$200 light gaming pc

[clayton1233]

I have $200 to spend I want to record mine craft. I have a monitor keyboard mouse r7 250 or 260 graphics card 500gb hard drive and a operating system.

[DtrollMC]

Do you have these parts already? I don't understand what you're saying.

[clayton1233]

Yes I have these parts

[clayton1233]

Do you have these parts already? I don't understand what you're saying.

[DtrollMC]

Yes I have these parts

SO you have a 250 and a 260?

[clayton1233]

No my friend is giving me it. He doesn't know if it is a 250 or a 260

[bodoy]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.49 @ Amazon) 

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

Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $224.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 07:47 EST-0500

 

That IMHO is the cheapest you could go that can still play minecraft on reasonable settings with good FPS.

You sure you don't have a bit more to spend?

[clayton1233]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.49 @ Amazon) 

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

Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $224.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 07:47 EST-0500

 

That IMHO is the cheapest you could go that can still play minecraft on reasonable settings with good FPS.

You sure you don't have a bit more to spend?

I don't have anymore I got 300 for Christmas and I am getting a $50 case for my phone and then I am giving my friend 50 dollars for the graphics card. I might be able to go a little more. I will just get a cheaper case for my phone.

[bodoy]

I don't have anymore I got 300 for Christmas and I am getting a $50 case for my phone and then I am giving my friend 50 dollars for the graphics card. I might be able to go a little more. I will just get a cheaper case for my phone.

I'm pretty sure a $50 phone case is overkill...so yeah, I say get a cheaper one.

[clayton1233]

I'm pretty sure a $50 phone case is overkill...so yeah, I say get a cheaper one.

Ok I will probably get a 10 dollar phone case. So then I will have 240 dollars

[clayton1233]

I can go with a 240 dollar build

[bodoy]

Ok I will probably get a 10 dollar phone case. So then I will have 240 dollars

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $248.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 08:01 EST-0500

 

And just like that we were able to up your RAM from 4GB to 8GB, which is the sweet spot for builds like these.

Also, Minecraft can utilize the extra RAM to run smoother. There are settings to do so.

[clayton1233]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $248.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 08:01 EST-0500

 

And just like that we were able to up your RAM from 4GB to 8GB, which is the sweet spot for builds like these.

Also, Minecraft can utilize the extra RAM to run smoother. There are settings to do so.

It says that the motherboard needs a bios update prior to using haswel refresh club's. How do you do the bios update.

[clayton1233]

I meant cpu's