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Aamir_9

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Hi i am planning to build a rig for around £300 with a monitor. I know it seems like an impossible task but im hoping by buying used and deals I will be able to do it!

I want to build the pc with an intel G4560, everything else i will take tips on. I want to be able to play the latest games in medium quality with decent fps.

Please leave any tips you guys use when buying PC parts thanks!
 
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That is far better than buying say a cheap AMD FM2 platform to fit your budget, but not as good as saving for a g4560 platform. That second gen i5 is quite a few generations old, and the boards are going to be a little harder to find, then you run into the issue that if they did not make a bios update for it then it might not handle the current generation of graphics card (which are all EFI boot only now). By saving for the g4560 you get a good platform with support for modern hardware, USB 3.0 and M2 slots, PCI-E 3.0, as well as having another generation or two of compatible upgrades.
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An all new system with OS, that is probably stretching it. Even a cheap monitor is a third of the budget, and so is the CPU. Add in a few other components and you easily exceed the budget.

You might be able to scrounge together a system with used parts around a G4560, but new, I don't think you can make it, even without the OS and using something like Linux instead.

In your situation, it might be better off to target a used system and then add a GPU. Plenty of business machines from the 3rd and 4th Intel generation out there for around $200, a used monitor (possibly from your local classifieds, LCDs can often be found there very cheaply) And a used GPU like a GTX750/750Ti/950 would work.

If there are ANY computer components you already have to build around, that might also make a more cost effective approach.
 
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Not realistic to do that for 300 bucks.
 
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Yeah 300 is just not doable. Monitor and Windows license is damn near 200.
You are looking at 160 GBP for CPU+board+memory, not including PSU, case and hard drive:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£54.51 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£50.63 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £165.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-12 18:28 BST+0100

an off lease/used ivy bridge or haswell i5 system would be a good starting point (in full width tower config, don't get slim tower due to PSU and GPU restrictions).
 
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boosted1g

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Not likely you are going to find a modern platform like g4560 used, or at least for much of a discount.

Thus you want to look for the business off lease office computers that have i5 is them. Look for i5 or i7 CPU model numbers of 3xxx or higher.

Frankly I would strongly suggest you save up money, do some extra odd work or something, and with another $100-125 (getting a used monitor) you can get this: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£54.51 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£50.63 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£12.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB D5 Video Card (£105.87 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Zalman - ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£25.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.44 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £358.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-12 20:02 BST+0100

This will at least give you a new platform that is upgradeable without sinking money into something with outdated and limited parts.
 
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That is far better than buying say a cheap AMD FM2 platform to fit your budget, but not as good as saving for a g4560 platform. That second gen i5 is quite a few generations old, and the boards are going to be a little harder to find, then you run into the issue that if they did not make a bios update for it then it might not handle the current generation of graphics card (which are all EFI boot only now). By saving for the g4560 you get a good platform with support for modern hardware, USB 3.0 and M2 slots, PCI-E 3.0, as well as having another generation or two of compatible upgrades.
 
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