GPU-less budget gaming pc.

[Darknyess]

After asking LLT forums about the A10 7850K. I seems like it would now be a good time to get some help with a budget build for my little bro.

I try for a budget less than $400 CAD. This is what I came up with. I could probably get some funding from my parents. The goal is to keep prices as low as possible, while keeping the A10 7850K.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/D9Lf6h

Why I picked those parts: (Would be nice if I could buy from Newegg or NCIX)
CPU: Well... mainly for its intergrated gpu. Allows my bro to stay with it for awhile.
Heatsink: I keep stock to keep price down, but was wondering if I should toss $20-$30 at a better heatsink.

Motherboard: One of the cheapest that was on the list.
Ram: 4gb should be enough for what he does.

Storage: 1TB might be too much tbh. No need for an SSD.

PSU: Randomly picked. Give me a helping hand here.

Case: Don't worry about it.

 

Backstory?
Walked into my brother playing League of Legends. First thing I did was look at his fps. He plays on a cheap laptop. He gets an insane 10-15fps.
Felt sad for him. Thought I would help him out with what little money I have. Plus, I wanted to build a PC.

 

Also, can I use his laptop as a monitor? 
I have spare, so don't worry. Just wondering.

[Guest]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Mycrafter5/saved/VfNV3C if you can try to stretch a little beyond $400.

EDIT:A88x+OC is great for low budget gaming.

[givegomezthegun]

The only issue is that it doesn't take much of a gpu to be better than that apu.. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.98 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.10 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($89.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $374.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 12:26 EST-0500

[Atmos]

For league, an a10 is fine.

Asap though, get something like a 750 or r7 360 in there so they can play games that aren't trash (WOOOOOOOOOOOO LOL NABS REKT /s)

 

When working with APU's, ram speed actually makes a BIG difference. In the budget managed to fit 8gbs of 1866mhz ram, which should do the job. Also, the initial buying price of the system is just over 400, I realize... However, the 60$ in mail-in-rebates is big enough at this low of a budget to make them a must do; allowing you to purchase a kick-ass cpu cooler (pure rock two from be Quiet!) to keep that a10 running at least semi-cool. 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($134.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($54.61 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $376.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 12:22 EST-0500

[Atmos]

1 minute ago, givegomezthegun said:

The only issue is that it doesn't take much of a gpu to be better than that apu.. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.98 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.10 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($89.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $374.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 12:26 EST-0500

 

This is actually mostly a far better build than I posted.

Swap the seagate for a western digital, and for 30$ you can get a 8gb stick instead of a 4gb stick, and for roughly the same price you can get a superNova psu from evga that is semi-modular, higher quality internal components, and a much larger capacity allowing for a greater range of future upgrade.

[Darknyess]

Thanks for the help. Hopefully I could buy it soon for him.