Cheapest computer I can possibly make?

[doeskydoes]

I'm a little low in the money department right now. Can I make a computer for under $300?

[Electronics Wizardy]

what do you want with this system?

[doeskydoes]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

what do you want with this system?

light gaming and internet browsing

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, doeskydoes said:

light gaming and internet browsing

desktop? Laptop?

 

Id personally just get a used laptop.

 

But if you want a desktop, get this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-OptiPlex-3010-MicroTower-PC-Core-i5-2400-Quad-Core-3-10GHz-8GB-500GB-NO-OS-/322529522165?hash=item4b1841f1f5:g:vUsAAOSw0hlZHgSY

 

and put a gpu in it.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, doeskydoes said:

light gaming and internet browsing

search scrapyards, used deals on craiglist and ebay

[TheRandomness]

4 minutes ago, doeskydoes said:

light gaming and internet browsing

What games are you considering?

[doeskydoes]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

What games are you considering?

cs:go,LOL,payday 2 and gmod  

[TheRandomness]

Just now, doeskydoes said:

cs:go,LOL,payday 2 and gmod  

And how far are you willing to push that budget? Because for under $300, it's not possible to get a graphics card.

[doeskydoes]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

And how far are you willing to push that budget? Because for under $300, it's not possible to get a graphics card.

maybe I should just save some money...

[TheRandomness]

Just now, doeskydoes said:

maybe I should just save some money...

$400 would be a good target as it allows for this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($62.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($48.33 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.88 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 460 2GB Dual OC Video Card  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Xion - XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Jet) 
Total: $366.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-01 13:10 EDT-0400

 

Though, if you didn't get the graphics card you could get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($62.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.88 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Xion - XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Jet) 
Total: $290.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-01 13:11 EDT-0400

 

And just deal with the iGPU until you can get a graphics card.

[Xeonical]

1 hour ago, doeskydoes said:

I'm a little low in the money department right now. Can I make a computer for under $300?

Yes, if you go with used parts