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So I plan on selling my PS4 with everything included and using that money plus more to build a Stable Gaming PC. I was wondering if anyone had any good information I could use on what to get for a pc on a budget. Greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Take a look and post what u need with the form
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Honestly depends how much you're willing to spend as gaming PC's can get expensive. Building a budget gaming rig often poses more challenges than one with a budget of $2,000 or more. Budget builds can be easier to assemble, but picking parts can be a bit of a nightmare when you're trying to stretch every dollar as far as it will go. This guide is here to give you a bit of insight if youre looking for a rig that won't break the bank.
But, If you were looking to buy a decent system from the big computer assemblers, you would expect to pay at least $700. However, you dont need to spend $700 in order to get a gaming computer that will deliver a good experience.
In fact, for right around $400 you can build a system that will allow you to play your favorite games on moderate settings (and some of them on the highest settings) on a 1920x1080 monitor.
And, by building it yourself, you can avoid having to deal with the low quality power supplies and motherboards that the big computer companies like to throw in their builds, or getting stuck with a cheap gaming laptop.
The cheap gaming PC under $400 listed below is based off of my research of the best parts available for a $400 gaming computer. The build includes the following parts:
CPU AMD FX-6300
MOBO ASRock 970M PRO3
GPU EVGA GTX 1050 Ti
RAM Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB
HDD Seagate 250 GB
CASE Rosewill Dual Fans
PSU Antec VP-450W
ODD Install O.S. from USB drive
Optional
THRM EGC High-Performance
MOUSE EGC Gaming Mouse
MPAD EGC Monster Mouse Pad
OS Windows 10
Grand Total = $370-$430 ( [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] )
In the $500 range:
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For gaming, the Homeless Overclocker uses AMDs budget friendly Radeon RX 460 GPU. This graphics card isnt going to max out the latest games, but it should get them running with modest detail settings.
Although this system was compiled on a tight budget, it is important to point out the weak points in the build. The biggest issue is its rather limited storage space, with its 240GB SSD and no other storage devices. An SSD is a clear advantage in terms of performance, but you may find it difficult to fit many games on an SSD this size. The system also has less RAM than we would like to see in a gaming PC, but it would be exceptionally difficult to accommodate 16GB of RAM at this low budget.
In the $600 range is a VR gaming pc, keep in mind these have only been around for a year or so.
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Thanks to advancements in graphics technology, it has never been so inexpensive to game in VR (never being relative, given that consumer-based PC VR has only been around this year, of course). King Dranzers i5-6500, GTX1060 6GB Build is priced just under $600 and should technically run VR titles. This is made possible by a recent new Oculus feature called Asynchronous Space Warp, which can reduce the application frame rate to 45 FPS, relieving some of the graphics processing power required for VR. Although this builds GPU can handle VR with modest graphics settings, it consumed nearly half the build budget, and the rest of the PC suffers somewhat as a result. The system has a lower-end motherboard that uses the H110 chipset. King Dranzer was also unable to fit an SSD in the budget, and the HDD is relatively small by todays standards at 320 GB. But cheap VR doesnt come without a few compromises.
But, If you were looking to buy a decent system from the big computer assemblers, you would expect to pay at least $700. However, you dont need to spend $700 in order to get a gaming computer that will deliver a good experience.
In fact, for right around $400 you can build a system that will allow you to play your favorite games on moderate settings (and some of them on the highest settings) on a 1920x1080 monitor.
And, by building it yourself, you can avoid having to deal with the low quality power supplies and motherboards that the big computer companies like to throw in their builds, or getting stuck with a cheap gaming laptop.
The cheap gaming PC under $400 listed below is based off of my research of the best parts available for a $400 gaming computer. The build includes the following parts:
CPU AMD FX-6300
MOBO ASRock 970M PRO3
GPU EVGA GTX 1050 Ti
RAM Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB
HDD Seagate 250 GB
CASE Rosewill Dual Fans
PSU Antec VP-450W
ODD Install O.S. from USB drive
Optional
THRM EGC High-Performance
MOUSE EGC Gaming Mouse
MPAD EGC Monster Mouse Pad
OS Windows 10
Grand Total = $370-$430 ( [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] )
In the $500 range:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
For gaming, the Homeless Overclocker uses AMDs budget friendly Radeon RX 460 GPU. This graphics card isnt going to max out the latest games, but it should get them running with modest detail settings.
Although this system was compiled on a tight budget, it is important to point out the weak points in the build. The biggest issue is its rather limited storage space, with its 240GB SSD and no other storage devices. An SSD is a clear advantage in terms of performance, but you may find it difficult to fit many games on an SSD this size. The system also has less RAM than we would like to see in a gaming PC, but it would be exceptionally difficult to accommodate 16GB of RAM at this low budget.
In the $600 range is a VR gaming pc, keep in mind these have only been around for a year or so.
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Thanks to advancements in graphics technology, it has never been so inexpensive to game in VR (never being relative, given that consumer-based PC VR has only been around this year, of course). King Dranzers i5-6500, GTX1060 6GB Build is priced just under $600 and should technically run VR titles. This is made possible by a recent new Oculus feature called Asynchronous Space Warp, which can reduce the application frame rate to 45 FPS, relieving some of the graphics processing power required for VR. Although this builds GPU can handle VR with modest graphics settings, it consumed nearly half the build budget, and the rest of the PC suffers somewhat as a result. The system has a lower-end motherboard that uses the H110 chipset. King Dranzer was also unable to fit an SSD in the budget, and the HDD is relatively small by todays standards at 320 GB. But cheap VR doesnt come without a few compromises.
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Fill this in and we can help -
What is your budget and currency? (Pound sign does not work normally, use GBP abbreviation)
Do you need a monitor?
Do you need a keyboard?
Do you need a mouse?
Do you need an operating system?
What will you use the PC for?
What is your budget and currency? (Pound sign does not work normally, use GBP abbreviation)
Do you need a monitor?
Do you need a keyboard?
Do you need a mouse?
Do you need an operating system?
What will you use the PC for?
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