Need gaming pc build under $450 that can play gta v, dota 2, cs go, in high or med settings and other current gen games.

Joshua_9 · Sep 25, 2015

Gaming pc build under $400 that can run current gen games in med or low settings. Please provide a amazon link so I can get the actual part. Thanks in advance.

jimmysmitty · Sep 25, 2015

DOTA2 and CSGO with a $450 budget, maybe. Will cut it very close but since both are Source based games they don't need a super high end system to run on medium to high settings.

GTA V however, that needs a pretty decent system to run smooth on medium settings.

I honestly do not think it will be possible. I mean the minimum CPU you would want is an i3 so that with a board and RAM will probably eat $200-$250. Then you have $200 for GPU, PSU, case, HDD etc which wont net you a very good GPU for GTA V.

IInuyasha74 · Sep 25, 2015

Jimmy is right, you probably need to toss more money in this to get GTA V running at medium or settings with good FPS. It is rather hard on PCs. Do you already have a monitor and if so what is the resolution on it? If you are gaming below 1080p, like at 1366x768, then you can probably get a PC to run it at medium settings ok with this budget. If you are at 1080p, I don't think you are going to be able to. My friend was trying to play it on his system with a Xeon 1231, and a GTX 960, and was struggling with high settings, and that system cost more than $450.

USAFRet · Sep 25, 2015

What else does this $400-$450 have to include? Monitor, OS, stuff like that.

Archgaull · Sep 25, 2015

Probably the cheapest you could go with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $463.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-25 19:23 EDT-0400

IInuyasha74 · Sep 25, 2015

Archgaull :

Not a bad option, you could probably get medium settings at 1080p with that so long as you don't have to buy anything else.

Joshua_9 · Sep 25, 2015

USAFRet :

Only the cpu. I will buy a monitor at amazon or other sites.

cleanshot911 · Sep 25, 2015

On the PCmasterrace subreddit, which is fairly respected among the pc community, some like it, some don't, but it's hard to discount their love for and knowledge of PCs, this is what they have listed as they're console killer. To quote PCmasterrace "This is probably the best bang-for-your-buck build in this entire page. It renders any gaming console obsolete through superior performance. Considering that both next-gen consoles have significantly less processing power than this build (especially when you look at real-world gaming performance), this PC will have you absolutely set for the duration of the generation (if you're willing to drop your settings to what the consoles are locked at, which is usually around 900p, ~45FPS, and "Low-Medium"). This build in particular is suitable for running most modern games at 1080p/60fps/medium-high settings. It provides for PC versatility, as well. Do you want to play at 144fps on a 144Hz monitor for your First-person shooters? Perfect. Lower your settings and your framerate shoots up. Do you care less about the framerate than the extreme-quality visuals? Wonderful. Crank those dials up and witness the glory. Do you want to stream your gaming online? Mod your favorite game to death? Make videos for Youtube (or Vessal...)? Create high-res, high quality original content based on your favorite dragon movies? Books? Music? Homework? (yeah, parents.. we know you read this!) This PC will do it in style, and for many years to come.

This build originally targeted pretty strictly around $400, but it's been adjusted various times to include slightly more expensive parts deemed important." So get this, no offense to Archgaull, your build was pretty solid.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H8KkQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H8KkQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $446.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-25 21:30 EDT-0400

Joshua_9 · Sep 25, 2015

Is this build good enough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_RZ7_1fUw

Joshua_9 · Sep 25, 2015

I am only a beginner on gaming and this will be my first build so after I get more money I can upgrade some parts.

cleanshot911 · Sep 25, 2015

Joshua_9 :

My build is actually a little better, as the r9 270x is better than the r9 260x that he suggested, while using the same cpu. Though of course his is $50 cheaper. Still though, mine's better and within your budget. If you want to use the motherboard or hdd that he suggested, that's fine.

jimmysmitty · Sep 26, 2015

cleanshot911 :

While it is a viable build the R9 270X gets 52FPS on a top end CPU at 1080P with normal settings. With a much lower end CPU, like the Athlon, it will probably be averaging around 30FPS with dips below 30FPS on normal textures.

I would say this is your best option but don't expect to play games on much more than low maybe a few on medium. And newer games that are coming out will put even more stress on this system.

Hell with a i5 4670K and a HD7970GHz GTA V gives my system a push for its money on high settings and a HD7970GHz is vastly more powerful than a R9 270X and my CPU is vastly more powerful than the Athlon series. It is a very demanding game.

GSGO and DOTA2 will fare better since both are Source based games.

IInuyasha74 · Sep 26, 2015

Yea, honestly the comment about getting 144 FPS on that build is kinda laughable. It is a decent build, with low settings you will do alright. Honestly, I'd probably start shopping for used parts though. There are probably some users upgrading Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge systems for Skylake and trying to sell off their old gear. Used, but if you could snag a Sandy Bridge Core i5 that would be a respectable processor for a budget gaming system. The Athlon is good on a budget, but it is also kinda the lowest anyone should consider using for a gaming machine. Lots of room for improvement.

Cryio · Sep 26, 2015

Don't buy an i5 for a 750 Ti ... dear lord. An Athlon 860K is enough. If you really want to buy an Intel CPU to have upgrade paths in the future, better buy the Pentium and use that for a while.

Also, don't buy a 750 Ti. Buy a 260X if anything. Same performance for cheaper price.

