Cheap CSGO Build

[Hesassin]

Hi guys, this is my first post. I currently live in the beautiful country of Thailand, and am getting into CSGO at the Silver Elite-Gold Nova level. I need a build that is about $300. The cheaper the better, because here in Thailand we have a 30% sales tax. Looking for max FPS. Throw in a 144hz monitor for $250-$300 if possible.

[thenotoriousone]

Hi guys, this is my first post. I currently live in the beautiful country of Thailand, and am getting into CSGO at the Silver Elite-Gold Nova level. I need a build that is about $300. The cheaper the better, because here in Thailand we have a 30% sales tax. Looking for max FPS. Throw in a 144hz monitor for $250-$300 if possible.

Quad-core AMD, 4GB RAM, 400W PSU, HDD, Cheap GPU and you are set.

 

Good enough for CS:GO.

[Hesassin]

Quad-core AMD, 4GB RAM, 400W PSU, HDD, Cheap GPU and you are set.

 

Good enough for CS:GO.

What about the APU option? Is that worth exploring? Also can you give me an approximate FPS? Thanks!

[thenotoriousone]

What about the APU option? Is that worth exploring? Also can you give me an approximate FPS? Thanks!

I guess APU would do the trick, check some vids on YouTube tho to get more insight. Personally, I have never used an APU before.

[Dr_Curry_MONSTER]

What about the APU option? Is that worth exploring? Also can you give me an approximate FPS? Thanks!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($22.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 2GB Video Card  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $305.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 05:40 EST-0500

[bloader]

What about the APU option? Is that worth exploring? Also can you give me an approximate FPS? Thanks!

I get around 60-70fps on my 7870k @ 1080p

[Majestic]

Just adding this for reference;

 

 

 

Don't compare absolute values between the two graphs, they're not from the same GPU, drivers or CS;GO build. Only look at them relatively.

 

My 4670K goes for about 250-350 fps (1920x1440 @ low, 16xAF, cause fuck fancy graphics in CS:GO)

[xnoobftw]

My suggestion

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Patriot 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $311.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 05:55 EST-0500

[Hesassin]

Thanks for all the help guys! I think I'll settle on @Dr_Curry_MONSTER's though. Seems like it's got good upgradeablity down the line.

[thenotoriousone]

Thanks for all the help guys! I think I'll settle on @Dr_Curry_MONSTER's though. Seems like it's got good upgradeablity down the line.

CS:GO uses CPU performance most of the time, watch out with that dual core.

[Suffokation]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $402.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 06:01 EST-0500

 

This is great if you ONLY want to play CS:GO and do nothing else.

[Suffokation]

CS:GO uses CPU performance most of the time, watch out with that dual core.

Second this.

[Dr_Curry_MONSTER]

CS:GO uses CPU performance most of the time, watch out with that dual core.

I've seen many benchmarks, X4 860k vs G3258 on CS:GO the g3258 pretty much always wins. If your gonna play on low resolution, don't get a gpu. I play like that I've got a shitty i5 an iGPU can run CS:GO fine 1024x768 all low on 150fps.

[Dr_Curry_MONSTER]

@Hesassin

[DDynamite]

Ok so this is what i put together:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sDFrK8

 

I went with 120gb of ssd cuz u only need that much if you are only playing cs go.

 

I decided that u needed better GPU.

[Hesassin]

Thanks for all the help guys! I'm wait a little longer then pick one of these! Much appreciated!