300 - 400 dollar gaming pc

Jackson Scrymgeour · Aug 16, 2014

Hello all,

I am building a gaming pc, just the computer, this does NOT include the monitor, keyboard, mouse or OS. So i know i won't be getting a whole lot of performance for this much money but i have a small budget. I will be playing some rather graphically intense games on a 1080p Monitor. These games would include Crysis 3, Battlefield 4, and some not so intense games like CS:GO, Minecraft, Call of Duty, Dead Space, G Mod, Max Payne 3 ect. I don't exactly need really high graphics settings, but medium to high would be nice.

Include:
-Processor
-Case
-Motherboard
-RAM
-GPU
-PSU
-HDD

Optional: (if the budget allows it)
-Case fans
-CPU fans

Thanks

Joseph DeGarmo · Aug 16, 2014

$400 is not enough for a halfway decent gaming PC to run those games. The only thing you would be able to afford is an XBOX console.

rwayne · Aug 16, 2014

Not to take away from what you are trying to accomplish however at that at that price point you would probably be better served by getting a PS4 or XBOX One.

GRUxTSAR · Aug 16, 2014

You can't build a $300-$400 gaming PC unless 800x600 is what you're playing at. Plus you'd have to inevitably upgrade your components and spend at least $800 in the long run

Memhorder · Aug 16, 2014

if you stretch it to 500 you could build an AMD APU build with the slightly older A55 chipset.

Samsamproducts · Aug 16, 2014

I agree with the above comments, $300-400 isn't enough to get a gaming pc. Something along the lines of this build is the bare minimum I would reccomend getting if you want to play new games at a playable fps.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.33 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $515.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-16 23:41 EDT-0400

Jackson Scrymgeour · Aug 17, 2014

Samsamproducts :

I agree with the above comments, $300-400 isn't enough to get a gaming pc. Something along the lines of this build is the bare minimum I would reccomend getting if you want to play new games at a playable fps.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.33 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $515.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-16 23:41 EDT-0400

Is this easily upgradable so in the future i could get a better graphics card? Also could i upgrade the cpu to like and i5 4670k in the future?

Thanks

Samsamproducts · Aug 17, 2014

Yes, but you may want a 600w psu to upgrade.

GRUxTSAR · Aug 17, 2014

Jackson Scrymgeour :

Samsamproducts :

Is this easily upgradable so in the future i could get a better graphics card? Also could i upgrade the cpu to like and i5 4670k in the future?

Thanks

That would not be very good for future upgrades. If you want a 4670k in the future you need a Z97 motherboard ($150) for overclocking

Jackson Scrymgeour · Aug 17, 2014

Samsamproducts :

ok thanks

Jackson Scrymgeour · Aug 17, 2014

Samsamproducts :

I agree with the above comments, $300-400 isn't enough to get a gaming pc. Something along the lines of this build is the bare minimum I would reccomend getting if you want to play new games at a playable fps.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.33 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $515.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-16 23:41 EDT-0400

I'm buying all of my parts at ncix in Canada and i can't get the motherboard is there another one that has HDMI and is good?

Samsamproducts · Aug 17, 2014

His motherboard wold do pretty got for a decent price. http://m.ncix.com/products/search/?q=H81#/products/sku/91905

Tylt · Dec 28, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ You can definately make a 400 dollar gmaing computer. This link has one that can probably play at 1080p

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