Good Gaming PC Build Under 200USD possible?

[EasonIDontKnowAnything]

Hey , so I was wondering if any of you guys know how to build a under 200USD gaming pc? It doesn't necessarily have to be like a really high end thing . Just a pc that can run most games at above 60 fps.

[Guest]

200? Like two hundred? You sure about that? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

Not unless you buy your parts used, $200 won't get you any kind of new pc that can game. 

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

Not unless you buy your parts used, $200 won't get you any kind of new pc that can game. 

wrong only if you buy used 

[Herman Mcpootis]

Try looking at ebay or your local used parts websites and find something like a 1st gen intel quad core or lga 771 xeon/core 2 quad, 8gb of ram and the best gpu you can get.

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

wrong only if you buy used 

Which is why i said "unless you buy your parts used", $200 is abit low for even a normal HTPC.

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

Which is why i said "unless you buy your parts used", $200 is abit low for even a normal HTPC.

i said it as a joke, and to add to that 200 usd is a bit low for a pc. look for a prebuilt on ebay or save more money. 

[Megah3rtz]

350$-400$ is minimal but doable. 600-800$ is a nice sweetspot. 

[Rune]

No.

[EasonIDontKnowAnything]

Hey here's the problem guys , so I'm from Malaysia and everything costs more , so  That's why I was looking for a build under 200 but ok.

[Droidbot]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-02G-P4-2662-KR-GEFORCE-GTX-660-2GB-GDDR5-GRAPHICS-CARD-/361889449266?hash=item54424ac532:g:l6gAAOSwUKxYiOzS

+

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Micro-ATX-DG45ID-LGA775-w-Q6600-Core2Quad-and-4-GB-RAM-/222386308341?hash=item33c741c4f5:g:jDsAAOSw5cNYhXpl

or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-Geforce-GTX-660-3GB-GPU-OEM-GTX660-3GD5-2DIS-DP-Video-Graphics-Card/401265336571?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40839%26meid%3De12ee43e36ad449e9d4abb9b91eacd83%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D361889449266

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-660-SC-02G-P4-2662-KR-2GB-GDDR5-SDRAM/262815341140?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40839%26meid%3De12ee43e36ad449e9d4abb9b91eacd83%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D361889449266

 

The ASUS card is OEM, meaning with some OC you can push it to 760-tier speeds since it uses the newer sillicon design. 

[GDRRiley]

it can be done why. 

[Megah3rtz]

1 minute ago, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

Hey here's the problem guys , so I'm from Malaysia and everything costs more , so  That's why I was looking for a build under 200 but ok.

Prices in malaysia probably cost even more than 200$ for the same parts :\ 

[Energycore]

7 minutes ago, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

Hey , so I was wondering if any of you guys know how to build a under 200USD gaming pc? It doesn't necessarily have to be like a really high end thing . Just a pc that can run most games at above 60 fps.

Going that far down would make it really hard, but I believe it's doable. Normally I recommend a refurb prebuilt and an entry level GPU, like this.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883285711

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MSI-750TL2

 

But that's as low as it goes. $250.

 

There might be a way to put one together by snatching a good used prebuilt on ebay or similar, but in that case you're a bit on your own. You are of course welcome to ask whether a computer you find used is a good deal or not.

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

Hey here's the problem guys , so I'm from Malaysia and everything costs more , so  That's why I was looking for a build under 200 but ok.

$200 is still possible if you don't mind used. Try looking at your local forum marketplace or carousell for parts. Can also try taobao.com too, they ship to malaysia and some parts are quite cheap there(cpu, some mobos, maybe psu).

[VolkA]

1 minute ago, Megah3rtz said:

Prices in malaysia probably cost even more than 200$ for the same parts :\ 

Yes they do. In general, prices in Malaysia is even higher than Singapore which I already think is insane pricing.

[Energycore]

3 minutes ago, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

Hey here's the problem guys , so I'm from Malaysia and everything costs more , so  That's why I was looking for a build under 200 but ok.

Ahhhh

 

Give us your budget in RM and we can give you links to parts in Malaysia

[VolkA]

5 minutes ago, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

Hey here's the problem guys , so I'm from Malaysia and everything costs more , so  That's why I was looking for a build under 200 but ok.

But seriously, even if you can find used part and everything to build the PC under USD200, it will not be really that much of a "Good" gaming computer. To be frank, I think even using it for normal administrative office work is not really that ideal or even good.

 

My advise to you is to save a bit more, roughly and hopefully another 200USD (so in total 400USD or so) then at least your build will be able to play games at 60fps with low or maybe med settings, depending on which games.

[The Sloth]

9 minutes ago, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

Hey here's the problem guys , so I'm from Malaysia and everything costs more , so  That's why I was looking for a build under 200 but ok.

 

save more money, 400 to 500 would be a safer budget pc without cheapening out on all the parts. i suggest a new psu.

[EasonIDontKnowAnything]

8 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Ahhhh

 

Give us your budget in RM and we can give you links to parts in Malaysia

max I can go is RM 800

[Freezanator]

3 minutes ago, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

Hey here's the problem guys , so I'm from Malaysia and everything costs more , so  That's why I was looking for a build under 200 but ok.

Hi, I'm from Malaysia too! Which state are you from, btw? As you know, our ringgit is near worthless. My friend has a very cheap second-hand PC under your budget and he wants to sell it. I'll PM you about the details.  

[Energycore]

9 minutes ago, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

max I can go is RM 800

Looks like the best you can do is these two

http://www.lazada.com.my/powerlogic-customise-desktop-pc-computer-refurbished-16501011.html

http://www.lazada.com.my/zotac-gt-730-nvidia-geforce-1gb-video-card-black-1772772.html

3 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

Hi, I'm from Malaysia too! Which state are you from, btw? As you know, our ringgit is near worthless. My friend has a very cheap second-hand PC under your budget and he wants to sell it. I'll PM you about the details.  

Or you could do this, it might be better value

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Looks like the best you can do is these two

http://www.lazada.com.my/powerlogic-customise-desktop-pc-computer-refurbished-16501011.html

http://www.lazada.com.my/zotac-gt-730-nvidia-geforce-1gb-video-card-black-1772772.html

If that psu is a powerlogic psu, he's gonna have an explosive in his rig

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

If that psu is a powerlogic psu, he's gonna have an explosive in his rig

I know I share the concern, but we're splitting hairs here just to fit a computer that can even think of playing games

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

I know I share the concern, but we're splitting hairs here just to fit a computer that can even think of playing games

Yeah i know, but powerlogic's quality is around logisys, i wouldn't feel comfortable with it. Mind if i link some parts from taobao(china's ebay/amazon)?