Cheap PC?

On ebay most parts cost nearly retail, and on craigsligs in my area all there is is people overvaluing their 10 year old PCs.
one person was trying to sell a 512 meg stick of DDR2 for $20

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Depends on a few things, such as what kinds of games you want to play, what kinds of settings you want to play them at, and if you have any parts from an old PC that can be reused to save some money.

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I want to play early access survival games, which are really CPU intensive. I currently have a RX480 hooked up to an ultrabook and it just isn't fast enough.

I have a working power supply and case.

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mep

Here is example bit over 400$ w/o graphics card.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4d8Qd6
If there is more cash left i3 ->i5 upgrade as next. and after that possibly different mother board. and then power supply. And then bigger ssd/hdd.

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Thank you! I already have a working PSU so that's under $400!

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mep

Remember to change that i3 to i5 so you get that quad core cpu.

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Yep, if I get rid of the case and PSU I can get an i5 instead. Will have to test if my old PSU still works tho...

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If you can afford it I'd go for a quad core i5 instead, but if not that should be ok for most games so long as you're not running anything else at the same time.

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enjobg

If you don't plan on overclocking you might as well as check H170 motherboard instead of Z170 but do compare the features they offer just in case you need some of the other features the Z one offers, plus the price difference is something like 10-15$ at most as far as I'm aware

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2KI

Plan also to pick another cooler if you can, the 212 EVO is often on sale but at full price is easily beaten by at least 3 competitors (one among others the Cryorig H7) which perform better, are more silent and cost more or less the same.
Don't get me wrong, the 212 is a proven good cooler, but right now you can get better at the same price.
Also, check your PSU (both the 500W one suggested and what you already have), since the power "requirements" for RX-480s change quite a lot from manufacturer to manufacturer and many recommend at least a 600W PSU.

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vleker

For 50 dollars :P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3XkG6GL_DM

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I already watched that video xP
Gotta say, single core 32bit doesn't sound that appealing ;_;

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Luchingador

you might get some great stuff on the second hand market, a lot of office PCs have decent i5 in them, for 400$ for new CPU+MOBO+RAM+PSU and case might be a bit tight

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YourCat

if he have a 480, he already have a psu

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

I already have a PSU and case, and in my area used PC parts are really hard to find ;_;

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Luchingador

yeah here too, but here there are recycling places that mass buy old office PCs, its mostly too old stuff but sometimes i3's and i5's pop in., i found an i7 720 on one once :,D

anyway, if you have the PSU and case already then... it might be posible:

for 250$ on the US :,D you have more than enough head room.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/list/J33pjX

Wow I'll look into that.

(You forgot to use the permalink ;P)

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Luchingador

ops, sry, heres the right link

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YourCat

of course lol

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lagar84

Definitely go for an i5, if possible 2x8GB ram

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An i5 + 16GB itself is $300...

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re-use gpu
re-use case
re-use power supply
buy mobo
buy cpu+cooler
buy ram
buy ssd (+optional hdd)

yeah probably right around $400, doubt much below it though if you get pretty decent stuff.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 6 MB Skylake Quad-Core 2.7 GHz - $189.99

this was parts i had already slapped together for someone else so it pushes beyond the $400 mark still, but not too far past it... with a little digging you could drop ram probably $10, cpu maybe $10-20, and maybe a different mobo for $10-20 cheaper and then it would get back into your price-range.

MB: ASUS B150M-C/CSM LGA 1151 Intel B150 - $84.99

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 - $72.99

SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III - $99.99

$447.96

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Is the SSD necessary? Would a harddrive work instead?

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yeah, it certainly would. and if your not already on ssd then you can't miss something you haven't had. but once you do try it you will never want to go back. xD

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It will work, but an SSD will cut loading times down to about 1/5 what it would be for most games with a normal HDD.

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Sure, but 240GB doesn't sound like a lot for an OS and a bunch of games. I would probably use a HDD for storing games anyways.

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not a bunch no, but if you have external storage or a additional hard drive its great to rotate out which ones are installed on ssd vs hdd (the more intense games that are frequently played go on ssd for extreme performance). personally im running dual ssd for os & games, then external usb hard drives for storage.

imo don't limit yourself, instead just buy it in pieces.

buy the mobo+cpu+ram+ssd, if possible even reuse whatever hdd you got from anything else and then later when you can afford a hair more get a better hard drive for storage and more games xD

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It's very useful but its a luxury. There are cheaper options before the 850. You also can get a micro atx motherboard h110 for 50$ more or less, and will do the job.

i5 6400 its a really bad choice.

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Why is a i5 6400 a bad choice?

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It's slow, would not last. The monetary invenstment its not wise for the long time.

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i5 6500 is only about $15 more and has a 500mhz base / 300mhz turbo clock advantage.

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i wouldnt say "slow" but they are right, like i said that was a quick pick grab for someone else, you can probably do much better for even cheaper really..

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Yeah, probably its not the more apropiate word, but I didn't know how to explain it, sorry :P

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no, i understand what u mean tho xD
its not wise to buy something like that when you can spend only $15 more to get something with a 500mhz faster clock.

the last person who was building had to have their 1060 gpu and keep it under a certain budget so i had to shave all i could, and they stated they didnt care on cpu as long as it was intel.. so it was easy to just copy/paste that build and remove the parts they had xD

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