Low Budget PC Help (500-750 USD)

[ColeFemo]

Budget: $500-$750 United States

 

Aim: Gaming. Specifically Total War, Kerbal Space Program, Civ, and the likes of that. Most likely no fps games.

 

Monitors: A single 1080p most likely

 

Peripherals: No need to factor in mouse and keyboard into the price, but I will need Windows 10

 

Upgrade: not upgrading, just building from scratch

 

Notes: I've used Intel and Nvidia in the past with no issues so if possible I would like to stick with those brands. Graphical quality isn't important it just needs to run the games smoothly. That being said, the prettier the better.

 

Thank you so much for all of your help. I know this is a challenge.

[Guest savagepain]

 are you fine with the ryzen apus they game decently 

[Nocte]

I would probably go with something like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: ADATA - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card  ($179.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VP228H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $737.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-18 11:32 EDT-0400

 

If you need Windows then I would go with something like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($132.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: ADATA - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card  ($179.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus - VP228H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $780.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-18 11:34 EDT-0400