400 dollar pc build

[Jacob_146]

Ok my sister is interested in getting a gaming pc she mainly plays mincraft and civilization 5 which are not demanding tasks but she might get in to some new games that are more demanding. the computer she has plays mincraft at 20 fps and lags a lot to, so she might get a new pc. i have a extra gtx 950 2gb that she can have for free so dont worry about a gpu. so what other components should we get for 400 dollars and under she does not have a copy of windows 10 so u need to include the operating system (her computer now is windows xp so that wont work) or should we go pre built and just get a power supply

 

[Hellfire13]

Reuse the current HDD as the extra storage drive after formatting. Throw in the gtx950 in there.
Purchase a key and activate Windows down the line... https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($156.08 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($25.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $426.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-31 17:10 EDT-0400

 

[Eximo]

You could also forgo the SSD and buy Windows immediately.

 

[Eximo]

Or, you could buy an off the shelf used PC with Windows and plug the GTX950 into it.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883286170

 

[Hellfire13]

Windows water mark is liveable for a while, although that refurbished unit looks decent.

Edit: Still need to change the PSU in there.