Help with a budget pc build

[NB5]

I am trying to build a budget PC capable of playing fallout 4 for my nephew. Problem being I'm not sure what parts to get. I have a budget of around 250ish and eBay parts definitely work. Thanks for any help!

[Asteure]

I really don't think you'll be able to run fallout 4 on a 250ish budget.

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, Asteure said:

I really don't think you'll be able to run fallout 4 on a 250ish budget.

You can.

 

4 minutes ago, NB5 said:

I am trying to build a budget PC capable of playing fallout 4 for my nephew. Problem being I'm not sure what parts to get. I have a budget of around 250ish and eBay parts definitely work. Thanks for any help!

Q6600, compatible board with compatibility for 8 GBS of ram, aftermarket cooler to oc, quality psu, used 7950.

[Asteure]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

You can.

 

Q6600, compatible board with compatibility for 8 GBS of ram, aftermarket cooler to oc, quality psu, used 7950.

Isn't Fallout 4 graphics intensive? I know it's using the same engine as Skyrim, and Skyrim was very laggy on my friends low end PC

[NB5]

2 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

You can.

 

Q6600, compatible board with compatibility for 8 GBS of ram, aftermarket cooler to oc, quality psu, used 7950.

I was looking at the q6600 and the i5 2400 but I can't figure out the gpu and motherboard combinations. I know the sapphire r270 I think is about $100 but I can't figure out the combinations. Also my friend is selling me a 600w psu and a case for really cheap so I can take that out of the equation.

[Asteure]

Here's Fallout 4 minimum requirements.

 

OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required) 

Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent 

Memory: 8 GB RAM 

Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent 

Storage: 30 GB available space

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Asteure said:

Isn't Fallout 4 graphics intensive? I know it's using the same engine as Skyrim, and Skyrim was very laggy on my friends low end PC

7950 is =to a 280. It'll be fine.

 

1 minute ago, NB5 said:

I was looking at the q6600 and the i5 2400 but I can't figure out the gpu and motherboard combinations. I know the sapphire r270 I think is about $100 but I can't figure out the combinations. Also my friend is selling me a 600w psu and a case for really cheap so I can take that out of the equation.

What exactly is the psu he's selling you? And get the 7950 instead, it's more powerful for the same price.

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, Asteure said:

Here's Fallout 4 minimum requirements.

 

OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required) 

Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent 

Memory: 8 GB RAM 

Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent 

Storage: 30 GB available space

OCed Q6600 will be fine. So will the 7950, oc it though.

[NB5]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

7950 is =to a 280. It'll be fine.

 

What exactly is the psu he's selling you? And get the 7950 instead, it's more powerful for the same price.

Corsair bronze 80+ certified 600w he bought a quieter cooler psu and wants to sell the old one. What brand 7950 should I be looking for?

[Starelementpoke]

1 hour ago, NB5 said:

Corsair bronze 80+ certified 600w he bought a quieter cooler psu and wants to sell the old one. What brand 7950 should I be looking for?

I'm going to guess a CX 600... If you must, take it. As for the 7950, Just whatever you can fit into your budget.

[NB5]

2 hours ago, Starelementpoke said:

I'm going to guess a CX 600... If you must, take it. As for the 7950, Just whatever you can fit into your budget.

alright thank you for the help!

[Sat1600]

Check out this guide:

 

http://www.delidded.com/

 

You can mod a socket 771 xeon to fit on a 775 board. Check the guide for motherboard compatability.  The q45 and q35 motherboard won't work with the 5000 series xeons.

 

The xeons are much cheaper and better binned than the core 2 quads.

 

Also see this video:

 

 

Some of the 775 boards take ddr3.

[Sat1600]

5 hours ago, Starelementpoke said:

7950 is =to a 280. It'll be fine.

 

What exactly is the psu he's selling you? And get the 7950 instead, it's more powerful for the same price.

Be very careful with the 7950. Check buyer feedback. Many amd gpus of this age were used 24/7 at 100% load for bitcoin mining.

[Aditya0002]

7 hours ago, NB5 said:

I am trying to build a budget PC capable of playing fallout 4 for my nephew. Problem being I'm not sure what parts to get. I have a budget of around 250ish and eBay parts definitely work. Thanks for any help!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WvPXXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WvPXXL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3260 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($15.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($23.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card  ($79.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Apevia X-QPACK3-BL MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($20.98 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Logisys 480W ATX Power Supply  ($12.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $250.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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