gaming pc between 200-300 dollars?

I need to build a new pc as mine is way too bad to play this game (8 years old, 12fps, is a dell) so I want to build a new one but I don't have a big budget.

I have:
-A decent antec case. Old, but serves it's purpose.
-monitor
-keyboard + mouse + controller
-hard drive but I might want to get a new bigger one.
-optical drives
-Windows 7
I need:
-Motherboard
-RAM
-Graphics card
-Cpu
-Psu

I think that's all.

I have had good experiences with Intel products but I have no problem building this with an AMD cpu or apu(I think it's been said I don't need a graphics card if I get an apu?). I need it to be able to play BeamNG well at at least medium settings and 1440x900 res. Thanks.

 

I'm gonna go ahead and say it. Unless there are ridiculous sales, you do not want to build a gaming PC for $300, unless you're looking to get older somewhat capable parts off of eBay, in which case you may find yourself looking for another replacement sooner than you think. The minimum I would spend for a gaming machine, even for just the components you need is $500. From there, the more you spend, the more you potentially future-proof yourself with more powerful components.

In your bargain hunt: here are some things to keep in mind:
- AMD CPUs are generally cheaper than their Intel brethren, but usually underperform. Nonetheless, plenty of folks here have no problems with their AMD CPUs.
- Look for the upper end of outdated series of graphics cards. For example, nvidia has their 700 series out, but you will do nicely with a 560 or even 480. I'm running a 9800 GTX+. It was obsolete when I bought it, but it still does a pretty okay job.
- Never skimp out on a new power supply. Get something with a reputable badge on it. You're talking about the lifeblood of your PC, something that has the potential to fry the whole thing.

 

Sadly gaming PC's aren't the cheapest thing. I got my gaming PC cheap and it was $800.

 

I slapped this build together for you: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rGLw

The new A10-6800k should be able to run Beamng fairly well, it has a Radeon HD 8670D built in. I currently have an A6-5400k in my media pc and I can run Beamng on low settings. The A10-6800k is more than twice as powerful though so it should do pretty darn good, especially since it is a quad core vs the dual core in the A6. You could shell out a bit more money on the motherboard and try some overclocking but that's more for advanced users and you would need an aftermarket heat sink.

 

Thats not even a complete system, and tbh is terrible.

 

Op said that all he needed was the motherboard, CPU, video card, ram, and PSU. I have all of those things in the build I linked.

 

Ooops didn't see that, sorry, disregard last post.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rKpj

would this do alright? it's pushing what I can spend.

edit: i could probably get just a shitty celeron for 50 bucks and then save for an i5

 

Well, the processor you choose is a bit old is and the graphics card is a generation behind as well. Also, 1333mhz is really the bare minimum speed for a decent computer's ram now a days, I would personally go with 1600mhz. Everything else looks fine to me though.

I made a build based off of yours with an Ivy bridge i3, a faster and more resent graphics card, and 1600mhz ram: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rKYe

If you want a second opinion you could always go to http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc and post your build there. Everyone there is pretty friendly and willling to help.

Edit: Just saw your edit, that is definitely a possibility just make sure you get one for socket LGA 1155. Intel's Haswell processors just came out a couple of months ago but all they currently have for that socket is i5 and i7.

 

hey thanks man i didn't realize the cpu was behind a generation and that the new one isn't even more expensive does a 7750 outperform the graphics card I had?

 

No problem, and yes the 7750 out performs the 6670. The first number is the generation and the next three numbers is the model so the higher the better.

 

I know the 7750 is newer i just was wondering if it was actually faster because the 6670 was a slightly more high end card but also older. You understand what I mean? ah, doesn't matter anyway lol

edit: i just looked up the benchmarks and the 7750 is like 1.5x faster

 

Look up some benchmarks too man. I recommend at least a Quad Core for this game (i5, i7) (phenom II, Bulldozer).

I started with a budget build but I got a bit addicted to adding on. Picked a good motherboard and started with Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.2ghz on air and now it's at 4.2Ghz water cooled, in hopes that future AMD Bulldozer CPU would be worthwhile in comparison. Boy was I wrong. In some cases Bulldozer is slower than Phenom in gaming. Either way it's more than enough. Originally my build was 750 dollars. (And that was without a decent graphics card) Now I've got over 2200 dollars shoved into a case as big as I am.

 

My bad I completely forgot that the 6670's current generation's equivalent is the 7770. Speaking of which it's only about $5 more for the 7770 over the 7750: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rLhv

 

I might also mention now as a freshman when it comes to pc building that you will regret going ''cheap''. even my 2 week old rig got problems with 3-4 cars in game at the same time because i ''only'' got a i5-4670k (and it's even overclocked to 4,5Ghz!). And from hearing from other tech forums while i have been asking for help for my rig setup most of them have told me to stay away from AMD processors because they are hanging behind when it comes into technology and are usually have a shorter lifespan (good thing is that they are a bit better when it comes to overclocking, but you will need better PSU and coolers for that).
ATI was also a nono if you where using the computer for gaming because they are hanging quite a bit behind nvidia in pretty much everything when it comes to gaming. They are tho good workhorses but that is just about it (Nvidia is even cheaper!).

This might be untrue (about ATI and AMD) but i do know buying cheap won't get you far, i had to spend about 2500 USD for my rig and it's still not running Beamng smooth with only 2 cars in game at dry rock island (drops under 50 fps).

 

You can only build a "gaming" pc for $300 if your expectations are insanely low.

 

You've got to be kidding me. How in the heck did you end up spending TWO AND A HALF GRAND for what should have been a 700-800 dollar rig at most?!?

 

dude what? 2.5k? if I wanted to build an i7 computer with like 8gb of ram and a 770 it should only cost me like 600-700 bucks. More if I didn't have a case and OS already, but only like 100 bucks more. Where did you get this pc from?

edit: even with an i7 you aren't going to get much more than 4 or 5 cars I think...

edit2: i just made a 2.5k pc by choosing every expensive bit i saw http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rNTZ lmao

 

I looked at in in ? and its soo cheap like 200 pounds
I spent 500 pounds on my pc and it runs Drive but needs a few upgrades, for a graphic card i would recomend a gtx 760 only 180 pounds and for ram get 4 any more wont make a huge impact. as for CPU get something half decent as it will hold back your gaming...

 

i5 is half decent and i wouldn't imagine I'd need much more than a 7770 for 1440x900 on mostly high.... does anyone have a 7770 that can confirm that?

edit: you might not have noticed but I said earlier I might get a cheap celeron processor and then save for an i5