Gaming Build $300-$400 - HELP NEEDED

[himanshusharmazzzz]

Hi guys

I'm new here and i need your suggestions for building a gaming pc under USD $300-$400

[Kevin_Walter]

That's an extremely tight budget.

 

Even just an FX 6300 and a 270 would eat up most of it.

 

I would save my money, personally. And maybe wait for the next wave of hardware releases and hopefully a price drop on current parts.

 

I saw a video recently where Patrick Norton built a gaming PC for like 400 bucks, but he used a piece of wood instead of a case and mounted half their parts with paracord...

[(PCMR) Shuckle]

Building a $400 gaming PC with "futureproofing" is nigh impossible. This is about as low as you can go for budget building. An APU option would be...

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lxs2ZL

 

A seperate GPU/CPU configuration would be something like this...

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8fvM23

 

Anyway, as stated above, I would save your money for an $800 or even $1000 build (sweet spot imo).

Welcome to the forum!

 

-Shuckle

[Tycho]

as the rest says 400 is just not enough, try saving up until you have 700 or so

[Mentalguy]

Hi guys

I'm new here and i need your suggestions for building a gaming pc under USD $300-$400 for myself with some future proofing.

Also one things should i build it NOW or wait for Linus AMD budget build or any other Tech improvement in near future which can leave my PC outdated ??

Some more points.

I will use peripheral from my old PC.

Thinking to Hook up my 32" LCD with it, so 1080p is must.

and i'm building a new PC coz my old one is not able to keep up with the time (Getting problems everyday)

whats your current specs?

[Domifi]

look at this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWans5FU4cU

[stconquest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $407.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 15:03 EST-0500

 

I can get it lower.  Cheaper PSU.  Smaller HD.

 

Future upgrades:  i5 4690K, SSD, a second stick of RAM, a second GPU.

[Raboo]

Hi guys

I'm new here and i need your suggestions for building a gaming pc under USD $300-$400 for myself with some future proofing.

Also one things should i build it NOW or wait for Linus AMD budget build or any other Tech improvement in near future which can leave my PC outdated ??

Some more points.

I will use peripheral from my old PC.

Thinking to Hook up my 32" LCD with it, so 1080p is must.

and i'm building a new PC coz my old one is not able to keep up with the time (Getting problems everyday)

Do you need a OS?

[stconquest]

Do you need a OS?

Oh hell no :wacko:

[himanshusharmazzzz]

That's an extremely tight budget.

Even just an FX 6300 and a 270 would eat up most of it.

I would save my money, personally. And maybe wait for the next wave of hardware releases and hopefully a price drop on current parts.

I saw a video recently where Patrick Norton built a gaming PC for like 400 bucks, but he used a piece of wood instead of a case and mounted half their parts with paracord...

Building a $400 gaming PC with "futureproofing" is nigh impossible. This is about as low as you can go for budget building. An APU option would be...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lxs2ZL

A seperate GPU/CPU configuration would be something like this...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8fvM23

Anyway, as stated above, I would save your money for an $800 or even $1000 build (sweet spot imo).

Welcome to the forum!

-Shuckle

Going $600 would free up a lot of space for a better GPU.

as the rest says 400 is just not enough, try saving up until you have 700 or so

whats your current specs?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.98 @ OutletPC)Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.98 @ Newegg)Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($28.99 @ Amazon)Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($131.98 @ Newegg)Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ NCIX US)Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)Total: $407.90Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 15:03 EST-0500 I can get it lower. Cheaper PSU. Smaller HD. Future upgrades: i5 4690K, SSD, a second stick of RAM, a second GPU.

Do you need a OS?

Sorry i forgot to mention that my current specs are

Phenom II X2

M2N68-AM SE2

DDR2 RAM

Nvidia Zotac 9500GT

Zebronics Nvidia Case

Power supply (Came with the case)

500 GB HDD

Windows 8.1

Like i said its pretty old n i'll be using the old Case, HDD, OS in the new build So no need for new

I JUST NEED CPU, mobo, Power supply, GFX

Where i live there is a whole market for it, so i can do some bargain

[turbopiki]

Sorry i forgot to mention that my current specs are

Phenom II X2

M2N68-AM SE2

DDR2 RAM

Nvidia Zotac 9500GT

Zebronics Nvidia Case

Power supply (Came with the case)

500 GB HDD

Windows 8.1

Like i said its pretty old n i'll be using the Case, HDD, OS in the new build So no need for new

I just need CPU, mobo, Power supply

Where i live there is a whole market for it, so i can do some bargain

So just tell me the things that can get in the budget also the 1-Step higher ver. for it so if i find higher ver. cheaper i'll go for it

One more thing are APU really good. my Primary target was for A10 7850K with Asus A88 XM-A

then i hear some guys that in APU Budget u can build more powerful PC with dedicated Gfx n i changed my mind

Thanks to all

where will you be buying if you will buy your parts in India give me a link to the website where you will buy and then i can build you a PC for your budget

[GarnetDevil]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $438.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-04 04:20 EST-0500

 

Try to stretch only 40$ and this will be good enough

[himanshusharmazzzz]

where will you be buying if you will buy your parts in India give me a link to the website where you will buy and then i can build you a PC for your budget

I am using the sites just to estimate Price of the product.

But i will buy them from "Nehru Place" its Computer Market located in Delhi, India

You can give the links to sites which ever you want or you can use them

flipkart.com

snapdeal.com

amazon.in

[stconquest]

You CANNOT build an APU gaming machine that is better for games than a dedicated GPU... not even if you crossfire.  Intel CPU, AMD GPU is the best way to start in a low budget build.