Cryio · Sep 26, 2015

cleanshot911 has the best build right there. Though a 600W PSU is overkill for a 270X and an 860K. You can go with a 500W PSU just as well and save a few bucks.

PS: Try buying a GPU with 4 GBs of VRAM if possible and within budget. Like 760, 270X, 950, 960, 380. If not, 2 GBs VRAM will have to do.

LookItsRain · Sep 26, 2015

Cryio :

Wrong and wrong, GTA 5 will eat the 860k for breakfast. 750 ti is faster than any 260x because of how well it overclocks, not to mention its other benefits

Cryio · Sep 26, 2015

GTA5 will murder the 860K, true, but the GPU will be maxed out, so it's irrelevant. A 750 Ti *is not* faster than a 260X. And both GPUs overclock for around 10% more performance, so meh.

Archgaull · Sep 26, 2015

Also, why wouldn't you get the i5 if it's in the budget? Sure you could go Pentium and something like the GTX 950, but then in the future when you want to upgrade, you would need to upgrade both the CPU and the GPU, as opposed to just the GPU if you went with the i5.

Also, OP said he wanted to play GTA5, which requires a quad core. It's either a Core2Quad or an i5, and there's no sense in hopping on an extremely outdated platform, which is what the Core2Quad is on. Sure there are workarounds for dual cores, but they aren't official, and don't work for everyone.

Joshua_9 · Sep 26, 2015

Ok.. How about if I use this for starter and if I get enough money I can upgrade it.

IInuyasha74 · Sep 26, 2015

If you want to get a starter system and upgrade as you can, you are best to go with something like the Core i5 build listed above. The reason is that it gets you a solid base for you to build on.

If you know for sure you can save up some extra money and upgrade not too far down the line, then I would honestly suggest throwing an extra $10 or so into a slightly better PSU, something with at least 500 W of power so that you don't have to worry about this when upgrading graphics cards. Then, depending on how quickly you can save money, you might even consider not buying a graphics card. If in 2 or 3 months you can get an extra $50-$100 to put with however much you have left over, you could then turn around and buy a much faster graphics card and have a much better system all around.

Not buying a GPU in this scenario would save you money in the long run and help you to be able to upgrade faster, but you would be stuck on integrated graphics until then, which aren't going to be able to play much. Probably won't be capable of playing GTA V at all even with the resolution at 720p and the settings as low as they will go. You would probably be able to play DOTA 2 on low settings alright. This only works as a temporary setup though, if you won't be able to get the extra cash for a better GPU that fast, then you still want to buy a graphics card, just listing this as an option.

Joshua_9 · Sep 26, 2015

IInuyasha74 :

So the best option I have is cleanshot911's build, because I don't know if I can make extra cash and I don't know when I will get extra cash. I might post another thread for upgrading parts. So one question, Does cleanshot911's build can run dota 2 or cs go in med settings? I can upgrade some parts for gta v.

Archgaull · Sep 26, 2015

Cleanshot's build offers a slightly better GPU, at the cost of a worse CPU. The i5 will last you far longer in terms of gaming than the athlon, however.

IInuyasha74 · Sep 26, 2015

The build with the Athlon can probably CS:GO and Dota 2 at medium settings, but it isn't upgradable. If you wanted to spend more money to improve your performance later, you would have to buy a new CPU and motherboard at least. After you change those parts, you are essentially building an entirely new system. Because of the limited CPU performance that system after a strong overclock might barely reach medium settings on GTA V and be playable, but it will never offer an ideal gaming experience. It will never run GTA V on medium or higher settings with a solid 60 FPS.

With the Core i5 build, if you want to upgrade parts, you just buy a faster GPU and you will be fine. The CPU is capable of medium or high settings when used with a sufficiently fast GPU, and as such you can realistically upgrade.

Joshua_9 · Sep 26, 2015

IInuyasha74 :

The build with the Athlon can probably CS:GO and Dota 2 at medium settings, but it isn't upgradable. If you wanted to spend more money to improve your performance later, you would have to buy a new CPU and motherboard at least. After you change those parts, you are essentially building an entirely new system. Because of the limited CPU performance that system after a strong overclock might barely reach medium settings on GTA V and be playable, but it will never offer an ideal gaming experience. It will never run GTA V on medium or higher settings with a solid 60 FPS.

With the Core i5 build, if you want to upgrade parts, you just buy a faster GPU and you will be fine. The CPU is capable of medium or high settings when used with a sufficiently fast GPU, and as such you can realistically upgrade.

So the i5 build is upgradable and the other build not?

cleanshot911 · Sep 26, 2015

Joshua_9 :

Pretty much, the other guys have done a good job of walking you through the flaws of my build, because it's not perfect, and PCmasterrace really does make claims about it's performance that are unrealistic. The reason that my build is not upgradeable while a i5 build is is because an i5 is unlikely to bottleneck (prevent hardware from reaching it's peak performance) just about any gpu, so you it'd all depend on when you can upgrade your gpu. With the Athlon system I suggested, it's cheap and will do what you want, but the Athlon will basically bottleneck just about any gpu better than the one I suggested. So if you don't know when you'll be able to upgrade your build, like if you can't do it within year or two, then get the Athlon build, because having a better functioning build for 2 years is worth having to rebuild the whole thing with new parts 3 years from now, it really is, hardware will be cheaper by then anyways.

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