Budget gaming pc

[SJBijzitter]

We're planning a birthday present for one of my cousins and he's currently using a laptop that can barely handle RuneScape.

The objective is to give him a solid gaming experience on 720p for Battlefield 4 with medium or better settings.

However, we also require the pc to survive at least 4 years playing at higher framerates (40+) while still on 720. Of course, image quality can be tuned down as needed.

Now, my own pc is pretty much made of only high-end stuff and I've never really made anything budget-oriented...

Currently I've come up with this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fpZ6pg

The objective is to stay below USD500,-

The PSU selected is $45,- where I live.

I'd love to have some feedback on this build!

[TheKDub]

should do just fine.

[SJBijzitter]

Second page bump!

[SJBijzitter]

Why doesn't anyone replyyyyyyyyyyy

[SJBijzitter]

aaaaaand bump

[dragoon20005]

problem dude

 

APU uses system RAM as VRAM

 

you will need to get speedy rams like 2133MHz ones

 

the 6800K is lest gen APU and they are slower

 

you should go for the A10-7850K

 

use a normal 1TB HDD 

 

hybrid HDD are not worth the extra cost

 

 

please dont use the VS450

 

change to CX430

[dragoon20005]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $506.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-08 06:02 EDT-0400

 

 

this IMO will be better 

 

and your friend can play at 1080P now

[droggelbecher]

How about a combination of an APU and a mid range graphicscard to run with it in crossfire? With a dual-channel kit 8GB RAM let´s say 2133 mHz and a SSD (not a big one, maybe an SAmsung 840 evo 120 gig: does its job and is faster than an hdd + hdds are cheap so you can throw one in to)

Sadly I´m not very into AMD stuff so i can´t help with a mainboard

Should the build be a small form factor one or just standard atx ?

[dragoon20005]

How about a combination of an APU and a mid range graphicscard to run with it in crossfire? With a dual-channel kit 8GB RAM let´s say 2133 mHz and a SSD (not a big one, maybe an SAmsung 840 evo 120 gig: does its job and is faster than an hdd + hdds are cheap so you can throw one in to)

Sadly I´m not very into AMD stuff so i can´t help with a mainboard

Should the build be a small form factor one or just standard atx ?

sadly dual graphics only works with low end GPUs like the R7 240 and 250

 

and those low end GPU are a waste of money for like 10-20fps boost

 

APU are good when you dont need a discrete GPU

 

CPU and GPU combos > APU

[droggelbecher]

sadly dual graphics only works with low end GPUs like the R7 240 and 250

 

and those low end GPU are a waste of money for like 10-20fps boost

 

APU are good when you dont need a discrete GPU

 

CPU and GPU combos > APU

 

oh ok i didn´t know that thanks for the correction

maybe then a mid to high gfx card and a normal cpu not an apu if they really need so much memory