Budget Gaming build with low electricity consumption 2014

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Cheapest Budget Gaming build with low electricity consumption 2014


Budget Gaming build with low electricity consumption Feb. 17, 2014
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: April. 15, 2014
BUDGET RANGE: $190 - $235 playable in all latest games on decent settings.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, surfing the net. (this is for 300 units Internet gaming cafe)

PARTS REQUIRED: Processor, Motherboard, RAM and Graphics card only.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: to show us selection & pricing
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Philippines

OVERCLOCKING: No SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1900 x 600 (from 20” or 21.5” preferred brand Samsung, AOC or Asus). ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: low electricity consumption is very important.

1. Low cost gaming builds, but can perform gaming my target is all latest games playable on decent settings at a MONITOR RESOLUTION of 1920 x 1080. Plus Cost is important cause I need 300 units of gaming pc.
2. Durable parts for heavy usage like 15 to 20 hours a day.
3. Less Electricity consumption.
4. Motherboard that can withstand frequent brownouts, cause in my country brown out happens almost twice a week. (Preffered brand mobo: Asus, Gygabyte, ASRock or Msi anybody can recommend other brand if they meet my needs )
heres my build...

Option 1
PROCESSOR AMD Athlon 5150 Kabini 1.6GHz Socket AM1 25W Quad-Core $54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113365
MOTHERBOARD GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H AM1 3.0 Micro ATX $34.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128696
RAM HyperX 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $38.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104244
VIDEO CARD EVGA 01G-P3-2631-KR GeForce GT 630 1GB 128-Bit $63.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130792
Total: $ 192.96


Option 2
PROCESSOR AMD Athlon 5350 Kabini 2.05GHz $64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113364
MOTHERBOARD GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H AM1 3.0 Micro ATX $34.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128696
RAM HyperX 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $38.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104244
VIDEO CARD: EVGA 02G-P4-2643-KR GeForce GT 640 2GB 128-Bit DDR3 $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130795
Total: $233.96
 
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You are not going to game with either of those very well. HD 7770/R7 250x is pretty much the lowest graphics card that I can recommend for 1080p gaming.

This is the lowest I can recommend.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $246.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)...

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You are not going to game with either of those very well. HD 7770/R7 250x is pretty much the lowest graphics card that I can recommend for 1080p gaming.

This is the lowest I can recommend.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $246.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-16 14:35 EDT-0400)
 
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