$350 for a gaming computer?

[TraskJ]

So, a friend has $350 and he wants to build a gaming computer, excluding peripherals. This was my suggestion. Any thoughts?

I'm not really sure how SFF and graphics cards work... I think he would need low profile. Can anyone confirm? 

 

HP Workstation (i5-3470, 8gb DDR3, 500gb HDD) - $159.99

Low Profile GTX 1050 2gb - $125.54

Crucial BX300 SSD -  $59.99

Total: $345.52

 

Links below. 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIA7RB5R96244

https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-Profile-Graphics-ZT-P10500E-10L/dp/B06XHJX4G8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510519135&sr=8-1&keywords=half+height+gtx+1050

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-BX300-120GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B073W3Q96S/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1510519256&sr=1-6&keywords=SSD

[General Winter]

i would put in a notch bit more money and get a 1050ti since they're around $150 and double the performance of the 1050

[TraskJ]

1 hour ago, General Winter said:

i would put in a notch bit more money and get a 1050ti since they're around $150 and double the performance of the 1050

Would you say that cutting the SSD and grabbing a 1050ti instead would be worth it? 

[General Winter]

51 minutes ago, TraskJ said:

Would you say that cutting the SSD and grabbing a 1050ti instead would be worth it? 

if you don't mind the extra boot time for the OS than sure

 

1050ti is a solid budget card