budget build

[berkut]

1. Budget & Location 

     ~$350 but cheaper is better

 

2. Aim

    to play skyrim and similar

 

3. Monitors

    one 1080p

 

4. Peripherals

    i have the peripherals 

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

   my nephews first computer 

 

this is what i was thinking

 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zDbqBm

[79wjd]

You're going to seriously want a dedicated GPU....

 

Something like an r7 260x. As such, you will really need to bump up your budget a bit. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.73 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.70 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($35.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $375.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Also keep in mind, that 8gb of ram will be very beneficial, and that an i5 is certainly worth the extra money. 

[elan2468]

If youre needing an OS get one from https://www.g2a.com/windows-8-professional-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.html which will save you round 70$

[ForsakenLive]

It's a couple bucks higher than what you suggested, but it's very worth it, a dedicated GPU like the R7 260X is much better than whatever APU you can get. If you need the Windows key, get it from G2A, and I suggest adding a 120mm fan to the front intake, so you can keep things cool, the included fan will do good for now.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j2VhmG

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j2VhmG/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.74 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $377.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[7850OC]

i am a big fan of the A8 line 

 

(and of the iGPU that they have)

 

 

1.04 - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dBr3mG

 

 

is out if budget  :lol:

 

(but may have some cool parts that one missed it)

[Elerz]

I can recommend this monitor, I personally use it in my budget build, but you could probably go cheaper.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009316