$200-$250 desktops pc

QC_Games

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Jul 7, 2015
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I want a cheap gaming desktop from $200-$260.

At least an AMD A series or Intel i5 3rd-4th gen.

8GB of RAM

With windows 7 or 8.1
 

Rhezner

Admirable
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vvk823
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vvk823/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ECS B85H3-M9 (1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($24.45 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($27.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $290.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 14:03 EDT-0400

You cant build a PC with an i5 for 250$

this does not include the OS so you will have to get that from somewhere or run linux.
 

Rhezner

Admirable
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hBHrQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hBHrQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($24.45 @ Amazon)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($27.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $245.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 14:10 EDT-0400

if that is too much then get this.
It will do some gaming.