light gaming?

[evilmeister13]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/evilmeister13/saved/42qF

This is for my aunt and uncle, they want to play skyrim and ac4, resolution doesnt matter really, just smoothness of gameplay. If you think this build is a POS, shoot me one you think is good. im trying to keep it lower than $500, and if you could go cheaper than this i would be most pleased.

[DoubleY]

Why don't you just get them an Xbone/PS4? They would have a better gaming experience at that price point (as much as I hate to say it) 

 

Or you can step up their budget to $800-$1200

 

Then they can get a kick ass PC

[evilmeister13]

well, they want it mostly as a general computeer, facebook and microsoft word and stuff, but my uncle might occasionally game. as previously stated, resolution doesnt matter, just the ability to play them.

[julekule]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($69.97 @ TigerDirect) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Optical Drive:  LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($64.74 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $518.63

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 17:22 EDT-0400)

[Ertman]

Others might do better but...

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ce13
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ce13/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ce13/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill FB-04 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $499.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 17:30 EDT-0400)

[Ertman]

well, they want it mostly as a general computeer, facebook and microsoft word and stuff, but my uncle might occasionally game. as previously stated, resolution doesnt matter, just the ability to play them.

them to game or you?

[evilmeister13]

them. i have an old gaming rig i already use.