Cheap Cheap Computer

[zenic032797]

I built a computer back in march GTX 970 16GB Ram i5 4690k ect ect, now I have an extra gtx 660 that is just collecting dust, once winter hits or even now I would like a computer than I can put that in and leave in my room during the summer, I don't want to play AAA titles on it but I would still like to play cheap games on steam ect or games from 2010/low reqs, so a cheap build -300 less would be ideal
I have monitors and keyboards already so that doesn't need to be included neither does the OS

 

[DeathRabit]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.00 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($55.76 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $283.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-16 04:57 EDT-0400

 

[zenic032797]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.00 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($55.76 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $283.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-16 04:57 EDT-0400

Would an i3 be better or no?

 

[whitehatguy]

The i3s offer moderately better single-threaded performance at a $30-40 higher price point while without the same multithreaded performance.Since games these days can utilitilize more cores, the Athlon is a better buy at the price.

 

[madmatt30]

I've butchered deathrabits build a bit for these reasons.

The hm-plus is a bit better board - same price.
Aftermarket cooler - the stock and one is rank
PSU - the antec 450 is not a good unit - it has a low 12v rail capacity more akin to a good 400w - it will struggle with those components.
Case -$20 more gets you a real quality casee like the n200 with proper cable management,better build quality & good preinstalled cooling.

Its $25 over budget but worth doing.

As above ,with a 660 & for your uses the 860k is a better buy - a comparable i3 build would put you $340+ anyway.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.00 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-Plus Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.00 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $325.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-16 05:15 EDT-0400