How much would you pay for...

[Void_Viking]

Realistically, how much are you really willing to pay for a 2gb rx460 nowadays? I'm seeing them go for upwards of 100 on ebay, but is that really worth it?

 

Fyi, trying to build a pc for a friend on a 150 dollat budget. Able to max out skyrim remastered. This is a system based inside of a low wattage Lenovo. 

[Shimejii]

You are not going to be able to max out skyrim on a 150 dollar budget pc lol.

 

i wouldnt pay more then 50$ for that.

[Lord Bloobus]

You can definitely max out skyrim at 1080p, but I'd recommend a $200 budget. If you start adding a bunch of high quality mods I'll retract that statement though. An RX480 is likely worth maybe $50. Then I'd get an Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and compatible motherboard, that'll be around $120-130. Find a used PSU and case for maybe $10-15, then you just need a single stick of DDR4 and you should be set.

 

This is assuming you have a hard drive set aside.

[Void_Viking]

13 hours ago, Lord Bloobus said:

You can definitely max out skyrim at 1080p, but I'd recommend a $200 budget. If you start adding a bunch of high quality mods I'll retract that statement though. An RX480 is likely worth maybe $50. Then I'd get an Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and compatible motherboard, that'll be around $120-130. Find a used PSU and case for maybe $10-15, then you just need a single stick of DDR4 and you should be set.

 

This is assuming you have a hard drive set aside.

So far I have a old Lenovo, with an i3 2120 and a 180w psu (lmao). At this point idk if it's even fully power the rx 460. 

 

I have another motherboard and CPU that isn't proprietary, but it's an older fm1 amd a8-3850 quadcore, not sure which is better overall. But that option would for sure power the card.

https://www.cnet.com/products/amd-a8-3850/specs/

Edited September 20, 2020 by Void_Viking

[Lord Bloobus]

Those won't be able to do it sadly. You're gonna want a 450w psu, and those parts I listed. I really wouldn't try to find a previous gen board since if you come into money it's still on the same socket as current gen, and you won't need to replace everything. I'd just try and save for those pieces and scrounge for some nice deals on ram, case, and psu. You really want to be on a DDR4 platform because DDR3 is almost more expensive since it's outdated, and like I said, it offers an upgrade path.