Building a gaming pc for $200.00

[Unsought]

Hi. I'm trying to make a cheap gaming pc for my brother who is new to pc gaming. I already have 8gb ram and WIndows 8.1 but I need everything else. It doesn't need to be amazing. Any suggestions?

 

[vesp3r]

check this http://pcpartpicker.com/b/XdWZxr

 

[Unsought]

I couldn't find that cpu anywhere for that price.

 

[Sapphire Thunder]

For 200$, your best bet is looking for used parts. Something like i5 2nd gen + LGA 1156 motherboard + Radeon HD7850 or similar should be possible to find for that much.

 

[PhoenixWright]

hey!, I've tried to build a 200$ Gaming computer almost 7 months ago.. but it failed very hard, I had to leave that computer for stuff other than gaming.
when I play games it always lags hard with fps drops and stuff..
the build should've been successful considering the parts but it still needs better processor and graphics card.. so let me say this, if you really want a gaming computer you might have to afford 400$ and more.
if you need a budget computer, tell me and I will do my best to help you.
let me say this.. even if you get used parts it will not have a much different price than the brand new one.
I also forgot to mention something. the dude who post a pcpartpicker build.. that build is incredible even though its 200$. it can run battlefield "3" on low but I don't think it will work for battlefield 4 so you would still need a computer that has a price of 400$ and more.

 

[kwa-e]

Probably the best you can do with new parts, Should do games like TF2 and Dota 2 pretty fine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7650K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 320GB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($22.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $215.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-04 06:59 EDT-0400

 

[kwa-e]

With 300USD you can do much better, however.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.95 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Seagate Pipeline HD 320GB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($22.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $298.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-04 07:03 EDT-0400

 

[Nextg_Rival]

Yeah, I think going on eBay and looking for used parts in bundles is your best bet. Something like a second generation i5 should be good for a CPU, try to find a GPU that's at least at the level of the GTS 450. There's not much else you can do apart from that, for 200$ - you can only build a decent PC with 600$ or more, the cheapest I can come up with costs 350$, which is about twice bigger than your budget.