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Hi my friend wants a gaming PC build but he has a really low budget (As of now he has 100, but he can get more) All he needs to do is light gaming (Terraira, MC, etc)

 

His current rig is a laptop with a AMD A8 7410 APU (Radeon R5) and 8GB of ram. Something better than that please

Thanks!

 

(Please dont go over 500-600 US)

 

Edit: As for monitor and OS we haven't sorted that out, but for now don't include it please :)  

Ion (Main Build)                                                                                        Overall Setup

i5 6500 3.2 GHz                                                                     -Blue snowball (White) thanks goodwill

MSI Mortar Arctic                                                                   -Logitech K120

Asus 1060 6GB Dual                                                             -Logitech Daedalus Prime G302

PNY CS1311 120 GB                                                            -Mousepad I made in 1st grade with my name on it                                                 

WD Caviar Blue 1 TB                                                              

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT White 16GB (8x2GB) 2400

NZXT S340 White

Corsair CXM 450W 

 

Lenovo H320 (Old Pre-built PC)                                      Possible upgrade for H320          

i5 650 3.2 GHz (heh)                                                                                    Xeon X3470

Motherboard unknown                                                       Same Motherboard

iGPU                                                                                   GT 1030 (MSI Low Profile Half Height)

Crucial 240GB SSD                                                           Crucial 240GB SSD

6GB DDR3 (4+2GB)                                                           8-10GB DDR3 (4+2+2GB/4+4+2GB)

Lenovo H320 case                                                             Lenovo H320 case

Unknown PSU (210W?)                                                     Same PSU (210W?)    

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KB + Mouse? Use for PC? Only Gaming?

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12 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

Hi my friend wants a gaming PC build but he has a really low budget (As of now he has 100, but he can get more) All he needs to do is light gaming (Terraira, MC, etc)

 

His current rig is a laptop with a AMD A8 7410 APU (Radeon R5) and 8GB of ram. Something better than that please

Thanks!

 

(Please dont go over 500-600 US)

 

Edit: As for monitor and OS we haven't sorted that out, but for now don't include it please :)  

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/builds

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H110M Pro-VHL Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $602.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-11 11:12 EST-0500

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11 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

Hi my friend wants a gaming PC build but he has a really low budget (As of now he has 100, but he can get more) All he needs to do is light gaming (Terraira, MC, etc)

 

His current rig is a laptop with a AMD A8 7410 APU (Radeon R5) and 8GB of ram. Something better than that please

Thanks!

Hey, I'd say go advice him to buy the following components:

 

- Intel Core i3 6100 (obvious choice in this price range, don't get a pentium or athlon)

 

- Asus H110M-A (best mainboard in this price range in my opinion, but thats only since I like Asus's UEFI BIOS best)

 

- 8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 RAM (dual-channel kit)

 

- Asus RX460 or GTX 750 TI (since its still significantly cheaper than a GTX 1050 TI and suffices the needs)

 

- 450W Corsair VS-series PSU

 

- 500 or 1000GB WD Blue HDD (but I'd suggest the 1000GB since it only costs like 6$ more and is much better value for money)

 

- Bitfenix Nova (since its most likely the only case that will come with filtered intakes at a price of under 30$)

 

These should cost about 400-450$. For that money he gets really solid entry-level gaming performance in full-hd resolution. I'd highly suggest not going any lower in terms of specifications, because otherwise it will definitley deteriorate his experience while gaming.

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The cheapest possible build that can game is the one in my signature. However, he will get better value from a Zen APU if he can wait a few days.

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