Good gaming desktop between 150$ and 300$

[Louis1523]

Hello, I would like to play games like Arma 3 with no lags, and I would like to buy a ready built gaming desktop or all the pieces to buy a gaming desktop... I know its possible, I just need to buy the right things at the right price...I know it can be challenging but I would like 3,5 to 4GHz and at least 4gb of ram. But ive searched on the web, and this will be my FIRST gaming desktop,so I do not know the good things and whatever, you know what i mean... So I think that you are all smart guys so please help me buy giving me links, or a list with all the parts or whatever!
Thank you!
-Louis

 

[gytisxp]

I know you want a get a good computer really fast but I would advise you to wait and save up. For 300$ you cant get good price / performance. The sweetspot is about 600$

 

[herrwizo]

You need to up the budget by at least $100 to get anything worth buying in the first place. Ideally, $300 more. This is the bare minimum I'd use for gaming these days:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GT 740 2GB Video Card ($76.92 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case ($27.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $382.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-29 06:06 EDT-0400

 

[loki1944]

Hello, I would like to play games like Arma 3 with no lags, and I would like to buy a ready built gaming desktop or all the pieces to buy a gaming desktop... I know its possible, I just need to buy the right things at the right price...I know it can be challenging but I would like 3,5 to 4GHz and at least 4gb of ram. But ive searched on the web, and this will be my FIRST gaming desktop,so I do not know the good things and whatever, you know what i mean... So I think that you are all smart guys so please help me buy giving me links, or a list with all the parts or whatever!
Thank you!
-Louis

-You're going to want 8GB of RAM, 4 won't cut it anymore for newer titles.
-A 3Ghz i5 processor can run games just fine. If you're tight on money get an AMD 8350, if money is super tight get an AMD 6300; if you''ve got enough go for an i5 or i7.
-Resolution you will be gaming at will help determine what GPU you need; if you're only at 1600x900 then a 265/750Ti would be good enough, 1920x1080 R9 270/270X280/280X/GTX 960, 2560x1440 R9 290/GTX 970 3840x2160 GTX 980/R9 290X/R9 295X2/Titan X

A cheap gaming computer for 1080p is going to run around $600+

 

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