cheap pc upgrade! 200$

[Kyuubixchidori]

hi everyone! so my dad sent me on a mission. its my brothers week in a month, and his computer is a oldish Pentium. I mean this thing plays mine craft at 20 fps.It bottlenecks his gtx 450.

that, and its 32 bit. and ddr2.

 

So! hes getting a new cpu+motherboard+ram. then a 750ti possibly for christmas. 

 

budget of 200$, best cpu+motherboard+ram. i was looking at 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8528973&Sku=M69-0940

 

 

or should i go with either of these

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8869068&Sku=M69-00019

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7738744&Sku=M69-7078

 

Shopping from microcenter, or tigerdirect. this PC is just for gaming and web browsing.

 

thanks for any help!

[MrImnotMLG]

I think the 6300 is the best value. Good cpu and if he is using dedicated cards why get an iGPU? It saves some money (though not much).

[Kyuubixchidori]

would you recommend that over the I3? Im generally looking at the bundles, figure save more that way

[venturizhou]

would you recommend that over the I3? Im generally looking at the bundles, figure save more that way

Bundles from websites are generally bad deals since they toss in pretty bad components.

 

Get this combo for better performance in gaming

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard:  MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory:  Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $181.96

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 21:01 EDT-0400)

 

Get another 4GB stick if you upgrade to 64 bit OS

[Kyuubixchidori]

Bundles from websites are generally bad deals since they toss in pretty bad components.

 

Get this combo for better performance in gaming

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard:  MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory:  Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $181.96

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 21:01 EDT-0400)

 

Get another 4GB stick if you upgrade to 64 bit OS

yup, Im seeing if anyone else can pitch in. what would the next step up CPU be? in-case i get enough people for the budget to bump up.

[venturizhou]

yup, Im seeing if anyone else can pitch in. what would the next step up CPU be? in-case i get enough people for the budget to bump up.

 

You can look at Tom's Hardware best CPU for the money. There really is no point to setup since you are running a GTX 450 and maybe a 750Ti later. There really won't be any gains.

[Kyuubixchidori]

You can look at Tom's Hardware best CPU for the money. There really is no point to setup since you are running a GTX 450 and maybe a 750Ti later. There really won't be any gains.

gotcha. so put any money towards 8 gigs of ram, and towards the 750ti?

[venturizhou]

gotcha. so put any money towards 8 gigs of ram, and towards the 750ti?

 

8GB of RAM only if you get a 64 Bit OS, 8GB will not help you on the 32 bit OS since it won't read any more than 4GB

[Kyuubixchidori]

8GB of RAM only if you get a 64 Bit OS, 8GB will not help you on the 32 bit OS since it won't read any more than 4GB

yeah, Im getting him 64 bit win 8.1

[Thebman712]

i would say look at this vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43pXorOZ3MQ and take these components into consideration. i recomend this case cause it looks sexy