Trying to build a super budget gaming PC with some used parts of my own

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Koushick Talukdar

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So I'm trying to build another pc using some parts that I have used previously. From my previous build, I am able to scavenge these parts:

Motherboard: Gigabyte 78LMT - USB3 ------>(Question: the box states its a micro atx mobo, will it fit in a form factor case with the rest of these parts?)
CPU: AMD FX - 4130
GPU: AMD HIS 7850 Radeon HD

As you've probably gathered I am need of these parts:

Case (Preferably a cheap micro atx case if possible)
Power Supply
RAM
Hard Drive
And perhaps an optical drive.

Budget : (£150- £170) so yeah its pretty tight.

This build is for my friend's little brother who he is trying to get into pc gaming entry level. With this budget will it be able to play 1080p at modest/decent settings. I'm not expecting anything mind blowing but still at least 1080p is preferable.

 
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Out of the most popular cards currently ln the $100-$150 range, this is the order in price ( I used the lowest priced non-reference card from each on newegg.com) and their passmark score as well as 3D Mark score to the right:

128-bit 2GB R7 260x ($100 USD) - 3031, 6180
128-bit 1GB GTX 750 ($100 USD) - 3265, 4720
128-bit 1GB GTX 750ti ($130 USD) - 3685, 5630
128-bit 2GB GTX 750ti ($150+ USD) - 3685, 5630
256-bit 2GB R7 265 ($150 USD) - 3735, 6840
256-bit 2GB R9 270 ($150 USD) - 4184, 7830

If you are spending $!50 USD, the 270 is easily the best bang for your buck and in some cases cheaper than the 265 if it is on rebate or discount. It has the same exact number of shaders as the $180-$200 270x with lower clock speeds. For $100 cards...
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.49 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £175.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 10:23 GMT+0000
 
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If you already have the motherboard, the RAM is probably going to eat up most of your budget. For gaming, most people will recommend 8 GB and Gskill brand. Since most RAM have lifetime warranties, you might want to check the 2nd hand market for a decent MATCHING set of 2x 4GB DDR3, the minimum speed of 1600. Again, start with GSkill. Since you are clearly not in North America, I can't give you any links unless you want to order from the United States. As for a PSU, a 500 watt PSU is the recommended but not necessarily the minimum. I used to run a R9 270x, which is a step up from the 7850, using a cheap entry level Corsair CX430 80+ Bronze. These things can be had for under $20 USD if you catch one at the right time while on sale. An DVD-R ODD from Lite-ON is probably only $15 USD and is going to be exactly the same as 90% of all the other DVD drives since Lite-ON manufactures DVD drives for everyone else including Asus. A typical SSD is about 0.50 USD per GB while a regular HDD is about 0.06 to 0.10 USD per GB depending on the speed, quality and capacity of the drive. A WD 1 TB Blue (7,200 RPM) is probably going to run you about $55 USD. I'd say at the bare minimum, you'd have to spend $170 USD plus whatever taxes they tack on. If you buy brand new RAM (I don't recommend used PSUs), it'll be slightly more.
 
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Thanks for the input. Is an 1866hmz ram really needed though for a budget gaming pc? Couldn't 1600 or even 1333 mhz be enough?
 
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Looks like I'm going to have to buy a new gpu as well. I tested out the old 7850 and it doesn't seem to be working. Need a budget 1080p gpu for this build you picked out for me. Any suggestions?
 
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Out of the most popular cards currently ln the $100-$150 range, this is the order in price ( I used the lowest priced non-reference card from each on newegg.com) and their passmark score as well as 3D Mark score to the right:

128-bit 2GB R7 260x ($100 USD) - 3031, 6180
128-bit 1GB GTX 750 ($100 USD) - 3265, 4720
128-bit 1GB GTX 750ti ($130 USD) - 3685, 5630
128-bit 2GB GTX 750ti ($150+ USD) - 3685, 5630
256-bit 2GB R7 265 ($150 USD) - 3735, 6840
256-bit 2GB R9 270 ($150 USD) - 4184, 7830

If you are spending $!50 USD, the 270 is easily the best bang for your buck and in some cases cheaper than the 265 if it is on rebate or discount. It has the same exact number of shaders as the $180-$200 270x with lower clock speeds. For $100 cards, the 260x looks like the best value IMO. FOr $100, it is probably going to give you 2GB GTX 750ti performance and beat the same priced GTX 750. But, in terms of power consumption, the GTX 750 (50w) and 750ti (60w) will both kick its butt (260x uses about 105 watts).
 
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