Low end gaming rig suggestions?

[ShaunC]

2 minutes ago, cheex said:

Thanks Shaun,

I started off that way, cheap dual core CPU and a 750 IT card. problem is the price inflates to much when you convert that to Canadian ($670 before shipping)

i think i need to stick to an A10 APU overclocked with high speed RAM may 2400mghz 

Sorry i just noticed that! I will retry! haha

[cheex]

thanks man i appreciate the effort... 

[ShaunC]

g3258 + 750 ti

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($89.98 @ BestDirect) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.16 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $399.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 14:13 EST-0500

[cheex]

thanks Shaun, look at my first PC Part Picker link on the first page. very close to the same. do you think your build would out preform this one?

 

LINK   http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/jdwJjX

 

 

[ShaunC]

24 minutes ago, cheex said:

thanks Shaun, look at my first PC Part Picker link on the first page. very close to the same. do you think your build would out preform this one?

 

LINK   http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/jdwJjX

 

 

It's hard to say.  The 370 is a better video card, but the g3258 is a better processor.  I think for 720/1080p gaming not on max settings, you probably wouldn't see much of a difference.  I think that the intel build would be better if you'd want to upgrade later on, but the AMD build would be good if you're just going to toss it when it becomes obsolete.  My brother has a PC with a gtx 750 (not ti) and a phenom x4 (forgot which one) and he comfortably plays all games on 1080p on medium settings or higher.

EDIT:
Here is the comparison between processors
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G3258-vs-AMD-A6-6400K

and Video Cards:
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/MSI-Radeon-R7-370-vs-GeForce-GTX-750-Ti

[cheex]

Thanks for the reply I will have a look at this tonight. 

 

 I am contemplating two options one is a dedicated video card it looks like a traditional computer and the other one is an HTPC  where the case and power supply eat up more cautious than they should  not to mention the added cost of the motherboard being micro ITX and let him choose.  I would be very curious to see how the APU option benchmarks against the dedicated graphics card option