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Hi, I am new to the forums so I am not sure if this is the right place to ask but I was wondering what is the cheapest pc build i could buy that would be able to run battlefield 4 or call of duty on its lowest settings  (or higher) 

I am trying to get something for a friend of mine since he can not afford his own computer and right now he runs on a laptop with 2 gigs of ram and is about 6 years old and can not game for the life of it, so I wanted to surprise him with something awesome. 

At the moment I have no money to actually spend on the gift but I am trying my hardest to find a way to get it for him, hopefully I will find some of his friends to give donations but I doubt that will happen so I guess I will have to see.

Anyway thanks to anyone who can help by posting a cheap build :) 

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Hi, I am new to the forums so I am not sure if this is the right place to ask but I was wondering what is the cheapest pc build i could buy that would be able to run battlefield 4 or call of duty on its lowest settings  (or higher) 

I am trying to get something for a friend of mine since he can not afford his own computer and right now he runs on a laptop with 2 gigs of ram and is about 6 years old and can not game for the life of it, so I wanted to surprise him with something awesome. 

At the moment I have no money to actually spend on the gift but I am trying my hardest to find a way to get it for him, hopefully I will find some of his friends to give donations but I doubt that will happen so I guess I will have to see.

Anyway thanks to anyone who can help by posting a cheap build :)

we might need a minimum budget

 

generally APU builds will let him game BF4 with stable fps

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I'm on it.

Thanks for helpin :) 

 

we might need a minimum budget

 

generally APU builds will let him game BF4 with stable fps

oh ok thanks :D 

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 


Total: $375.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:34 EST-0500

 

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got just above the 400 buck range

 

 
CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($139.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $403.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:36 EST-0500
 
 
but this build is great for BF4 gaming
 
or
 
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $401.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:38 EST-0500

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I assume since he is on a laptop he will need a mouse, keyboard, monitor?

From what I know he has that stuff somewhere in his house so I wouldn't worry bout it . 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($58.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $393.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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got just above the 400 buck range

 

 
CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($139.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $403.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:36 EST-0500
 
 
but this build is great for BF4 gaming
 
or
 

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $401.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:38 EST-0500

 

 

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $375.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:34 EST-0500
 
This is my cheapest, playable rig I can go

 

Thanks guys for helping, now I just need to think of a way to get $400 ish. :P Maybe I will start a fundraiser xD No one would donate though lol :) 

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Am assuming he needs everything but a monitor as he can easily plug in a HDMI cord to the GPU and play on his TV

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 350 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($55.46 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $529.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:45 EST-0500

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Thanks guys for helping, now I just need to think of a way to get $400 ish. :P Maybe I will start a fundraiser xD No one would donate though lol :)

btw forget to ask you

 

does your friend need keyboard, mouse and monitor too?

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btw forget to ask you

 

does your friend need keyboard, mouse and monitor too?

 

From what I know he has that stuff somewhere in his house so I wouldn't worry bout it . 

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From what I know he has that stuff somewhere in his house so I wouldn't worry bout it .

Kickstarter campaign? :)

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The absolute cheapest you can get away with in my opinion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($108.25 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 350 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $310.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:50 EST-0500

 

What I would still try to shoot for because the first build cuts way too many corners:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $397.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:52 EST-0500

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Kickstarter campaign? :)

If you or anyone would donate I would definitely set up one :D 

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AMD:


 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($111.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $336.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:57 EST-0500

Intel:



 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: DIYPC M88-BK MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $330.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:59 EST-0500

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AMD:
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($111.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $336.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:57 EST-0500
Intel:

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC M88-BK MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $330.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:59 EST-0500

 

Thanks man for helping :D 

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The cheapest I could get it while still using completely trustworthy brands and reliable hardware, sorry if I didn't do too well on this haha.

 

Intel Build (Sounds decent enough)

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $395.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 03:08 EST-0500
 
AMD Build (It feels a little garbage to me, but should run BF4 on low-medium settings well enough with mantle on)
 
 
CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($139.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($51.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $404.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 03:14 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($58.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($111.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $494.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 03:23 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($58.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $414.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 03:25 EST-0500

You can change the CPU for a G3258 if you want.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($54.49 @ Directron)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($58.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $357.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 03:26 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($63.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Superclocked Video Card  ($74.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $307.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 03:32 EST-0500

Thanks! Lots of options :o 

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