I am building a PC using cheap components. Is it good for gaming???

AGamingDolphin

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I am building a PC with incredibly cheap parts that can hold games such as Euro Truck Simulator, Battlefield 4, GTA V,(etc.) at medium to high graphics settings. ( Also, I am buying the parts from Micro Center since they have cheap parts. ( I'm not new to PC building)

Here are the specs of the Desktop PC I'm building:

Motherboard: Gigabyte A68H FM2 Micro ATX AMD $50 2 Gigabyte A68H FM2 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $50 2 http://www.microcenter.com/product/446286/A68H_FM2_Micro_ATX_AMD_Motherboard

Case: Diablotek Diamond ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 400W Power Supply $30 1 http://www.microcenter.com/product/356585/Diamond_ATX_Mid_Tower_Computer_Case_with_400W_Power_Supply

Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules) $55 7 http://www.microcenter.com/product/382101/Ballistix_Sport_8GB_DDR3-1600_%28PC3-12800%29_CL9_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit_%28Two_4GB_Memory_Modules%29

Cables: Evercool 18" SATA Right Angle Cable - Red $8 8 http://www.microcenter.com/product/308757/18_SATA_Right_Angle_Cable_-_Red

HDD: Toshiba 500GB 7,200 RPM SATA III 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Desktop Hard Drive - Bare Drive $45 9 http://www.microcenter.com/product/400850/500GB_7,200_RPM_SATA_III_60Gb-s_35_Internal_Desktop_Hard_Drive_-_Bare_Drive

Processor: AMD A6 7400K Black Edition 3.9GHz Dual-Core Socket FM2+ Boxed Processor $50 4 http://www.microcenter.com/product/435028/A6_7400K_Black_Edition_39GHz_Dual-Core_Socket_FM2_Boxed_Processor

Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon HD 6450 Low Profile 2048MB DDR3 PCIe 2.1 Video Card $50 5 http://www.microcenter.com/product/411369/Radeon_HD_6450_Low_Profile_2048MB_DDR3_PCIe_21_Video_Card

CD/DVD Drive: Samsung 24x SATA Internal DVD Burner $15 3 http://www.microcenter.com/product/444260/24x_SATA_Internal_DVD_Burner

Monitor: Dell E2014H 19.5" (Factory-Recertified) LED Monitor $67 6 http://www.microcenter.com/product/437379/P2014H_20_%28Factory-Recertified%29_IPS_LED_Monitor

Great specs for a tight budget like mine...


GRAND TOTAL: $320


Here are the specs of the Laptop PC I hate and have:

http://www.pcworld.com/product/1309781/hp-pavilion-g6-1a32nr-lq539ua-notebook.html

Too lazy to find every single part.


Anyway, do you think these are good choices? (The numbers next to the price tag represent the order I'm buying the parts in.)


Right now, I have $100 in my wallet. I don't have any more. Before yesterday was my birthday so that's how I got the money.

MY BUDGET IS AROUND $0-$300
 

rudi95

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i would be hesitant in using such a cheap psu option because cheap power supplies arent rated at all and if it decides to die then it could take your whole system with it
 

AGamingDolphin

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Actually, that would be very pricey and I am aiming at the $200-$400 mark. switching the $50 processor would spike my price to about $420.