Cheap gaming pc?

[Catbattle]

Hey everyone! I have been looking through the interwebs and I do have a build ready, but I`m wondering what would suffice as the minimum for my needs. What is the cheapest build that can meet my needs? I want to run Just Cause 3, CIV VI, Rocket League, CSGO, Need For Speed, Elder Scrolls V, BeamNG Drive and Battlefield 1 to name a few all at high/very high/highest possible settings 1080p 60fps, and minecraft with highest shaders, highest settings, 60fps 1080p.

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, TheCatShuriken said:

Hey everyone! I have been looking through the interwebs and I do have a build ready, but I`m wondering what would suffice as the minimum for my needs. What is the cheapest build that can meet my needs? I want to run Just Cause 3, CIV VI, Rocket League, CSGO, Need For Speed, Elder Scrolls V, BeamNG Drive and Battlefield 1 to name a few all at high/very high/highest possible settings 1080p 60fps, and minecraft with highest shaders, highest settings, 60fps 1080p.

Depends. What's your budget?

[Catbattle]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

Depends. What's your budget?

Cheapest possible. My biggest focus is Just Cause 3 and other triple a games running at a smooth 30-60 fps 1080p.

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, TheCatShuriken said:

Cheapest possible. My biggest focus is Just Cause 3 and other triple a games running at a smooth 30-60 fps 1080p.

Not how it works. It's easier if you just say how much you're looking to spend rather than a vague "cheap as possible".

[Catbattle]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

Not how it works. It's easier if you just say how much you're looking to spend rather than a vague "cheap as possible".

If you need a number, around 400 would be ideal, but the purpose of this thread is to find out whether 400 would be good enough for my purposes.

[Starelementpoke]

3 minutes ago, TheCatShuriken said:

If you need a number, around 400 would be ideal, but the purpose of this thread is to find out whether 400 would be good enough for my purposes.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HH8tNN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HH8tNN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.85 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.29 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $472.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-15 14:12 EST-0500

Not quite.

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Starelementpoke said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HH8tNN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HH8tNN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.85 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.29 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $472.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-15 14:12 EST-0500

Not quite.

Used? Maybe 430w S12II to cut costs more?

[stconquest]

No OS:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($23.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($178.98 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC MA08-BK MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg)  <<comes with two fans
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $551.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-15 14:13 EST-0500

[Catbattle]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Used? Maybe 430w S12II to cut costs more?

I want it to work for triple a and keep working for years to come, I would hate for a psu to wreck it.

[smokefest]

1 minute ago, TheCatShuriken said:

I want it to work for triple a and keep working for years to come, I would hate for a psu to wreck it.

You asked for 400$ budget bro, this is mostly the best u can get for such a low budget

[Guest]

5 hours ago, smokefest said:

You asked for 400$ budget bro, this is mostly the best u can get for such a low budget

Unless used.

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, TheCatShuriken said:

I want it to work for triple a and keep working for years to come, I would hate for a psu to wreck it.

$400 isn't going to cut it. I have a build right at $410 with an Inwin case/PSU combo on the belief that Inwin PSUs aren't total shit, but a Pentium G4560 and a 1050 Ti are not AAA for years to come caliber. You'd need to be looking at an i5 + RX 480/GTX 1060 combo for that to happen at 1080p, and those start to push $700.

[Catbattle]

1 minute ago, smokefest said:

You asked for 400$ budget bro, this is mostly the best u can get for such a low budget

My budget is actually closer to 500-600 range but I don't know if that's nessicary. A 1050 and an i3 6100 was what I was considering but I wanted to know what other people thought.

[Starelementpoke]

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Used? Maybe 430w S12II to cut costs more?

If need be.

[Guest]

5 hours ago, TheCatShuriken said:

My budget is actually closer to 500-600 range but I don't know if that's nessicary. A 1050 and an i3 6100 was what I was considering but I wanted to know what other people thought.

I would get a 480 and an i5. To get that 30fps on ultra

[Catbattle]

1 minute ago, aisle9 said:

$400 isn't going to cut it. I have a build right at $410 with an Inwin case/PSU combo on the belief that Inwin PSUs aren't total shit, but a Pentium G4560 and a 1050 Ti are not AAA for years to come caliber. You'd need to be looking at an i5 + RX 480/GTX 1060 combo for that to happen at 1080p, and those start to push $700.

