Budget build

[Cactu]

I am trying to make a budget build for my friend and wee need to go as cheap as possible but the build must be able to at LEAST run gta 5 at 30 fps

This is what I have:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qmKLxr

[Pugs501]

Will he ever get a GPU?

[Atmos]

No harddrive?

 

Other than that, with a budget of <250$ for a build, you're not going to get any better.

[Cactu]

Will he ever get a GPU?

He wants a 280/280x or 960 and a 1080p monitor eventually. As well as a case

[Cactu]

No harddrive?

 

Other than that, with a budget of <250$ for a build, you're not going to get any better.

We have a hard drive which we slavaged from his laptop

[NeatSquidYT]

Looks alright. I've upgraded power supply so he doesn't have to in the future.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.18 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.73 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.70 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: LG 20M37D-B 60Hz 19.5" Monitor  ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($10.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $351.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Atmos]

We have a hard drive which we slavaged from his laptop

 

This is the best i can do, but it's really not great. If he wanted to upgrade, this might be a better idea, but if hes not going to upgrade within the next year and a half or so, then go for your original build.

 

I honestly have No idea what so ever the kind of fps it will get in GTA 5. At ultra? Don't expect a lot, maybe 20+ fps. At high/medium easily 30+ fps I'd reckon, but I can't see the future, so yea...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($50.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($36.80 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 1GB Core Edition Video Card  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($20.98 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: LG 20M37D-B 60Hz 19.5" Monitor  ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $345.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[improbablepants]

^OP go for that dude. 10/10

[Cactu]

This is the best i can do, but it's really not great. If he wanted to upgrade, this might be a better idea, but if hes not going to upgrade within the next year and a half or so, then go for your original build.

I honestly have No idea what so ever the kind of fps it will get in GTA 5. At ultra? Don't expect a lot, maybe 20+ fps. At high/medium easily 30+ fps I'd reckon, but I can't see the future, so yea...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($50.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($36.80 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($20.98 @ Newegg)

Monitor: LG 20M37D-B 60Hz 19.5" Monitor ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $345.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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All he needs support for is 280x in the future. If my original build will support and not bottleneck than I am fine

Edit: I only buy from newegg and Amazon so please don't link superbiz

[Atmos]

All he needs support for is 280x in the future. If my original build will support and not bottleneck than I am fine

 

The original build you have will bottleneck, and so will the one i posted. A 280X is a monster of a gpu, if he were to go with an intel build, and a slightly more expensive board he could get a g3220 and then after some time upgrade it to a i3 4150 or i5 4440 and then those wouldn't bottleneck the 280X as much. (The i3 would to some degree, but the i5 pretty much wont)

[NeatSquidYT]

All he needs support for is 280x in the future. If my original build will support and not bottleneck than I am fine

Edit: I only buy from newegg and Amazon so please don't link superbiz

280x will bottleneck in the future I think.

 

 

 

 

This is the best i can do, but it's really not great. If he wanted to upgrade, this might be a better idea, but if hes not going to upgrade within the next year and a half or so, then go for your original build.

 

I honestly have No idea what so ever the kind of fps it will get in GTA 5. At ultra? Don't expect a lot, maybe 20+ fps. At high/medium easily 30+ fps I'd reckon, but I can't see the future, so yea...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($50.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($36.80 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 1GB Core Edition Video Card  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($20.98 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: LG 20M37D-B 60Hz 19.5" Monitor  ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $345.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 13:41 EDT-0400

 

Wouldn't play GTA V as well as the quad core

[Atmos]

280x will bottleneck in the future I think.

 

 

Wouldn't play GTA V as well as the quad core

 

No, no it would not. But if he were to consider a slightly higher end board he could upgrade the cpu later on to a i3 or low end i5. Which was my intent behind the whole "If he plans to upgrade" spiel.

[NeatSquidYT]

No, no it would not. But if he were to consider a slightly higher end board he could upgrade the cpu later on to a i3 or low end i5. Which was my intent behind the whole "If he plans to upgrade" spiel.

True. But the OP never mentioned that the person would be willing to upgrade the CPU in the future

[stconquest]

For $443, your friend can have a solid base for a gaming system... add a GPU when you can:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: LG 23MP47HQ 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($119.70 @ Newegg)  <<<This would have normally been a GPU, but you need a monitor.
Total: $433.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 13:53 EDT-0400