budget gaming pc (HELP!)

[Michael_S]

I am in the market for a budget gaming PC to build by myself. I am looking for around 400$ to spend. 

I just want a PC where I can do light to medium gaming on while i can have a fast pc (don't know if this is possible with this budget.). where i can do Office work on and browse the internet, ... 

hope there are options available? 

 

thank you in advance 

[Seabosz]

what games are you looking to play?

[Streetguru]

22 minutes ago, Michael_S said:

I am in the market for a budget gaming PC to build by myself. I am looking for around 400$ to spend.

US?

 

Also ya, what kind of games

[ace_cheaply]

You could probably put together a decent build with an i3 and gtx 950, but honestly at that budget you're probably better off to go second hand.  Buy the hdd and maybe psu new since a lot of times they are cheaper new with rebates.  But, for example, near my house on Craigslist there is an i5 4570 for $100, and a z87 atx board for $75.  I bought 24gb of ram (1333) for $25 a couple months ago, corsair ballistix. You'll end up with a much nicer rig if you go second hand, although there is obviously some risk.

[Matias_Chambers]

Do you need peripherals, monitor, os etc? 

[Michael_S]

i live in europe 

[Michael_S]

csgo, maybe some other titles, don't know yet

[Seabosz]

Just now, Michael_S said:

i live in europe 

so euros then?

 

[kingatlas]

you can get a used gtx770 for 160 euro and a i5  4460 for 110 euro on ebay

[courtiousdoge]

30 minutes ago, Michael_S said:

I am in the market for a budget gaming PC to build by myself. I am looking for around 400$ to spend. 

I just want a PC where I can do light to medium gaming on while i can have a fast pc (don't know if this is possible with this budget.). where i can do Office work on and browse the internet, ... 

hope there are options available? 

 

thank you in advance 

would recomend i5 2500k and a 960

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, courtiousdoge said:

would recomend i5 2500k and a 960

how is he going to need a 960 for cs:go and a 2500k for office work?

[Matias_Chambers]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G8hs6h

[Herman Mcpootis]

this should be enough for your office and gaming needs, with wiggle room for OS(reddit/kinguin), keyboard and mouse if you need those.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£53.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi A70U3P Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£34.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£23.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£30.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card  (£122.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.96 @ More Computers) 
Total: £362.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 15:37 BST+0100

[Michael_S]

21 minutes ago, Seabosz said:

so euros then?

 

yeah

[Auxafly]

for 400 euros you're better off buying used parts. there are usually deals on eBay and Craigslist, you just gotta keep a eye out.