me to build a PC for him. My budget is $150. Used parts are fine and I live in Toronto. Which parts should I choose? I have no idea what parts to pick, lol! Any help is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 $150 is quite low, but I think we can make something work! Track down an Optiplex 3010 Mini Tower on your local reselling site, I'm not sure if you have Craigslist in Canada, and spend the rest of your money on a GPU. 1050Ti is usually the go to. Don't even waste your time trying to buy new parts, as it won't work out. Brands I wholeheartedly reccomend (though do have flawed products): Apple, Razer, Corsair, Asus, Gigabyte, bequiet!, Noctua, Fractal, GSkill (RAM only) Wall Of Fame (Informative people/People I like): @Glenwing @DrMacintosh @Schnoz @TempestCatto @LogicalDrm @Dan Castellaneta Useful threads: How To Make Your Own Cloud Storage Spoiler Guide to Display Cables/Adapters Spoiler PSU Tier List (Latest)- Spoiler Main PC: See spoiler tag Laptop: 2020 iPad Pro 12.9" with Magic Keyboard Spoiler PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gKh8zN CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core OEM/Tray Processor (Purchased For $419.99) Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula ATX AM4 Motherboard (Purchased For $356.99) Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (Purchased For $130.00) Storage: Kingston Predator 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (Purchased For $40.00) Storage: Crucial MX300 1.05 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $100.00) Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $180.00) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card (Purchased For $370.00) Case: Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $100.00) Power Supply: Corsair RMi 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $120.00) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $75.00) Total: $1891.98 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-02 19:59 EDT-0400 身のなわたしはる果てぞ 悲しわたしはかりけるわたしは Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 Get something used, and try to find a GPU. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | Cooler: Cryorig H7 | Motherboard: MSI B450 Mortar | Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini | RAM: Team Vulcan 16GB 3000MHz | GPU: EVGA 1070ti Gaming (Kraken G12 Watercooled) | PSU: Corsair TXM650 | Storage: Samsung 860 EVO 500GB + WD Blue M.2 500GB | Network Card: Asus PCE-AC56 | Monitor: Acer Nitro VG270U | Audio: Sennheiser HD6XX + Schiit Fulla 2 Laptop: Lenovo s540: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U | RAM: 8GB DDR4 2666MHz | GPU: AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Storage: 256GB NVME SSD Other builds: Spoiler Workstation 1: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2 | Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming Pro | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB 3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia Quadro P5000 | PSU: Corsair TXM750 | Storage 1: WD Green 120GB | Storage 2: WD Blue 1TB | Storage 3: Seagate Barracuda 4TB | Monitor: LG 27UD68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 I mean, what games are we talking about here? The easiest thing to do at that price point is find a mini-tower Optiplex 790 and add a GTX 750 Ti, 1050 or GT 1030. The issue is that Opti 790 prices are still stupidly unpredictable, and you might be able to land a steal with an i5-2400, a 500GB hard drive and 8GB of RAM locally for $50. You're more likely to run into idiots selling their Opti 790, complete with its i3-2120, 4GB of RAM and no storage whatsoever, for $250. Your only option, really, is to troll local ads, find a suitable prebuilt (Sandy Bridge i5 or better, 8GB of RAM, 500GB HDD or greater), lowball the hell out of the owner then spend whatever's left on a GPU. I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 Raise your budget to $450 or don't even waste your time, don't even try because your son would be very disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 Author The games he will be playing are Apex Legends, Fortnite and Rainbow 6 Siege. $300 is probably the better option. I just wanted to see what $150 would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 I would get used PS4 or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 Do not put one stick of RAM into a system that uses an APU for graphics. AMD Ryzen 5800X| Fractal Design S36 360 AIO w/6 Corsair SP120L fans | Asus Crosshair VII WiFi X470 | G.SKILL TridentZ 4400CL19 2x8GB @ 3800MHz 14-14-14-14-30 | EVGA 3080 FTW3 Hybrid | Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB - Boot Drive | Samsung 850 EVO SSD 1TB - Game Drive | Seagate 1TB HDD - Media Drive | EVGA 650 G3 PSU | Thermaltake Core P3 Case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 2 hours ago, SenKa said: $150 is quite low, but I think we can make something work! Track down an Optiplex 3010 Mini Tower on your local reselling site, I'm not sure if you have Craigslist in Canada, and spend the rest of your money on a GPU. 1050Ti is usually the go to. Don't even waste your time trying to buy new parts, as it won't work out. Do not go for a 1050Ti. This will perform the same if not better and is cheaper than even a 1050 non-TI and it has RGB for that extra performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 15, 2019 Author Thanks guys for the help! I was looking through used parts on Kijiji and found some awesome deals for a $300 pc build! CPU - Ryzen 5 2600 - $80 Motherboard - MSI B450 Gaming PLUS - $40 RAM - 16 GB DDR4 2666 MHz- $40 (I know its not the fastest RAM, but it should work fine on the Ryzen platform) GPU - Zotac GTX 1060 3 GB OC - $80 (Am going to overclock it for better performance) HDD - 500 GB - $10 (Do not know exact model) Case - NZXT Phantom 410 - $10 (ATX case) PSU - 500 W Corsair - $20 Total Price: $280 I'm pretty sure this is a great 1080p max setting gaming/streaming PC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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