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$300 will be a bit tight, i would suggest going for used parts here but il see what i can make in pcpartpicker

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.30 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 460 2GB LP Video Card  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $326.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 02:21 EDT-0400

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12 minutes ago, z123killer said:

$300? 

Go for used parts.

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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3 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Go for used parts.

I couldn't agree more.

For 300$ it's hard to get something that will run decent.

Intel i7 12700K | Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 | Pure Loop 240mm | G.Skill 3200MHz 32GB CL14 | CM V850 G2 | RTX 3070 Phoenix | Lian Li O11 Air mini

Samsung EVO 960 M.2 250GB | Samsung EVO 860 PRO 512GB | 4x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 140mm fans

WD My Cloud 4TB

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hpjj7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hpjj7h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M ECO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 460 2GB LP Video Card  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $340.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 02:38 EDT-0400

 

changed the RAM because the price was misreported, if you want to save more cash drop the case

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($11.79 @ OutletPC) 

HMMMMMMMMMMM. 

Personal build >  New-ish AMD main gaming setup           

   PLEASE QUOTE OR @ ME FOR A RESPONSE xD 

 

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Just now, Megah3rtz said:

HMMMMMMMMMMM. 

there is other ram around that price thats more legit but honestly, if he can get it for that price then he should.

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

there is other ram around that price thats more legit but honestly, if he can get it for that price then he should.

believe me there is no  2x8GB 12$ kit in the world unless its defective. 

Personal build >  New-ish AMD main gaming setup           

   PLEASE QUOTE OR @ ME FOR A RESPONSE xD 

 

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7 minutes ago, Simon771 said:

I couldn't agree more.

For 300$ it's hard to get something that will run decent.

$300 can't even get an office PC without GPU here

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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2 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

believe me there is no  2x8GB 12$ kit in the world unless its defective. 

checked it and the price is a missreport, il change and update

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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7 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

the RAM seems suspiciuesly cheap

It's out of stock

Probably typo error

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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Just now, ZM Fong said:

$300 can't even get an office PC without GPU here

Same goes for my country .... you do get PCs for 300$, but without GPU, and everything inside that CPU is pretty much Tier 200.

Intel i7 12700K | Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 | Pure Loop 240mm | G.Skill 3200MHz 32GB CL14 | CM V850 G2 | RTX 3070 Phoenix | Lian Li O11 Air mini

Samsung EVO 960 M.2 250GB | Samsung EVO 860 PRO 512GB | 4x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 140mm fans

WD My Cloud 4TB

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Like everyone else here I agree to either saving up more money or to get a used PC/parts to build.

It's hard just to make a decent desktop for that amount of money assuming you need both parts and OS.

 

You CAN get a PC for that amount.. But you really need more cash to run 1080p 60FPS with that budget, even more so in AAA titles.

If you can squeeze that up to $500 we have way more to work with and you don't have to buy used, but even then it wont be a beast to run AAA titles, again assuming you buy everything used.

If you, however, would buy USED for $500 you'd be way better off given that everything works when you get it.

 

My suggestion is saving up some more cash before getting a PC.

Even if you get something around the $300 bill now, you'll still need to upgrade in like 6 months - 1 year since games get demanding.

Keeping it at 60FPS @1080p will be super hard at that price. :)

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52 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.88 @ OutletPC) 

4 gigs is a little tight for those types of games.

 

To play games like Battlefield 1 and those types of games, you'd be best going with a build that's a little more expensive, if you want to run at 1080p60.

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You want to wait till you have at least 430$. At that price point you can start getting into the pentium/gtx 1050ti range which will be able to do what you expect of it: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fpG3XH

 

If you badly want it NOW, you cant expect to get anything great, as decent qualoty parts are damn hard to come buy at that price point. Sa e for a bit more and see, Good Luck!

 

-Lukas

1000$ PC: CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @3.6ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte AB350 Gaming-3 RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengeance 3000mhz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1060 6gb G1 gaming Storage: 2tb Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm PSU: Corsair Vengeance 550m Case: NZXT S340 Black/Red Keyboard: Corsair Strafe w/ cherry mx browns Mouse: Steelseries Sensei 310

 

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48 minutes ago, ArduinoBen said:

4 gigs is a little tight for those types of games.

 

To play games like Battlefield 1 and those types of games, you'd be best going with a build that's a little more expensive, if you want to run at 1080p60.

there is no way to get 8GB of RAM in there without loosing quite a bit of CPU preformance unless i missed something

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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