$300 Gaming Build?

[z123killer]

Could you make me a build for $300 that can play AAA titles at 1080p preferably 60fps? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 minutes ago, z123killer said:

Could you make me a build for $300 that can play AAA titles at 1080p preferably 60fps? 

get a used pre-built with an 2nd/3rd gen i5, some extra ram and/or a better PSU, and use whatever's left to get the best GPU you can afford.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

get a used pre-built with an 2nd/3rd gen i5, some extra ram and/or a better PSU, and use whatever's left to get the best GPU you can afford.

Yeah like a i7-2600 with Gigabyte Z68 is not that bad right?

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

get a used pre-built with an 2nd/3rd gen i5, some extra ram and/or a better PSU, and use whatever's left to get the best GPU you can afford.

This, or save up to about $500 if you're willing to turn some settings down or $700-$800 if you want to play on high a 60fps 1080p. 

[z123killer]

6 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

This, or save up to about $500 if you're willing to turn some settings down or $700-$800 if you want to play on high a 60fps 1080p. 

So let's say I wanted to do $500 without OS or Monitor, what kind of settings would I be able to play BF1 at? 

[Zando_]

5 minutes ago, z123killer said:

So let's say I wanted to do $500 without OS or Monitor, what kind of setting would I be able to play BF1 at? 

Never played BF1, but I think it's pretty CPU intensive, so probs medium/high. A $500 build would get you a Pentium G4560 (a $60 2c/4t 3.5Ghz CPU), 8GB RAM, and a 1050 Ti. If you want better CPU performance, save to $700 where you can get a Ryzen 5 4c/8t CPU, or else spend $200 on a used prebuilt with an i7 and at least 8GB RAM, and then spend the other $300 and get a used 980 Ti or 1070. I'm picking up an EVGA 1070 SC tomorrow for $300, so they shouldn't be too hard to find. 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

Look at scrapyard wars season 1

[Herman Mcpootis]

13 minutes ago, z123killer said:

So let's say I wanted to do $500 without OS or Monitor, what kind of settings would I be able to play BF1 at? 

ultra should be doable.

[Waqas409]

You can easily get an used second generation i7 under $200 bucks and rest can be used to get a cheap GPU probably GTX 760 or so ... 

[z123killer]

1 minute ago, Waqas409 said:

You can easily get an used second generation i7 under $200 bucks and rest can be used to get a cheap GPU probably GTX 760 or so ... 

Wouldn't it be better to get a second generations i5 for about $100 and then get something like a 1050?

[Waqas409]

Just now, z123killer said:

Wouldn't it be better to get a second generations i5 for about $100 and then get something like a 1050?

Yea thats a more good deal than what i said.

[z123killer]

11 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

ultra should be doable.

I made this build for $400 ( https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XksNwV ) 

It has a G4560 with a 1050. Would that do 1080p, 60fps, ultra settings? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

53 minutes ago, z123killer said:

I made this build for $400 ( https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XksNwV ) 

It has a G4560 with a 1050. Would that do 1080p, 60fps, ultra settings? 

try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) ask the newegg seller if the bios supports kabylake CPUs.
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($130.93 @ Amazon) 
Case: VIVO - CASE-V00 ATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $397.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-19 02:05 EDT-0400

[z123killer]

8 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) ask the newegg seller if the bios supports kabylake CPUs.
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($130.93 @ Amazon) 
Case: VIVO - CASE-V00 ATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $397.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-19 02:05 EDT-0400

I like this build much better, thanks. But people have said that BF1 is very CPU intensive, what kind of settings would I be able to get with this combination? 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

2 minutes ago, z123killer said:

I like this build much better, thanks. But people have said that BF1 is very CPU intensive, what kind of settings would I be able to get with this combination? 

Mid 1080p i think

[z123killer]

5 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Mid 1080p i think

So what is the better option the G4560, or the i5 2400? 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

2 minutes ago, z123killer said:

So what is the better option the G4560, or the i5 2400? 

The i5, i prefer 4 physical cores than two threads plus two physical cores

[Herman Mcpootis]

12 minutes ago, z123killer said:

So what is the better option the G4560, or the i5 2400? 

the 2400 will be better despite it being older. i think the 1050ti should be good for mid-high settings on BF1.

[z123killer]

28 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

the 2400 will be better despite it being older. i think the 1050ti should be good for mid-high settings on BF1.

Ok, thank you for the help today, I appreciate it. So if I was going to go with a pre-built with an i5-2400, that would cost about $100, upgrading ram and power supply would cost about $80, this would leave me with up to $120 for a video card, is the 1050ti my best option? 

 

I also found a pre-built that has an i5-3470 and it is only $130, would that cause less of a bottleneck? If so, I would only be left with about $100 for a gpu, in that case what gpu should I go with? (Or is the 1050ti still my best option?)

 

Sorry for bothering you today

[Ordinarily_Greater]

15 minutes ago, z123killer said:

Ok, thank you for the help today, I appreciate it. So if I was going to go with a pre-built with an i5-2400, that would cost about $100, upgrading ram and power supply would cost about $80, this would leave me with up to $120 for a video card, is the 1050ti my best option? 

 

I also found a pre-built that has an i5-3470 and it is only $130, would that cause less of a bottleneck? If so, I would only be left with about $100 for a gpu, in that case what gpu should I go with? (Or is the 1050ti still my best option?)

 

Sorry for bothering you today

If you go for third gen yes you will likely to have less bottleneck, but i am worried if 1050Ti does not fit the budget.

 

just go for the 2400

[Herman Mcpootis]

16 minutes ago, z123killer said:

Ok, thank you for the help today, I appreciate it. So if I was going to go with a pre-built with an i5-2400, that would cost about $100, upgrading ram and power supply would cost about $80, this would leave me with up to $120 for a video card, is the 1050ti my best option? 

 

I also found a pre-built that has an i5-3470 and it is only $130, would that cause less of a bottleneck? If so, I would only be left with about $100 for a gpu, in that case what gpu should I go with? (Or is the 1050ti still my best option?)

 

Sorry for bothering you today

there shouldn't be much of a performance difference between the 2400 and 3470, the 3470 will be slightly faster but I'd save the $30 and get the 2400 system. if it doesn't have 8gb of ram then see if you can buy some used for cheap. if the PSU included is a decent one with enough wattage you can keep it and use the money for a better GPU. I'd see if there's any used 290/390s or gtx 970s for a good price.