Game Pc Under 100 dollar

[Finn074]

I have a challenge, I have to make a gaming pc wich is as powerfull as a ps4/x-box one.

The computer parts have to be always available on sites that ship under 5 dollars worldwide because I live in holland. The pc doesn't have to be new.

 

If you know something please let me know.

 

 

[Devryd]

with only new parts?
imposible

[person223]

This is impossible to do for 100$ But it is possible to do this in the 400 and up price points

[AndrewB121]

It's impossible to put together a new pc for under $100. You could try to find a used dell optiplex and a used gpu, still not sure it would beat an xbox one. 

 

My only suggestion would be to try to find broken parts for sale and fix them, but this would require a lot of technical knowledge and is probably impossible. 

[Finn074]

The PC doesnt have to be new

 

[Devryd]

well you wrote widely available parts.
Used parts are at different prices depending, where you live.
But even used, this is really hard

[Eigenvektor]

You can build a computer that is less than $100 and you can build a computer that is as powerful as a PS4, just not at the same time

 

The GPU matches a AMD HD 7870/7970 in terms of hardware, which will probably eat up half of your budget already (used/ebay). It's not going to perform as good as a PS4 though, because PC games aren't as optimized for this particular card as their console equivalent. So you'll probably want something a little more powerful. To match the CPU you'd need either a low-clocking 8-core or a fast(er) quad-core. Add a motherboard, PSU and 8 GB or RAM and you're probably way over budget already.

[Giganthrax]

It's possible.

 

Here's how to do it:

Step 1: Find a friend, colleague, family member, etc. who has a gaming PC at home that's better than a console. Bonus points if you hate their guts. 

Step 2: Befriend a burglar.

Step 3: Offer your burglar buddy $100 to break into your friend/colleague's house and steal their PC for you. (PROTIP: you can sweeten the deal by telling them they can keep whatever else they find there, you only want the PC)

Step 4: ??????

Step 5: PROFIT

[mamamia88]

If you can get a base system for free or cheap you can buy a used 580 and slap it in assuming it has a decent psu. But, $100 exactly? That's pretty hard you probably need to swap the psu at least and they'll set you back at least $25. That's what I just paid for a b-stock evga at midweek madness. For $150 I could get an optiplex+psu+470 easily. 

[MadAnt250]

8 hours ago, Finn074 said:

I have a challenge, I have to make a gaming pc wich is as powerfull as a ps4/x-box one.

The computer parts have to be always available on sites that ship under 5 dollars worldwide because I live in holland. The pc doesn't have to be new.

 

If you know something please let me know.

Step 1: Buy a used Xbox one.

Step 3: Buy a calculator.

Step 3: Hot glue the calculator to the Xbox one.

Step 4: Present your computer.

  STONKS

[TechyBen]

A PC does your homework, and Xbox One/PS4 does not. Price comparisons for gaming are not real/true. It's closer to pricing an Xbox vs a single GPU (If you already own the PC for homework/work/etc).

[porina]

This kinda challenge is only remotely possible with a large dose of luck. It's gonna take a lot of luck to be in the right place at the right time to pick up "too good to be true" deals that are actually real.

 

For example, yesterday I managed to fish out of the recycling bin at work two desktops, each with i7-4790 in them! Separately I extracted some 128GB SSDs from laptops also being disposed of. Even at the price of zero, I'm not sure I have luck left over to find a decent GPU that wont overload the included PSU for $100.

[Paul Rudd]

19 hours ago, Finn074 said:

If you know something please let me know.

Hit up eBay hourly.

 

[GenericFanboy]

Schools in holland are usually quite tech heavy. So; try asking if they have old PC's they dont use. Take 1. Its usually an i5 4th~ gen. with 4gb DDR3 ram. Find some more ram. A decent videocard and you'll have something atleast. Though this is all assuming you have a school that'll do that. Or even uses that much tech. All the schools i've been to in holland do use some kind of computer though. So you should have some luck. 

 

(Je zou ook gewoon kunnen sparen m'n jongen, Tis rot. Maar wel de betere optie dan dat je 100 euro uitgeeft aan iets wat je maar 2 jaar vooruit kan helpen op z'n max.)

[Otto_iii]

Athlon 30000000000000 playing at 720p on (insert aliexpress motherboard+ram) probably could pull this off, okayish, but not good experience tbh ngl

If you ask 200$ and allow "used" though then there are some cool stuff going around.  Old OEM  Built Office stockpile with Intel, HP, Dell etc (3rd or 4th gen) + Used RX570 or RX480, those can actually be good gaming PCs

[Soag]

Sounds like you made a stupid bet/tried really hard to prove a stupid theory.

The only way to go is what Intransigent proposed - scan auctions for really hot deals.

What you can also do is buying those packs of 'x number of not tested' components such as graphics cards, testing them praying at least one works, leaving the best for yourself and reselling the other working ones for their regular 'used' prices.