Cheap PC mostly for CS:GO

[JupiterJack]

Alright. I've been watching a lot of Anomaly and McSkillet recently and now i really want to play CS:GO (And i want an upgrade from my PS4) So i have $300 to spend on a PC, and eventually down the line when i get more cash i want to be able to upgrade it down the line. So i need a good PC that can be upgraded. (60FpS > Graphics) Thank you.

 

[Sunghwee]

I think you should save a little more unless you get the parts for less than half price because $300 for a normal custom build is not enough to run CS:GO even at the lowest settings imo. I play basically on lowest settings on a $750 PC with a GTX 945 Ti and an i5 Core Processor and I think I call that "okay". You probably need $600 for a custom PC that can run that game without any issues.
Just my opinion but yeah $300 should definitely not be enough for CS:GO

 

[WildCard999]

Unless you have parts laying around and a extra OS $300 wont get you much.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset ($35.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $717.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 23:53 EDT-0400

 

[BruhLovin]

I think you should save a little more unless you get the parts for less than half price because $300 for a normal custom build is not enough to run CS:GO even at the lowest settings imo. I play basically on lowest settings on a $750 PC with a GTX 945 Ti and an i5 Core Processor and I think I call that "okay". You probably need $600 for a custom PC that can run that game without any issues.
Just my opinion but yeah $300 should definitely not be enough for CS:GO

Wait a 945?! What, these exist?

 

[WildCard999]

No, a GTX 945M (notebook) exist though.

 

[Sunghwee]

I think you should save a little more unless you get the parts for less than half price because $300 for a normal custom build is not enough to run CS:GO even at the lowest settings imo. I play basically on lowest settings on a $750 PC with a GTX 945 Ti and an i5 Core Processor and I think I call that "okay". You probably need $600 for a custom PC that can run that game without any issues.
Just my opinion but yeah $300 should definitely not be enough for CS:GO

Wait a 945?! What, these exist?

Oh wait I meant to type I mistyped. It's a 745, not a 945. BUt yeah, it runs CS:GO "okay" on lower/lowest settings

 

[plywrlw]

What you're asking for is very difficult. When you consider that a Windows license is ~$90 that's not much left for a PC.

If you use Steam OS rather than Windows that's free. Of course you can save and buy Windows later. CS:GO plays on Steam OS but be aware that not all games do.

This extremely basic build should play CS:GO at acceptable settings. You'll want to save up for an i5 to replace the Pentium. You may want to add extra storage and a new GPU would be worth it eventually but at least those parts can be easily added to this system. The PSU is basic and will be no good with power hungry gpu's so if you do upgrade the gpu a new PSU will be on the cards.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($98.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Other: OS; Steam OS ($0.00)
Total: $326.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-03 10:19 EDT-0400

It might be worth just spending the extra cash upfront for a better PSU https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bTnG3C/xfx-power-supply-p1500bxtfr