Building an extremely Budget PC for CS:GO

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Hi, I am interested in building a very budget PC, for the specific purpose of playing the game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at Max details (w/ 4x AA), 1080p & a STABLE >60fps. I'm very new to the whole PC building thing, and so I have little to no idea what sort of parts I need; I have looked around and nothing so far has helped me come up with the right answer.

I do not care for future proofing or the like, just that it be as cheap as possible! :)

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Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 6 months

Budget Range: $400-$500 AUD (~$375-$470 USD)

Am I buying a monitor: No

Do I need to buy OS: No

Location: Australia

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Not Sure

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: The Source Engine from which CS:GO runs off, puts most of the load on the CPU, so an expensive GPU is not necessarily important, but of course it is still possible to be bottlenecked by a rubbish GPU.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current PC is garbage and cannot hold a stable framerate on CS:GO, which is annoying, and so I decided it was time to invest in a PC!

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Any help is appreciated, thankyou! ;)


EDIT: Forgot to mention that HDD space is not important, and 80GB would suffice for my purposes. ALSO, no Optical disk drive is needed. And 8GB memory is preferred.
 
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That's about a $300-$400USD build eg

300$ Build

CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.20 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($36.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GT 640 1GB Video Card ($76.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Solution RSB400 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $300.07




400$ Build

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 651K 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI A55M-P35 Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.20 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $399.05


 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($115.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A75M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Silverstone PS05-B ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $501.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-23 17:14 EST+1000

this is the best i could get it due to a lack of parts in australia, but this should be fine. it wont play modern games on ultra, no pc for $500 can do that, but this wont be too bad. in the future, you can throw in a dedicated gpu, and if it is a low-medium end amd gpu, you can run it in dual graphics mode with the igpu built into the cpu.
 
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nice builds, but OP is in australia, and cant get these parts there. also, you forgot a psu in the $300 build.
 
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So Basically you need most parts from Amazon , Right ?
 
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No - as Danbuscus showed, use PartPicker.

Now wtf did I put that psu????

I wouldn't do cheaper than this -

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($145.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $642.99


or it's just too embarrassing.
 
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Thats the Cheapest I could get , If you gonna get this then u definitely need to Overclock the CPU as its not as useful without overclocking
CPU : Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ( 79,99$ @CentreCom )
CPU Cooler : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ( 39.00$ @Mwave )
MOBO ( Not Sure about the OC Ability , U need to research it ) : ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ( 69.00$ @ PLE Computers )
Memory : G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ( 55.00$ @PCCaseGear )
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ( 55.00$ @CentreCom )
GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ( 189.00 @Mwave Australia )
PSU : Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ( 69.00$ @PCCaseGear )
Total : 555 $
Link : http://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/TopLuca/saved/zLNgXL
 
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Well link me the cheapest A88 Chipset , Hopefully if its like even 20$ More then we haven't completely messed up the targeted budget . I think the build should be solid enough by then at 720p or Mid low 1080p
 
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Ok, not sure how to multiple quote here so I'll just write a general answer...

No, I do not need a disc drive.
Yes, I need a case.

Thankyou for the builds so far, I don't really know much about this but I think having no graphics card is OK because of the source engine's focus on the cpu, though whether that will let me play on Very High settings (or close to) is another thing.

And it looks like I forgot to mention some things:
- Hard Disk space is no problem for me, I would be happy with just 80GB min space, since I have an external HDD anyway (and I won't be having much stuff on this PC anyway)
- 8GB memory is preferred

And yes, Australia can be really expensive, especially for components, and anything technology.
 
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I can understand why you hate them but in a budget build like that the CX is your best bet especially that the system won't draw much power and hence less heat , we might leave the mobo as it is and about the GPU I think the 750 ti is stronger anyways Here's the Modified build and its 486.00$ after removing the cooler and putting the R9 260x instead of the 750 ti .

 
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Tight budget dude.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($79.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $497.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-23 17:57 EST+1000

Apparently this board does support overclocking, and the G3258 will oc even on stock cooling

Also,

"Hi, I am interested in building a very budget PC, for the specific purpose of playing the game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at Max details (w/ 4x AA), 1080p & a STABLE >60fps. "

And I want a ferrari for $20 but it's not gonna happen. You simply cannot expect a stable 60fps on a $500AUD budget, and max details as well? wow.

Also, 2xAA would be almost indistinguishable from 4xAA if you're playing @ 1080p.
 
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Ok, I have zero experience in PC parts and what not, but since my piece o' crap could run it not bad I *thought* I could possibly get close to max details, if not max details.

If you have a suggestion for a better budget for my requirement (CS:GO, max, 1080p 60fps), then go ahead, just cost cut as much as possible.

And I know 2xAA would look similar, I just wrote 4x anyway, in fact, I don't care about AA much.
 
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