best 200 dollar gaming pc.

[liquidmagma]

all that mattes is overcockability and performance and futureproofing like cpu woud be nice

[iCantThinkOfAName]

Just now, liquidmagma said:

all that mattes is overcockability and performance and futureproofing like cpu woud be nice

I can't tell if you're joking or not...

[liquidmagma]

im not joking but i have 2 setups that i might buy.

[Ghostay1]

4 minutes ago, liquidmagma said:

 overcockability

 

[HKZeroFive]

Your best option is to buy used. Even then, your budget isn't going to cut it.

 

I really recommend you to save up more. $200 is simply not enough for a gaming PC.

[iCantThinkOfAName]

Just now, liquidmagma said:

im not joking but i have 2 setups that i might buy.

Seriously, you're not getting a good gaming pc with good cpu and overclockability for $200. What games do you plan to play?

[Me1bourne]

1 minute ago, liquidmagma said:

im not joking but i have 2 setups that i might buy.

Can you show?

[PooPipeBoy]

You can't future-proof with a $200 PC, in a few years it'll only be good to use as a boat anchor because that's how much of a lifespan cheap parts have.

[liquidmagma]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015VPX2EO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H33SFJU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0176ZQH44/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1XBPHGHAXLHDG

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015FY87QY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3O5UCB3BTOOSH

$238.94

is it good?

[iCantThinkOfAName]

1 minute ago, liquidmagma said:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015VPX2EO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H33SFJU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0176ZQH44/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1XBPHGHAXLHDG

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015FY87QY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3O5UCB3BTOOSH

$238.94

is it good?

Yes.. But you need a case, cooler (I think) and hard drives

[liquidmagma]

hard drive no prob and case well i think using an old pc.

and i coud sell the darn old pc duhh! how much is a dell inspiron 560s worth used? i3 1tb hdd, wery cheap graphics card, 4x 1gb ram sticks and optical drive. its fully working and needs windows reinstall and has windows key home premium(coud sell key for like 90 or 75 dollars). that woud be wery good i coud invest for i5.

[liquidmagma]

ok what coud i get for my 200 dollars and money from selling my old pc?

[iCantThinkOfAName]

Just now, liquidmagma said:

ok what coud i get for my 200 dollars and money from selling my old pc?

What are the specs of your old pc?

[liquidmagma]

Just now, iCantThinkOfAName said:

What are the specs of your old pc?

look up

[iCantThinkOfAName]

Just now, liquidmagma said:

look up

How? I don't know the model.

[VerticalDiscussions]

Well sure, you can play Dota 2 and League of Legends with that cpu, and CS Go, but Crysis 1 would be too much even...

[iCantThinkOfAName]

Just now, iCantThinkOfAName said:

How? I don't know the model.

Sorry, didn't see post!

[liquidmagma]

Just now, iCantThinkOfAName said:

How? I don't know the model.

its the one above '' ok what coud i get for my 200 dollars and money from selling my old pc? ''

[Aereldor]

I'd recommend $350 for the bare minimum to build a PC, and even that will land you with an Athlon x4 860k/Athlon x4 845/Pentium G3258/Pentium G4400- none of which are particularly future-proof. Due to optimization, consoles are inherently more future-proof than a gaming PC at the same price point, and like @huilun02 said, I'd recommend getting a used console at that price point- I'm pretty sure you can snag a used PS4 or Xbox One for about $200-250.

 

For a gaming PC, this is the bare minimum I'd recommend. Anything less and you're simply going to be better off with a console.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.85 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 360 2GB NITRO Video Card  ($88.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $329.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-27 07:12 EDT-0400

[iCantThinkOfAName]

Just now, liquidmagma said:

its the one above '' ok what coud i get for my 200 dollars and money from selling my old pc? ''

You could sell it for just over $150..

[liquidmagma]

Just now, iCantThinkOfAName said:

You could sell it for just over $150..

nice i think im gonna do that yust now. thanks man. im gonna put the price to 120 or maybe 150 and the buyer pays for the shipping. and im in estonia. and probably its going to be selled outside of europe.

[liquidmagma]

Just now, liquidmagma said:

nice i think im gonna do that yust now. thanks man. im gonna put the price to 120 or maybe 150 and the buyer pays for the shipping. and im in estonia. and probably its going to be selled outside of europe.

but do i put the price to 120 or 150 or something else? and is it better to put it in euros or dollars?

[vtecf20c]

pump up that Dell

Cpu: Xeon E5450, for 30€

a very good PSU 50€ 

4  gb of ram less than 15€

 

other 105€ for the graphic card 

 

for 200€ is the only way you can play games.

 

 

 

[liquidmagma]

3 minutes ago, vtecf20c said:

pump up that Dell

Cpu: Xeon E5450, for 30€

a very good PSU 50€ 

4  gb of ram less than 15€

 

other 105€ for the graphic card 

 

for 200€ is the only way you can play games.

 

 

 

nah im better off selling it for 150 dollars and its pretty old too its like 3-4 years old. if you want it i can sell it with no problem.

[vtecf20c]

2 minutes ago, liquidmagma said:

nah im better off selling it for 150 dollars and its pretty old too its like 3-4 years old. if you want it i can sell it with no problem.

of course you can sell it, but ebay and paypal will take their part, shipping costs are huge for a complete pc, you will sell 1tb hd too , have you got more hdd?  and you have to see if people will buy it for 150.. etc.. so the original 150 will be only a dream.

 

for me is a better choice to upgrade that dell, and then when you wanna more power, sell it by putting on the original PSU/GPU.

 

that Xeon is not slower than the Pentium G, you don't have to buy new motherboard and ram, that are not even last gen, 1155 and ddr3, and you will have more money for the GPU.