Son's first computer, need help.

[Smiles1946]

Hi guys, 

I was wondering if you could help me out. My son has just got into gaming; he wants to start playing overwatch but sadly his laptop that he is playing on can barely run battlefield 2 so its time to upgrade him. Sadly i only have a very small budget. 

Budget: $400 (Australian Dollars) 

Must be able to run overwatch and csgo. 

extra information: I have  2x r9 270 so no need to get a graphics card.

 

Kind regards

Annie

[JohnnyCorporalTech]

Yeah with the Trash Aussie dollar, it is so hard to find components on a budget. 

 

Also, do you think you will do any Overclocking?

 

[Droidbot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($72.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($67.90 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Antec VSK3000B U3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($45.00 @ IJK) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $382.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-09 17:18 AEDT+1100

 

Pick up a cheap used HDD from somewhere. CPU is essentially an i3 6100 with 200Mhz less for half the price, and mobo is expensive asf but it's just for compatibility with the processor since it's on a new architecture. 550W PSU is very good quality and is probably enough for both GPUs in crossfire

[stconquest]

If you can re-use the hard drive from the laptop, this fits your budget:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($72.00 @ Shopping Express)  <<2 core/4 thread, like an i3 but cheaper
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($116.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($75.90 @ Newegg Australia)
Case: Zalman R1 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $407.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-09 17:19 AEDT+1100

[Smiles1946]

2 minutes ago, JohnnyCorporalTech said:

Yeah with the Trash Aussie dollar, it is so hard to find components on a budget. 

 

Also, do you think you will do any Overclocking?

 

Im not thinking of overclocking 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($72.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($72.00 @ Umart) find out if the bios supports kabylake processors.
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($67.90 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Antec VSK3000B U3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($45.00 @ IJK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $401.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-09 17:20 AEDT+1100

[Daniel Z.]

wow aussies are much worse off than canadians for pcs lol. Just listen to the above posts and save up for a 460 or 1050