Low-budget Gaming(150$ salvage build)

MichaelTehGamer · Jul 28, 2015

I am building an new pc that can handle GTA 5 on low at a playable framerate.

What i have-earphones,speakers,an 70 gb hard drive,keyboard,mouse,Win 7,an Core2 Duo 2.8ghz,3 gb of RAM(ddr2),and an radeon 4350.A 240 watt psu.I also have an monitor
I need to replace motherboard,case,cpu,and gpu.I would prefer an 4-core,and i can replace the PSU for overclocking.
I want some degree of upgradeability.(ex-space for 8gb of ram,no low-profile,and space for graphics cards)
I can possibly get more money,and the parts can be used,although preferably from amazon or newegg

Bradley Lind · Jul 28, 2015

Sorry to be the bringer of bad news but none of those parts would meet the requirement for GTAV, you'd need more RAM, a far larger HDD, a better GPU, a better CPU and a far better PSU to power it all

MichaelTehGamer · Jul 28, 2015

Yes,thus why i said i need a new mobo and psu...
Seriously though,i found a 250gb hdd for 30 bucks.
RAM is cheap.I can get another 5 gb for around 30 bucks.The rest,however,i was looking for help for.Cheap cases are hard to find and i need a efficent gpu and cpu.

Bradley Lind · Jul 28, 2015

MichaelTehGamer :

I live in the UK, and my current PC Case only cost me £15 (About $20)

A 250gb hdd, probably wouldnt be worth the buy as if you're planning to play big games like GTA V, that will run out after 10 games or possibly less after installing your OS and programs.

"another 5gb for around 30 bucks".....RAM doesnt quite work like that...,most cheap mobos will only support 2 ram sticks, and you'd need like 8gb of ram minimum, and you'd need a decent speed of RAM, which at its cheapest would be over £100 not to mention the prices of CPU's and GPU's

Sandstorm3000 · Jul 28, 2015

An overclocked Q6600 will run GTA V at the lowest settings. For a graphics card in that price range i can only recommend an old GTX285/280 or something similar (GTX470/480 maybe).

MichaelTehGamer · Jul 28, 2015

I found that GTA V uses aprox 5-6.5 gb of ram and a micro-atx mobo cost 70 on newegg that can use 8gb max.It is compatible with my core-2-duo and when i have more money i can use an adapter and upgrade it to a Xeon 4-core.
I still need an good GPU.

Sandstorm3000 · Jul 28, 2015

That is kind of expensive for an LGA775 board, you should find something (second handed) much cheaper. You will probably be able to find a second hand Q6600 and a motherboard for about 50$, maybe even with some RAM included.

Sandstorm3000 · Jul 28, 2015

Bradley Lind :

MichaelTehGamer :

I live in the UK, and my current PC Case only cost me £15 (About $20)

A 250gb hdd, probably wouldnt be worth the buy as if you're planning to play big games like GTA V, that will run out after 10 games or possibly less after installing your OS and programs.

"another 5gb for around 30 bucks".....RAM doesnt quite work like that...,most cheap mobos will only support 2 ram sticks, and you'd need like 8gb of ram minimum, and you'd need a decent speed of RAM, which at its cheapest would be over £100 not to mention the prices of CPU's and GPU's

He should be able to find some really cheap second handed DDR2 @667 to 800MHz.

MichaelTehGamer · Jul 28, 2015

Sandstorm3000 :

Bradley Lind :

He should be able to find some really cheap second handed DDR2 @667 to 800MHz.

I already have 3gb of RAM,and i am upgrading to an Xeon 4-core.

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