$300 Gaming Pc Build?

[Bandizooie]

hello guys. im a computer noob. but im open to learning, i had a good build ready for $300 "but" it had ridiculous shipping and fees ETC. so i asked my friend who had got a monster computer and he said to ask here. so here i am.... 

 

ok so im looking for a good gaming pc build for around $300 for australia "shipped and all" it has to be good and has to work well. it doesnt need to have windows included just the hardware. and im not looking for anything fancy like cases. just simple and easy pretty much. im looking along the lines of this   

 

 

so please help me out. thanks to all the awesome people helping a pc noob like me lol 

 

[Phllips]

Impossible soz. Unless you want to buy a pile off poo. Do some jobs around the house save up a bit

[harrynowl]

try get some used parts? last or 2 gen ago graphics cards go for peanuts, @Jumper118 got a 6850 for £32 that is still capable of playing most games at reasonable settings.

 

that build really isn't a console killer either, r7 250 does not compare to the 1152 stream processors in the ps4.

[Bandizooie]

Impossible soz. Unless you want to buy a pile off poo. Do some jobs around the house save up a bit

hmmm thats a shame. do you think the build this guy had would be good for around 415 dollars??

[GhostWindGamer]

hmmm thats a shame. do you think the build this guy had would be good for around 415 dollars??

Maybe

[GhostWindGamer]

hmmm thats a shame. do you think the build this guy had would be good for around 415 dollars??

I can do you a $500 build

[DigitalHermit]

That build's good enough for entry level gaming imo...

 

It really depends on your needs and preferences...

 

Don't expect it to drive full 1080p triple display surround gaming on ultra though...

[Phllips]

hmmm thats a shame. do you think the build this guy had would be good for around 415 dollars??

No clue. we get ripped off in aus soo generally add like 25% onto american prices. I would start looking at a pc for around $500 do you have a old pc at your home that you could steal parts from?

[ShadowCaptain]

for $300 AUS its not possible to even include the basic components for a PC, $300 US is completely different to AUS $

 

Even with the cheapest APU, its going to be utterly pants

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-MDH Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($49.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.00 @ Centre Com) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($41.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply  ($42.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $301.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 18:58 EST+1000

[GhostWindGamer]

@ShadowCaptain begone with with your pointless build!

[Bandizooie]

im only looking into pc's so im really not intrested in scram belling for parts. basically i want somthing around the 300 400 mark. not looking for 500 as i dont think i can make that price happen anytime soon. im not looking for anything spectacular just somthing to play some gmod/minecraft/etc not destiny etc. my comp sucks right now and i would also like to run some programs that my comp wont run 

[Bandizooie]

and im new to pc's so i have no idea. but im eager to learn

[ZacDaMan72]

This is the least I could recommend to anyone.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($139.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($105.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($61.00 @ Centre Com) 

Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $504.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 19:03 EST+1000

[Deletive]

hmmm thats a shame. do you think the build this guy had would be good for around 415 dollars??

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($125.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M Pro4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($52.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.00 @ Centre Com) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($41.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply  ($42.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $361.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 19:03 EST+1000

 

I can work with 415$ shipped maybe

[GhostWindGamer]

im only looking into pc's so im really not intrested in scram belling for parts. basically i want somthing around the 300 400 mark. not looking for 500 as i dont think i can make that price happen anytime soon. im not looking for anything spectacular just somthing to play some gmod/minecraft/etc not destiny etc. my comp sucks right now and i would also like to run some programs that my comp wont run

  

and im new to pc's so i have no idea. but im eager to learn

You say your PC sucks if you only pay $300 for one it will suck

[DigitalHermit]

  

You say your PC sucks if you only pay $300 for one it will suck

 

I can attest to this... But my cheapo PC doesn't completely suck though...

 

@Bandizooie I suggest going with @Deletive 's build and then grabbing an R7 250 later on for Dual Graphics...

 

[ShadowCaptain]

@ShadowCaptain begone with with your pointless build!

 

I was just demonstrating how little is possible with $300.. and that its not a recommended budget ><

[Bandizooie]

so you think 

Deletive 's build is the best for what im going for. or is the build i have mentioned the best?

[GhostWindGamer]

I was just demonstrating how little is possible with $300.. and that its not a recommended budget ><

Fair enough

[DigitalHermit]

 

so you think 

Deletive 's build is the best for what im going for. or is the build i have mentioned the best?

 

 

I suggest @Deletive's build strongly since there is a lot of potential to be added by the R7250 in Dual Graphics...

 

Supporting vid:

 

The vid shows an A10 though and hopefully you can spare a little extra to get an A10 instead of an A8...

[GhostWindGamer]

so you think 

Deletive 's build is the best for what im going for. or is the build i have mentioned the best?

More or less yes but you must pick up a R7 series card later down the track

[Bandizooie]

im looking for a very simple build. as i am a noob with this stuff

[DigitalHermit]

im looking for a very simple build. as i am a noob with this stuff

 

It's not complicated at all...

 

Once you get the thing assembled, you should be good to go...

 

Adding parts is just part of the fun of having a PC...

 

Also, you'd want to be careful when handling the actual CPU... The pins are very sensitive and if one gets bent or break off the CPU might be done for...

[GhostWindGamer]

im looking for a very simple build. as i am a noob with this stuff

Well sorry dude but even noobs we try and steer away from super budget builds because they just aren't worth it

[ComradeHX]

hello guys. im a computer noob. but im open to learning, i had a good build ready for $300 "but" it had ridiculous shipping and fees ETC. so i asked my friend who had got a monster computer and he said to ask here. so here i am.... 

 

ok so im looking for a good gaming pc build for around $300 for australia "shipped and all" it has to be good and has to work well. it doesnt need to have windows included just the hardware. and im not looking for anything fancy like cases. just simple and easy pretty much. im looking along the lines of this   

 

 

so please help me out. thanks to all the awesome people helping a pc noob like me lol 

You can run Counter Strike with the integrated gpu, no need for r7 250.

 

If you want toget a gpu, at least get a R7 260x, that's the lowest you can go before it becomes stupidly inefficient.