help with a 400$ build

[Becausei'mBatman]

Ok, so my mate wanted to buy to get a ps4 but i convinced him to buy a pc. what's the best possible console killing build you could toss up for 400$, i'm no expert in these ultra budget builds. OS not needed

[Dzzope]

Go used.. should be able to snag an older i5, ssd, and something like a 7970. Watch scrapyard wars.. Though obviously your not in as much of a rush.

[Becausei'mBatman]

1 minute ago, Dzzope said:

Go used.. should be able to snag an older i5, ssd, and something like a 7970. Watch scrapyard wars.. Though obviously your not in as much of a rush.

not many used parts where i live. most of them are old gpu's like gt series and 5xxx series from amd.

[HKZeroFive]

As said before, you might be better going off used parts.

 

Anyway, for $400, this should do decently. I'd spend a bit more for a R9 380 though:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($70.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB Dual WindForce Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $406.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-04 01:29 EST-0500

[Josephdalepi]

6 minutes ago, Becausei'mBatman said:

Ok, so my mate wanted to buy to get a ps4 but i convinced him to buy a pc. what's the best possible console killing build you could toss up for 400$, i'm no expert in these ultra budget builds. OS not needed

do you want upgradeability or performance now?

[Becausei'mBatman]

Just now, Josephdalepi said:

do you want upgradeability or performance now?

performance, with a possibility to upgrade to swap out gpu

[Dzzope]

Tried ebay?? just look for listings that ship across the EU.

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, Becausei'mBatman said:

performance, with a possibility to upgrade to swap out gpu

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Josephdalepi/saved/kTWFf7

460, so 60 bucks more, but has a lot of room to upgrade.  a new cpu and gpu would be good later, but the parts are solid and the mobo will take a lot bigger processor

[Dzzope]

He's in europe guys, gotta factor in higher prices/ included taxes... $400 in eu isn't going to get you much new... Used is your best option.

[TopWargamer]

Intel based, ~$420 before rebates, ~$370 after rebates

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vCdR23

 

AMD based, ~$460 before rebates, ~$400 after rebates

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cVDvTW

 

EDIT: Could also replace the 750 Tis in both builds with a 950 and keep a similarish price. I'm not sure how large or small the performance difference is though.