Budget PC Build help

[peakbagger41]

Budget (including currency): 200 to 250 usd

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: General online gaming, some fortnite, GTA5, though the last two are not needed to keep price low

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Don't need any peripherals, current list is listed below:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9m73C6

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9m73C6

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6 GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($59.49 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Alpine AM4 CPU Cooler  ($11.99 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7 g Thermal Paste  ($4.90 @ ModMyMods) 
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LE/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.44 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 CL9 Memory 
Storage: PNY CS900 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: VisionTek Radeon HD 5450 2 GB Video Card  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar MG120 G MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: LC-Power LC6 V2.3 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply 
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150NUB USB 2.0 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($5.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Dell E1913S 19.0" 1280x1024 60 Hz Monitor 
Total: $302.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-02-13 01:13 EST-0500

 

Looking for ways to reduce the price. I have a LC power 420w PSU, and 1gbx4 DDR3 g skill ram, 2gbx2 DDR3 g skill ram on hand right now, as well as a Dell monitor VGA from about 20 years ago that I would like to use as well. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

Peakbagger41

 

[RONOTHAN##]

15 minutes ago, peakbagger41 said:

Looking for ways to reduce the price

Go used, and don't buy basically any of those parts. That's an ~8 year old platform that was slow when it came out. The only reason you bought it when it was new was because it was cheap, but buying it new now is basically buying e-waste. 

 

$200 is not a lot of money to work with, but getting a Haswell prebuilt for this price isn't too hard. Go for something with an i5 4460 or i7 4770 and just use it like it comes. Add in an SSD and use the iGPU since it's faster than that GPU you selected. 

[Vishera]

Buy a sandy bridge and newer core i7 midtower/full tower optiplex for $100

Buy a HD 7970/280X/380 or better at $100

Buy a power supply for $50

 

Optiplex 790 minitower: https://www.ebay.com/itm/203829419699?hash=item2f752e1eb3%3Ag%3AM4kAAOSwkXJiBtAh&LH_BIN=1

HD 7970: https://www.ebay.com/itm/384731593171?hash=item5993ca39d3%3Ag%3AmLkAAOSwHIFiCEp9&LH_BIN=1

EVGA BQ 600W 80+ Bronze Semi-Modular: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DmWrxr/evga-bq-600w-80-bronze-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-110-bq-0600-k1

 

Total: $250

 

This is a significantly better build than the one you listed.

The HD 7970 is a beast,a former flagship.

The Core i7 2600 is 4 cores 8 threads,a capable chip.

 

Also you can buy a R9 290X for $150 instead of the HD 7970: https://www.ebay.com/itm/194815513862?hash=item2d5be8d506%3Ag%3AifkAAOSw6Idh~Gtq&LH_BIN=1

Whichwill raise the total price to $300

Edited February 13, 2022 by Vishera
Fixed some crucial mistakes i made,added some stuff

[Vishera]

8 minutes ago, Vishera said:

Edited just now by Vishera
Fixed some crucial mistakes i made,added some stuff

It's important to note those changes:

I had to change the link of the HD 7970 due to a defective item.

 

11 minutes ago, Vishera said:

Also you can buy a R9 290X for $150 instead of the HD 7970: https://www.ebay.com/itm/194815513862?hash=item2d5be8d506%3Ag%3AifkAAOSw6Idh~Gtq&LH_BIN=1

Whichwill raise the total price to $300

I added the option for a R9 290X,which is noticeably faster than the HD 7970.