Building a 'gaming' PC

[TheCheapGamer]

Hi everyone.
I am currently starting to build a PC mainly for gaming, but will not cost me an arm and a leg.
The components I am looking at so far are:

H61 motherboard for $58
Intel i3 3220 3.4GHz for around $170
A case and 450w power supply bundle for only $45.

and in the near future 8Gb of DDR3 RAM and a better GPU.

In my current pc I already have 5Gb of DDR2 RAM and a nVidia Geforce GT240 GPU which I intend moving across until I can afford better options.

Do the components I have listed seem like they would run fairly decent games such as Skyrim on possibly high graphics or GMOD effortlessly?

Would a 450W power supply be enough? I just thought a bundle with a case and PSU costing only $45 was a decent deal.

And also what GPU should I look at for around $70-$95 that wouldnt need upgrading in the next year or so?

I live in South Africa so if the cost of these seems off its because we use Rand here and I just rounded off the end result.

Much Appreciated.

 

[bryonhowley]

The ram will NOT work because it is DDR2 you will have to get DDR3. I do not think there are any new motherboards out that support DDR2 anymore.

The GPU is NOT a gaming card and I am not sure it could even handle Skyrim. Maybe lowest settings/lowest resolution might get you a playable frame rate.

As far as a GPU for $70-$95 I really can't say as I have never used a GPU that low and do not know what would be good in that range sorry.

 

[chulex67]

This is actually a better build and with less money:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nFMq
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nFMq/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nFMq/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $255.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 04:57 EST-0500)

 

[Marcopolo123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($52.19 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $410.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 05:34 EST-0500)



ops noticed you live in south africa...