budget gaming computer with emphasis on cheap

[Mefistotelis]

Good day!

I like gaming, but I consider myself as casual gamer. That means I would like to get my hands on the newest titles but I wouldn't care if can't get the best graphics. That means I want to spend as less money as possible to create something like living room media center. I believe the best option is to go with the newest options (Skylake) and at first I was looking at the best of i5. Then just recently I noticed there still exists Pentium and I started thinking if it is feasible to go this direction if my main priority would be movie watching and light gaming (new titles/low settings) without spending much money. For example, this build:

CPU: Intel Pentium G4500 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.99)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.99)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($46.99)

Total: $408.28

I imagine I can even get it below 400. Then add in some nice, medium GPU and I have a gaming machine. Would this actually work, how big is the difference in game performance when comparing i76700K with G4500?

I hope to hear some advice.

 

[ComputerSecurityGuy]

Are you planning on using Integrated graphics? If so, get an A10, it has better Integrated graphics. And that Pentium is a ripoff, Intel says the price is ~$72. That's an i3 range cost. Otherwise it looks good though.

 

[ComputerSecurityGuy]

Actually I didn't read close enough. An A10-7850K with 2x4GB DDR3-2133/2400 will probably provide good enough graphics, and might outperform the Pentium. Plus no dual-core lock issues. Single threaded will be less but it will be quite a bit cheaper.

 

[Mefistotelis]

I didn't know about these dual-core lock issues. Interesting reads, thank you. I guess it would happen more and more, right? Basically that means, if possible, go with i5? If that is the main option, is there any reason to go with previous iterations of processors not Skylake?

I would like to add some GPU, yes, but not immediately.