Cheap Starting Gaming Pc Build Help

[Miguel_1414]

Alright so I have a budget of $250 is it possible to build a gaming pc and to upgrade it in a year or so when i get more money?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Not possible, really, it's not.

 

[red2481]

sorry hate to break it to you. getting a good cpu will cost that much. If you had 400 I could cook something up

 

[red2481]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LKRdCy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LKRdCy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.33 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($27.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($119.70 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: Windows key from reddit ($20.00)
Total: $404.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-19 01:03 EDT-0400

 

[olefaded12]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($88.05 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($27.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $445.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-20 17:50 EDT-0400