300$ BEAST

[NunoLava1998]

This 300$ (actually 305$, there's no way to make it cheaper) beast is a real beast for it's price. Probably the best you can get.

 

My old 400$ build can play Witcher 3 at Low even though a equivalent could do Medium. Wait for it, this 300$ can play it AT MEDIUM. Did i say Witcher 3 is the most intensive game ever? Oh, this is a beast really.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($38.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Apex TX-381 MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/300W Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Directron) 
Total: $304.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-24 09:49 EDT-0400

 

The downsides is that it is over 300$ (just 4.85$ over it, bare with me) and the case has a PSU included.

The upsides is that it has a FREAKING GTX 950 (almost half the price of the machine....) and it is severely underpriced. 

 

The A6 or below FAILED to run Cities: Skylines, but the A8 just went to 1st place or something as it can play on HIGH.

[CTR640]

Cheaper than consoles and yet powerfull than consoles. Take that, Sony!

[HKZeroFive]

Just one small thing...

 

Where's the storage?!

[NunoLava1998]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

Just one small thing...

 

Where's the storage?!

Oh forgot to say one thing: get a old harddrive and you'll be golden. And there's NO way i could fit a HDD in this without decreasing the performance. Also if you're watching this you already probably have a HDD so you can use that i guess.... (ignoring tablets and phones and etc.)

[ThatsMyGamer]

7 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Just one small thing...

 

Where's the storage?!

Noticed the same thing... I think we should all just accept that to play more intensive games we need $450-$550 dollars, not that consoles with all their respective necessary accessories such as controllers and an online service cost less.

[NunoLava1998]

Just now, ThatsMyGamer said:

Noticed the same thing... I think we should all just accept that to play more intensive games we need $450-$550 dollars, not that consoles with all their respective necessary accessories such as controllers and an online service cost less.

But this 300$ thing can run the most intense game in history at Medium...... you like that?

[HKZeroFive]

8 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Oh forgot to say one thing: get a old harddrive and you'll be golden. And there's NO way i could fit a HDD in this without decreasing the performance. Also if you're watching this you already probably have a HDD so you can use that i guess.... (ignoring tablets and phones and etc.)

What? That's kinda the point of making a budget build. Make a build that fits all components in a certain budget. You gotta sacrifice some things to make the whole thing fit. Not just leaving it out so you can get a better GPU. How else can I store the Witcher 3 I can apparently play at medium settings?

 

Getting a used HDD is a bad idea - consider the wear and you don't know what's been on it. And that costs money. Nothing is free.

 

Not everyone already has a HDD lying around... especially people who are new to PCs.

 

Honestly, for $300, go used for the majority on parts.

[dragoon20005]

this is way better

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($38.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master TC102 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $294.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-24 10:05 EDT-0400

[Howlingwolf101]

i'd say 500 is a good competing price as the ps4 sells for 499 in the us.

[NunoLava1998]

Just now, dragoon20005 said:

this is way better

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($38.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master TC102 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $294.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-24 10:05 EDT-0400

that thing has: 

 

really bad RAM ( A - Data XPG V1.0? Who has heard of that? )

overspending on what you really need on the processor (the processor i choosed is 20$ cheaper and 5% worse. So obvious price-per-performance is better on my build.)

A bad GPU (terrible when compared to mine)

AMD CPU

 

Obviously, your build is worse. 

[ThatsMyGamer]

9 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

But this 300$ thing can run the most intense game in history at Medium...... you like that?

I understand that and I think it's awesome! 

But, for first time builders on a budget or for gifts you would still need to get a hard drive. 4TB SSHDs cost only $130 now.

[dragoon20005]

1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

that thing has: 

 

really bad RAM ( A - Data XPG V1.0? Who has heard of that? )

overspending on what you really need on the processor (the processor i choosed is 20$ cheaper and 5% worse. So obvious price-per-performance is better on my build.)

A bad GPU (terrible when compared to mine)

AMD CPU

 

Obviously, your build is worse. 

RAM is RAM dude

 

gaming RAM wont affect gaming

 

and ADATA is a famous brand

 

my CPU is OCable

 

the 370 matches the GTX950

 

you are using a AMD CPU as well

 

wtf

[NunoLava1998]

Just now, ThatsMyGamer said:

I understand that and I think it's awesome! 

But, for first time builders on a budget or for gifts you would still need to get a hard drive. 4TB SSHDs cost only $130 now.

Everyone has a hard drive, c'mon. If you don't have one, sorry but buy one, as i couldn't fit one in my budget.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And 4 TB SSD's cost 4000$

[Supercian411]

how do you power it

[NunoLava1998]

Just now, dragoon20005 said:

RAM is RAM dude

 

gaming RAM wont affect gaming

 

and ADATA is a famous brand

 

my CPU is OCable

 

the 370 matches the GTX950

 

you are using a AMD CPU as well

 

wtf

"the 370 matches the GTX 950" I don't even, the 950 is sooooooooooo much better.

"my CPU is OCable" so is mine (just that it is more complicated, and you really don't need a OC)

[ThatsMyGamer]

5 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Everyone has a hard drive, c'mon. If you don't have one, sorry but buy one, as i couldn't fit one in my budget.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And 4 TB SSD's cost 4000$

I'm talking about an SSHD, not an SSD, you n00b. Solid State Hybrid Drive. Look it up. 

[NunoLava1998]

2 minutes ago, Supercian411 said:

how do you power it

And i forgot to put the power supply. 

[dragoon20005]

watch this video before you accuse me of being a noob

 

I build system for 10 year

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAdbt_ew3eg

[NunoLava1998]

3 minutes ago, dragoon20005 said:

watch this video before you accuse me of being a noob

 

I build system for 10 year

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAdbt_ew3eg

And yet you can't type properly (not to mention you build systems for more time than i ever existed). And the 950 is:

cooler

shorter

less power

more FPS

 

So it's better. 

[dragoon20005]

Just now, NunoLava1998 said:

And yet you can't type properly (not to mention you build systems for more time than i ever existed). And the 950 is:

cooler

shorter

less power

more FPS

 

So it's better. 

[NunoLava1998]

5 minutes ago, ThatsMyGamer said:

I'm talking about an SSHD, not an SSD, you n00b. Solid State Hybrid Drive. Look it up.

I know. And i'm not a n00b, and i've been training my computer skills for like 2-3 years and english for 4 years. And not to mention my native language is not english AND the first time i've messed with a computer was 4-5 years ago.

[GeekJump]

WHAT IS THIS?? First we all exclude OS cost from a budget, now storage?!?!? Where would one store there porn in that build!?!?! NO WHERE!

[ThatsMyGamer]

12 minutes ago, GeekJump said:

WHAT IS THIS?? First we all exclude OS cost from a budget, now storage?!?!? Where would one store there porn in that build!?!?! NO WHERE!

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/FirstTimePro/saved/vRpXsY

Here is my cheap $550 build. It has a Pentium G3258, an overclockable Z97 mobo, an EVGA Superclocked Gt 740 4GB video card, and both an SSHD and an OS. 

[CtrlAltELITE]

950 and 370 are on par. 370 has slightly more raw render power but the 950 has some more high end features. For budget gaming the 370 is possibly very slightly better, the 950 will pull ahead if you are trying to do workstation tasks aswell though.

[NunoLava1998]

1 minute ago, ThatsMyGamer said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/FirstTimePro/saved/vRpXsY

Here is my cheap $550 build. It has a Pentium G3258, an overclockable Z97 mobo, an EVGA Superclocked Gt 740 4GB video card, and both an SSHD and an OS. 

GT 740??!?!?