150$ for CPU, Mobo, & Ram (HELP)

[ChipTech]

Hey Everyone! So I recently decided to build a super penny pincher PC. I already have the case, psu, storage, and gpu. all I need now is the motherboard, cpu, and ram. I have 150$ left in my budget for these parts. I am having a bit of a hard time figuring out what parts I buy. The build is for my cousin's birthday and he loves to play minecraft, and half-life 2. He wants a better computer than his parents old PC that he currently uses, which has a pentium d @ 2.6GHz, a GT 710, and 3gb of ram.

 

The only things I need in a list is an ITX motherboard, because the space he has for the PC isn't massive. It also needs to have 8gb of ram.  The GPU was scavenged from another system, so if the list has an APU in it rather than a CPU that's fine. Thanks for your time, and help!

[GreezyJeezy]

lol i love how you say ITX becase of space issues, when its the case that matters about that not the motherboard  

[ChipTech]

I agree, I usually go with ITX if the motherboard is better in some way, rather than the case. but his desk is so small.

[SImoHayha]

3 minutes ago, ChipTech said:

Hey Everyone! So I recently decided to build a super penny pincher PC. I already have the case, psu, storage, and gpu. all I need now is the motherboard, cpu, and ram. I have 150$ left in my budget for these parts. I am having a bit of a hard time figuring out what parts I buy. The build is for my cousin's birthday and he loves to play minecraft, and half-life 2. He wants a better computer than his parents old PC that he currently uses, which has a pentium d @ 2.6GHz, a GT 710, and 3gb of ram.

 

The only things I need in a list is an ITX motherboard, because the space he has for the PC isn't massive. It also needs to have 8gb of ram.  The GPU was scavenged from another system, so if the list has an APU in it rather than a CPU that's fine. Thanks for your time, and help!

You might need to purchase some used goods. Also what are the other things

 

What is the case, storage, PSU and GPU?

 

 

[ChipTech]

The Case is a Cooler Master Elite 110

The PSU is a EVGA 430w

The GPU is a Asus Radeon HD 7450

[SImoHayha]

2 minutes ago, ChipTech said:

The Case is a Cooler Master Elite 110

The PSU is a EVGA 430w

The GPU is a Asus Radeon HD 7450

well unfortunately you need to purchase some used goods. No other way around it unfortunately. 

[GreezyJeezy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820242187&cm_re=8_gb_ram-_-20-242-187-_-Product

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D7BYMB2/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/C2tCmG/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a78mhd2

 

i think its like $5 over, so get a used 760k/ram and your good 

[SImoHayha]

15 minutes ago, ChipTech said:

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Here you go

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $156.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-10 20:28 EDT-0400

 

[ChipTech]

Alright thanks!

[Mcmole]

To bad you can't go Micro ATX. You could get a really good deal at micro center.

You can get a

AMD FX 8320E Black Edition 3.2GHz

For $89 and a

ASRock 970M Pro3 AM3 mATX AMD Motherboard

For $24

and buy some

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $29.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-10 20:48 EDT-0400

 

And you would crush anything else at that price range. Its overclockable aswell.