Cheap gaming pc parts list

[Kaleb Janzen]

Budget (including currency): 100$ CAD (Canadian dollars)

Country: Alberta

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fortnite, Minecraft, Fallout4, Source Film Maker, Team Fortress 2, half life 2, Portal

I am looking to make a gaming pc of my own and I only have  about 100$ and I'm looking for a list of cheap parts I can get from Amazon and some other online stores.

 

[WambleCropped]

9 minutes ago, Kaleb Janzen said:

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bro save up, the minium for a gaming pc is about 400, unless you get very very lucky on ebay

Edited May 5, 2020 by wkdpaul

[desertcomputer]

Nope. Have look at second hand market for that price range. 100 dollars probably can just second hand/business/government ex dell prebuilt like 2nd i3 ... which is not something you want waste. Save up more.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, Kaleb Janzen said:

Budget (including currency): 100$ CAD (Canadian dollars)

You might be able to find a machine with an i5 2000 or better yet an i7 2000 series for close to that much

 

then you just need a 1650, or a used RX 470-580 if the PSU is decent.

[Dedayog]

9 minutes ago, Kaleb Janzen said:

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Have you browsed the used market, as well as YouTube to know what to buy?  $100 CAD cannot get you a gaming machine with what you'd need to play those games + Peripherals.

 

Save up another $100-$150 CAD and then you're talking some used finds.

Edited May 5, 2020 by wkdpaul

[Kaleb Janzen]

I have an old Windows xp Dell but when I power it on it beeps 3 times and doesn't work

[Donut Dan]

13 minutes ago, Kaleb Janzen said:

I have an old Windows xp Dell but when I power it on it beeps 3 times and doesn't work

May we see the specs, or perhaps the model? Hopefully you can salvage something from that PC. You might also want to look on Amazon for used Dell Optiplex models, I have seen some great prices for computers that have a core i5 in them, which is great for the budget gaming space. They also fit a standard ATX power supply, which means that you can get some good value out of them when it's time to upgrade.

[Streetguru]

28 minutes ago, Kaleb Janzen said:

I have an old Windows xp Dell but when I power it on it beeps 3 times and doesn't work

Probably just try installing some flavor of linux on it to get it up and running

[Herman Mcpootis]

38 minutes ago, Kaleb Janzen said:

I have an old Windows xp Dell but when I power it on it beeps 3 times and doesn't work

1 long beep, 3 short beeps?

[Kaleb Janzen]

3 short beeps and I'll have to check the specs of it

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Kaleb Janzen said:

3 short beeps and I'll have to check the specs of it

might be a ram issue, you can try replacing it and see what happens.

[Kaleb Janzen]

I can't see the exact specs because it won't work right but it's a Windows Xp professional. Dell OPTIPLEX 745. Also it has Intel Pentium D

[Kaleb Janzen]

I have messed around. With the ram now the beeping stops but it won't display anything and my keyboard and mouse don't turn on

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Kaleb Janzen said:

I can't see the exact specs because it won't work right but it's a Windows Xp professional. Dell OPTIPLEX 745. Also it has Intel Pentium D

you can get a Q6600 and 4 sticks of 2gb DDR2 ram, shouldn't cost that much now that the platform is worth nothing.

[Kaleb Janzen]

I have some picture of the outside of my PC 

[Kaleb Janzen]

13 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

you can get a Q6600 and 4 sticks of 2gb DDR2 ram, shouldn't cost that much now that the platform is worth nothing.

I checked the Q6600 is over 90$ to get a used one and for new about 200$ 

 

the ram is 30$ for 1 stick of 2gb ddr2 ram

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Kaleb Janzen said:

I checked the Q6600 is over 90$ to get a used one and for new about 200$ 

 

the ram is 30$ for 1 stick of 2gb ddr2 ram

where exactly are you getting those prices? ebay and aliexpress have the Q6600 for $7.

[Kaleb Janzen]

Just now, Herman Mcpootis said:

where exactly are you getting those prices? ebay and aliexpress have the Q6600 for $7.

Newegg and amazon

[Kaleb Janzen]

Also I have an old IBM Windows 98 that should still work 

 

But I havnt  used my 98 for a few years since I got my xp

 

I am currently using a laptop Acer Aspire ES15 with 4th of ddr3 L memory and Intel Hd graphics 500

Intel Celeron processor N3350

[Fasauceome]

12 hours ago, Kaleb Janzen said:

Newegg and amazon

Always buy used for old hardware. Amazon and Newegg unfortunately have no good used options for those CPUs.

 

Like mentioned earlier, a refurbished Dell Optiplex with an i5 is what you want.