$400 Budget Help

[koji]

Hello. My friend wants to build a good gaming PC with a low budget of $400. I have a few builds in mind but I still need few inputs from others.

He likes to play Dota2, Gunz, CS:GO, etc.

 

What makes it hard is because $400 includes the monitor.

 

Im thinking to get Pentium G3258 or Athlon X4 860K.

 

Now im not sure whether I should get 1080p monitor or not.

With the low budget we cannot get R9 380.

 

I hope you can give me few inputs. Thanks!

[jimakos234]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $408.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-05 09:14 EST-0500

[koji]

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Sadly, the budget is very limited and $400 should include the monitor. Thanks anyway buddy.

[jimakos234]

Sadly, the budget is very limited and $400 should include the monitor. Thanks anyway buddy.

this is my best shot. (apu)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($34.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $405.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-05 09:48 EST-0500

[Djole123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66Ghz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($74.70 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Masscool 8WT15-38 42.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($6.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Toshiba 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($28.54 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($13.49 @ OutletPC)

Wireless Network Adapter: Belkin F9L1001 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($5.99 @ Micro Center)

Monitor: Acer K202HQL 60Hz 19.5" Monitor ($69.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $400.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-05 10:08 EST-0500

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