[SOLVED] Budget PC

[olli.e7]

Hi everyone, I dont have much knowledge on building a computer at all. I was wondering if it’d be possible to build a desktop for mainly school work. Wouldn’t hurt for it to run minecraft without blowing up either. The catch is my budget is £150-£200. Ive heard this is near impossible so i hope you guys have fun accepting this challenge.
Thank you.

 

[mdd1963]

Find someone upgrading from their R5-3400G , 7700K, or i5-8400, perhaps...?

Even 2 years ago, one could find HP or Dell i7-2600-based systems coming on from off lease for $100 or so..

Your budget might be a tad too 'austere' for hopes of buying new parts and building a new rig, even disregarding the cost of Win10, which of course can be installed and simply run without activation currently...

 

[SamirD]

For something that simple, I would find some older prebuilts off lease, add a gpu and be done with it. And you should be able to hit your target budget.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

70 pounds i5 2500 8gb dell
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DELL-Opt...sh=item5489d17e4e:g:0TgAAOSwAr1fQDeE&LH_BIN=1
93 pounds Sapphire RX570
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAPPHIRE...sh=item421f5a80d0:g:F4gAAOSwrjtfSpc~&LH_BIN=1
45 pounds BeQuiet 500w PSU
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-bn246

Optional upgrades:
Cheap 240gb SSD:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mdc48d/crucial-bx500-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct240bx500ssd1
i7 2600:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Co...309816&hash=item23def2ed95:g:zN8AAOSw08dduKPj

 

[Flayed]

Hi everyone, I dont have much knowledge on building a computer at all. I was wondering if it’d be possible to build a desktop for mainly school work. Wouldn’t hurt for it to run minecraft without blowing up either. The catch is my budget is £150-£200. Ive heard this is near impossible so i hope you guys have fun accepting this challenge.
Thank you.

Raspberry Pi 4 would work for school work