Help planning a very, very small budget pc

[h.tml]

I'm looking to make a major upgrade later this year(As in, late December-early January), because the current pc I have, while it isn't the absolute worst thing, it has major drawbacks.

The reason I'm emphasizing the very small budget part is due to the fact that the budget will only be about 300-350 USD. 

I know its a very tight budget, especially for gaming (nothing extremely new, mostly to try and run some of the games that this current pc cant handle, like Skyrim on low or hopefully medium settings)

As a reference as to what I'm using right now: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04798706 (the only difference is that I added 4 more gigs for a total of 8)

Honestly, I'm not really picky as to what brands are in it, mostly because I can't really afford to be very specific, but if possible I was hoping maybe an Intel cpu, and a cube-ish case ( like this one )

Also, maybe to cut back on costs, would it possible to use any of the components from this computer?

 

Thanks in advance!

[adams]

Buy used to save costs and you should be able to get a Sandy Bridge Core i5 or i7 with 8gb ram and a gtx 770 or 970 graphics card all for $300 USD (i got all of this for only $300 aud so I know it is possible)

[agobran]

9 minutes ago, h.tml said:

I'm looking to make a major upgrade later this year(As in, late December-early January), because the current pc I have, while it isn't the absolute worst thing, it has major drawbacks.

The reason I'm emphasizing the very small budget part is due to the fact that the budget will only be about 300-350 USD. 

I know its a very tight budget, especially for gaming (nothing extremely new, mostly to try and run some of the games that this current pc cant handle, like Skyrim on low or hopefully medium settings)

As a reference as to what I'm using right now: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04798706 (the only difference is that I added 4 more gigs for a total of 8)

Honestly, I'm not really picky as to what brands are in it, mostly because I can't really afford to be very specific, but if possible I was hoping maybe an Intel cpu, and a cube-ish case ( like this one )

Also, maybe to cut back on costs, would it possible to use any of the components from this computer?

 

Thanks in advance!

ur old pc is pretty much trash at this point

[Herman Mcpootis]

reuse your old HDD:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.88 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($130.93 @ Amazon) 
Case: DIYPC - MA01-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($25.97 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $349.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-19 21:32 EDT-0400

[adams]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

reuse your old HDD:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.88 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($130.93 @ Amazon) 
Case: DIYPC - MA01-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($25.97 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $349.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-19 21:32 EDT-0400

But something like a Sandy Bridge i7 will completely crush that Pentium.

[adams]

So maybe this @h.tml:

 

CPU: Used Intel Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge i5 or i7
Motherboard: Used Z68 or Z77 mATX Motherboard
Memory: Used 8-16GB DDR3

Storage: Reuse your current HDD or get a used SSD
Video Card: Used GTX 770/780 or 970
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Quality Used 600W+ PSU

 

Total: $300-$400 USD

[h.tml]

16 hours ago, adams said:

So maybe this @h.tml:

 

CPU: Used Intel Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge i5 or i7
Motherboard: Used Z68 or Z77 mATX Motherboard
Memory: Used 8-16GB DDR3

Storage: Reuse your current HDD or get a used SSD
Video Card: Used GTX 770/780 or 970
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Quality Used 600W+ PSU

 

Total: $300-$400 USD

If I reuse the hdd off of this, would the fact that its an OEM copy of windows be an issue? 

ive never really done anything like this before, buying parts/constructing a computer is a whole new thing to me, so sorry if I ask stupid questions

[Dovaogedy]

Im in the same boat as this guy

 

so you guys think sandy bridge i5 over a pentium g4560?

[agobran]

43 minutes ago, Dovaogedy said:

Im in the same boat as this guy

 

so you guys think sandy bridge i5 over a pentium g4560?

YES

[Dovaogedy]

2 hours ago, agobran said:

YES

Thanks, i still have left over parts from my old pc so ill reuse stuff, get an i5 3470 budget tower for gaming and save up for coffee lake 

 

Hopefully 3470 can run destiny 2 and hit 60 fps with a 1060 at 1080p

[adams]

6 hours ago, h.tml said:

If I reuse the hdd off of this, would the fact that its an OEM copy of windows be an issue? 

ive never really done anything like this before, buying parts/constructing a computer is a whole new thing to me, so sorry if I ask stupid questions

Just reinstall windows and it will be all ok!

[adams]

3 hours ago, Dovaogedy said:

Im in the same boat as this guy

 

so you guys think sandy bridge i5 over a pentium g4560?

Definitely!   

[Dovaogedy]

So i pulled the trigger today on ebay

 

i got in a bundle

 

i5 4460

asus H81m 

 

Cruical 8gb memory

 

for $160 all together

 

seller had a 99.5% feedback, over 3k ratings and sold a lot of electronics

[h.tml]

Okay so I've been doing research and just looking to see what would work

Sadly, I can't do used parts, but I was able to put together a list on pc part picker that I wanted to get double checked on here:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FWymZ8

Do you think that this would work well?

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, h.tml said:

Okay so I've been doing research and just looking to see what would work

Sadly, I can't do used parts, but I was able to put together a list on pc part picker that I wanted to get double checked on here:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FWymZ8

Do you think that this would work well?

no, the G4400 will bottleneck hard, 4gb isn't enough for gaming, and the psu is garbage. spend more for better parts or get used, $300 isn't enough.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI - H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Video Card  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $312.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-22 21:26 EDT-0400