cheap pc build

[biggr33nmachine]

My parents won't allow me to build a large gaming pc until I have built a cheaper pc for experience price range 300-400 dollars. Please don't hate I just need advice.

                  -thank you

[Laputacake]

Do you want to game on or is it just a starter?

[nj4ck]

This will be a decent rig for mid- to high settings @ 1080p if you OC the GPU a little.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($42.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($22.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.62 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $309.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 20:00 EST-0500

[Imakuni]

What will

 

 

This will be a decent rig for mid- to high settings @ 1080p if you OC the GPU a little.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($42.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($22.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.62 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $309.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 20:00 EST-0500

 

According to partpicker, this build of yours actually goes for 377$... for some reason.

 

 

Anyway, for only 20$ more, you could get something that could even reuse! Just slap in a gtx 970, another 4gb RAM stick, better storage, and you've got yourself a very nice pc!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($100.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($41.04 @ Mwave)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.62 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $395.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 20:04 EST-0500

[nj4ck]

According to partpicker, this build of yours actually goes for 377$... for some reason.

That's because of those stupid rebates, it always includes those. And yeah, the i3 is also a good option, but if his goal is to build a high end system once his parents let him, I'd say its unlikely he'll be upgrading this one. So its probably best to go as cheap as possible. Besides, the 860k is very similar in performance to the 4130, a bit faster in multi threaded tasks actually. 

[Imakuni]

That's because of those stupid rebates, it always includes those. And yeah, the i3 is also a good option, but if his goal is to build a high end system once his parents let him, I'd say its unlikely he'll be upgrading this one. So its probably best to go as cheap as possible. Besides, the 860k is very similar in performance to the 4130, a bit faster in multi threaded tasks actually. 

But, but.... Intel Fanboy

 

If he CAN build a super duper over 1k gaming machine, I guess you are right.

[biggr33nmachine]

once  I got experience I will try building and selling custom pc rigs to people they will be made by me and they will be cheaper than alienware

[biggr33nmachine]

just an idea

[Imakuni]

once  I got experience I will try building and selling custom pc rigs to people they will be made by me and they will be cheaper than alienware

Just make sure you actually find people that will buy such systems. That can be a lot harder than you'd think.