 

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Unless used.

 

3 minutes ago, smokefest said:

You asked for 400$ budget bro, this is mostly the best u can get for such a low budget

 

12 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Depends. What's your budget?

Heres my actual build that pushes 600. Let me know if I can slash costs on any of these parts:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t38ytJ

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

10 minutes ago, TheCatShuriken said:

I want it to work for triple a and keep working for years to come, I would hate for a psu to wreck it.

And the S12II is probably one of the better budget PSU available so...ermmmm...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($178.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $498.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-15 14:18 EST-0500

 

7 minutes ago, TheCatShuriken said:

A 1050 and an i3 6100

A 1050 will struggle to maintain higher settings 60fps so...a RX470 would be my recommend GPU (on a budget). 

[Guest]

Haswell

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.17 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $569.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-15 14:18 EST-0500

 

Skylake

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.65 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $575.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-15 14:19 EST-0500

 

 

[Brooksie359]

3 minutes ago, TheCatShuriken said:

My budget is actually closer to 500-600 range but I don't know if that's nessicary. A 1050 and an i3 6100 was what I was considering but I wanted to know what other people thought.

Tbh I would get the new pentium with hyperthreading and drop a better cpu in later on down the road. 

[smokefest]

4 minutes ago, TheCatShuriken said:

My budget is actually closer to 500-600 range but I don't know if that's nessicary. A 1050 and an i3 6100 was what I was considering but I wanted to know what other people thought.

get a 1050ti and a i5 6400 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, TheCatShuriken said:

 

 

 

Heres my actual build that pushes 600. Let me know if I can slash costs on any of these parts:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t38ytJ

 

Cheaper RAM

Cheaper CASE

Not that PSU

[smokefest]

Just now, smokefest said:

get a 1050ti and a i5 7400 

 

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, TheCatShuriken said:

 

 

 

Heres my actual build that pushes 600. Let me know if I can slash costs on any of these parts:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t38ytJ

 

There are certainly better PSUs on the market, but I have two of that exact EVGA model and haven't been let down by them yet.

 

If you wait a couple of weeks, you can grab a Pentium G4560 that's within 10% of the i3's performance but costs $40+ less. You might need a Skylake CPU to update the motherboard's BIOS to accept the Kaby CPU, though.

[Mr.Meerkat]

2 minutes ago, TheCatShuriken said:

Heres my actual build that pushes 600. Let me know if I can slash costs on any of these parts:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t38ytJ

1. That PSU is junk

2. A RX470 performs a lot lot better than a 1050ti while only costing a little more

3. Maybe a cheaper case? I mean all it does is hold your parts...

[Catbattle]

6 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

And the S12II is probably one of the best if not the best budget PSU available so...ermmmm...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($178.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $498.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-15 14:18 EST-0500

 

A 1050 will struggle to maintain higher settings 60fps so...a RX470 would be my recommend GPU (on a budget). 

470 seems right, but can it accomplish what I need it to?

5 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

Tbh I would get the new pentium with hyperthreading and drop a better cpu in later on down the road. 

New Pentium? What even?

4 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

1. That PSU is junk

2. A RX470 performs a lot lot better than a 1050ti while only costing a little more

3. Maybe a cheaper case? I mean all it does is hold your parts...

Better PSU suggestion?

Will change to 470

Your right on the case but I still want it to look nice. Will look at different ones.

 

4 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

There are certainly better PSUs on the market, but I have two of that exact EVGA model and haven't been let down by them yet.

 

If you wait a couple of weeks, you can grab a Pentium G4560 that's within 10% of the i3's performance but costs $40+ less. You might need a Skylake CPU to update the motherboard's BIOS to accept the Kaby CPU, though.

So that psu is fine?

Can the Pentium run Just Cause 3?

4 minutes ago, smokefest said:

 

Ooook...

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Cheaper RAM

Cheaper CASE

Not that PSU

Can you find better ram

I will find a better case

I'm getting conflicting comments here on the psu.