300 dollar build?

[kirbssss]

Thoughts anyone?

[AlbinoTexan]

umm for what?

 

Gaming?

Editing?

Web browsing? 

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, kirbssss said:

Thoughts anyone?

Boom:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

All you can get for that budget
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.88 @ OutletPC) 

Cheap and good reviews
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

Budget
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($28.95 @ Amazon) 

Budget
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 1GB Video Card  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Budget
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.89 @ Newegg) 

Budget
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 

Plenty and good reviews
Total: $289.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 19:07 EST-0500

[AlbinoTexan]

Just now, jkeasley said:

Boom:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($28.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 1GB Video Card  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.89 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $289.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 19:07 EST-0500

eh if its for gaming getting a quad core AMD would be better for that price

[Guest]

Just now, AlbinoTexan said:

eh if its for gaming getting a quad core AMD would be better for that price

Yeah, but then I would have to put in a new cooler...plus for that budget, you'd be able to run csgo

[kirbssss]

For gaming and i live in canada.

[AlbinoTexan]

Just now, jkeasley said:

Yeah, but then I would have to put in a new cooler...plus for that budget, you'd be able to run csgo

put in a new cooler? you didn't have on in the first place,

 

and stock is all you need, can't OC on shitty boards 

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, kirbssss said:

Thoughts anyone?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($72.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($28.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($88.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $295.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 19:13 EST-0500

boom...this is better than the pentium build

[Guest]

1 minute ago, CUDA_Cores said:

yeah, with a budget that low you have to go used. Thanks for the info before I got too far.

Not according to my build...

[Guest]

Anyone got thoughts on my build? That 750 Ti and 860K allows for csgo....not sure on what settings......as well as tf2

[YongKang]

2 minutes ago, jkeasley said:

Anyone got thoughts on my build? That 750 Ti and 860K allows for csgo....not sure on what settings......as well as tf2

It's ok but this budget, case + psu combo, man. I'll try too.

[Guest]

Has to be used

[YongKang]

No, it's impossible to buy new at 300 CAD. It cannot be done unless OP wanna settle on a crap desktop.

[kirbssss]

thanks for the insights guys!

[YongKang]

Just now, kirbssss said:

thanks for the insights guys!

You might want to wait a year or 2. CAD is just doing bad right now.

[YongKang]

8 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

OK, I managed to build a PC under 300 canadian, but I had to cut a few corners in order to do this:

 

Ok OP, before we continue, in order to get a PC under 300 Canadian here is what we are going to do. You are going to buy a crappy dell or HP prebuilt PC off of ebay and simply upgrade it. Here is the prebuilt I have selected:

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/381554134744 ($67.69)

This is a dell optiplex 330 system. By buying this system our costs for the Case, motherboard, CPU cooler, and HDD. Buying those parts alone would simply be too expensive. 

 

Now, we are going to upgrade this PC to make it gaming worthy:

Intel core 2 quad Q8400:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/281947773456 ($29.72)

4GB DDR2 (2x2GB) non ECC:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/272137628386 ($25.71)

Antec earthwatts 500w power supply:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/262276128493 ($31.13)

And here is where the GPU comes in:

Zotac Geforce GTX 570:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/281875810502 ($104.45)

I also had a little money left over, so I threw in a 64GB SSD:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/281933500362 ($32.43)

 

Total comes to ~$290 CAD. If the shipping ends up bringing the cost of the system over $300 CAD, remove the SSD.

 

Also to add, at the end of this you will have a crappy dell PSU, a core 2 duo and 2GB of DDR2 left over that can then be resold to ebay to recoup some of your costs. 

 

To anyone complaining about the PSU that it is not an "EVGA 80+ titanium PSU with 87 million filter caps and an 11/10 rating by johnnyguru", OP can't afford this. I had checked some reviews on newegg and it appears this is a "good enough" PSU for OPs use. yes, it is true I could get a better PSU, but this PSU is 80+ certified and has reviews on newegg saying it has worked reliably for several years. no, it IS not the best PSU, but it will work for now. It is also the first component I would advise replacing. 

 

PS: If OP chooses to do this build the first thing you will need to do when you get the new computer is update the bios to support the new quad-core CPU.

 

Anyway, good luck!

 

Edit: Because the Dell optiplex is an odd form factor you will need a PCIe x16 riser card in order to squeeze the GPU into that chassis:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/PCIE-slot-Riser-x16-to-x16-/182010091929?hash=item2a60a59999:g:ZIwAAOSw42JWEeJl

The total is now ~$296 CAD.

 

Alternatively OP could do some case modding to squeeze the GPU into that system.

 

 

Dear lord hahahahahhaha, you actually manage to build a list for him! ROFL!
The wise thing to do is actually wait that CAD goes up cuz things are hella expensive here in canada.

[YongKang]

Just now, CUDA_Cores said:

I know, one of my favorite things to do is squeeze every last penny out of uber-budget builds like this one. I love the challenge.

What kind of games would he be able to play with the pc you put together?

 

[kirbssss]

On February 29, 2016 at 6:43 PM, CUDA_Cores said:

OK, I managed to build a PC under 300 canadian, but I had to cut a few corners in order to do this:

 

Ok OP, before we continue, in order to get a PC under 300 Canadian here is what we are going to do. You are going to buy a crappy dell or HP prebuilt PC off of ebay and simply upgrade it. Here is the prebuilt I have selected:

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/381554134744 ($67.69)

This is a dell optiplex 330 system. By buying this system our costs for the Case, motherboard, CPU cooler, and HDD are covered. Buying those parts alone would simply be too expensive. 

 

Now, we are going to upgrade this PC to make it gaming worthy:

Intel core 2 quad Q8400:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/281947773456 ($29.72)

4GB DDR2 (2x2GB) non ECC:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/272137628386 ($25.71)

Antec earthwatts 500w power supply:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/262276128493 ($31.13)

And here is where the GPU comes in:

Zotac Geforce GTX 570:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/281875810502 ($104.45)

I also had a little money left over, so I threw in a 64GB SSD:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/281933500362 ($32.43)

 

Total comes to ~$290 CAD. If the shipping ends up bringing the cost of the system over $300 CAD, remove the SSD.

 

Also to add, at the end of this you will have a crappy dell PSU, a core 2 duo and 2GB of DDR2 left over that can then be resold to ebay to recoup some of your costs. 

 

To anyone complaining about the PSU that it is not an "EVGA 80+ titanium PSU with 87 million filter caps and an 11/10 rating by johnnyguru", OP can't afford this. I had checked some reviews on newegg and it appears this is a "good enough" PSU for OPs use. yes, it is true I could get a better PSU, but this PSU is 80+ certified and has reviews on newegg saying it has worked reliably for several years. no, it IS not the best PSU, but it will work for now. It is also the first component I would advise replacing. 

 

PS: If OP chooses to do this build the first thing you will need to do when you get the new computer is update the bios to support the new quad-core CPU.

 

Anyway, good luck!

 

Edit: Because the Dell optiplex is an odd form factor you will need a PCIe x16 riser card in order to squeeze the GPU into that chassis:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/PCIE-slot-Riser-x16-to-x16-/182010091929?hash=item2a60a59999:g:ZIwAAOSw42JWEeJl

The total is now ~$296 CAD.

 

Alternatively OP could do some case modding to squeeze the GPU into that system.

 

 

Thank you for your wonderful insight. I'll keep this in mind