$300 gaming pc?

[jtchimesin]

I want to build a $300 gaming pc for my little brother. I don't want anything fancy, and he gave me a budget of $300. I already have a case and storage, I just wanted to know what the best budget build I can do for him. Thanks.

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

at a budget like that, your best bet is to try to find as much as you can used or free. a AMD quad or intel dual core a few gens old usually comes pretty cheap, and you can usually get the whole platform as a combo.

[Streetguru]

I want to build a $300 gaming pc for my little brother. I don't want anything fancy, and he gave me a budget of $300. I already have a case and storage, I just wanted to know what the best budget build I can do for him. Thanks.

Should be set then if you already have a case

Swap the hard drive for an SSD or get an 860K + 360/750ti with the dropped hard drive

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BcWZMp

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BcWZMp/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.15 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $293.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 18:26 EST-0500

[Synawke]

What size case?

[Prysin]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7670K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: AMD R9 Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($47.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($30.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $306.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 18:29 EST-0500

 

 

this will play most games at 1080p around 30 FPS

[Synawke]

Should be set then if you already have a case

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BcWZMp

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BcWZMp/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($39.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.15 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $293.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 18:26 EST-

He said he already had storage, make it a FX 4300 AMD processor and add a GPU

[jtchimesin]

What size case?

full atx

[Midnitewarrior4]

umm guys really apu`s ?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wdtxwP

 

i3-4160 and a gtx 750ti

 

@jtwalker

[Midnitewarrior4]

He said he already had storage, make it a FX 4300 AMD processor and add a GPU

fx-4300......... you can do beter for the budget

[jtchimesin]

He said he already had storage, make it a FX 4300 AMD processor and add a GPU

Yeah, I think going for a GPU should be my best bet. If I had a little bit more money to spend, what card would you guys suggest? Note that I'm not wanting this thing to blow any game out of the park.

[jtchimesin]

umm guys really apu`s ?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wdtxwP

 

i3-4160 and a gtx 750tiTi

This looks pretty good. But should I settle for the i3 or is AMD the better route to go with like a FX 4300 or something?

[Midnitewarrior4]

Yeah, I think going for a GPU should be my best bet. If I had a little bit more money to spend, what card would you guys suggest? Note that I'm not wanting this thing to blow any game out of the park.

you can get a gpu in your budget look at my post, you can get a 750ti and play games at 1080p higher settings and gett decent fps, depending on the game

[Midnitewarrior4]

This looks pretty good. But should I settle for the i3 or is AMD the better route to go with like a FX 4300 or something?

in literally every senario the i3 is better even using all cores it beats the 4300

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i3-4160-vs-AMD-FX-4300

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-4160-vs-AMD-FX-4300/2816vs2879

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/352/AMD_FX-Series_FX-4300_vs_Intel_Core_i3_i3-4160.html

not to mention potential upgrades to i5 and i7 later on 

[Synawke]

fx-4300......... you can do beter for the budget

Why? An AMD processor as it is isnt good so toning it down on the CPU and getting a GPU is better. A FX 4300 is still good for a budget build

[Brennan Price]

I want to build a $300 gaming pc for my little brother. I don't want anything fancy, and he gave me a budget of $300. I already have a case and storage, I just wanted to know what the best budget build I can do for him. Thanks.

I bought all my parts brand new for exactly £300 including postage. So... I recommend an AMD Athlon x4 860k, 4GB of RAM, a simple motherboard, R7 360 and yeah. Have fun

[Synawke]

in literally every senario the i3 is better even using all cores it beats the 4300

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i3-4160-vs-AMD-FX-4300

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-4160-vs-AMD-FX-4300/2816vs2879

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/352/AMD_FX-Series_FX-4300_vs_Intel_Core_i3_i3-4160.html

Yeah but its $40 mors. and most games now are not as heavily CPU oriented. a 4300 would work. An intel processor would be better though

[Midnitewarrior4]

Yeah but its $40 mors. and most games now are not as heavily CPU oriented. a 4300 would work. An intel processor would be better though

then you can have upgrade path, still better for older games that like single core performance and such, not bashing amd but the 4300 is lacking i wish they would just release a new cpu already like dam you think oh hey this companies about to die lets keep holding out while intel rules the market, makes no sense

[jtchimesin]

Thanks for your feedback. I'll probably post again in the forums before I buy

[Midnitewarrior4]

Thanks for your feedback. I'll probably post again in the forums before I buy

good idea, always double check and check benchmarks on youtube to get an idea of what your going to be able to run on the machine, the i3 and 750ti combo is a pretty sweet budget build and will play alot of games at good settings at 1080p