help building an pc for old games

[vandalblue]

Hello, need help for find cheap (but. not junk) components for a low end pc, i want to play some old games (gta vice city, san andreas, half life 2, black & white, second sight, some emulation etc...) i`m thinking on the apu, a4 7300 or a6, maybe an athlon 5150, and some 2 gigs ddr3, wath do u think? Help 😀

 

[RLBalane]

Hi friend! 😀
What's your budget?

 

[vandalblue]

No budget, just starting to save money for now, but a descent machine, low cost, cheap, low consumption, low end, low all,, just for run old games without problems, any suggestion?.

 

[RLBalane]

No budget, just starting to save money for now, but a descent machine, low cost, cheap, low consumption, low end, low all,, just for run old games without problems, any suggestion?.

No plan to get into new games at all?

 

[vandalblue]

I have a semi overkill gaming machine as you can see in my pc specs down, but install old games in that machine is a little ilogic (and some old games crashes) so, my overkill pc is for new games, now i need an low end pc for run old games fine 😀

 

[jefferysummers]

I have old PC games. I have from the window 95 days. I’d love to keep playing. I use window 7 but it creates an obvious problem. I can’t find a way to play it on my system, Is there any way to play them?

 

[RLBalane]

Check this out!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 2GB Video Card ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $503.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 06:56 EDT-0400

Hope this helps! 😀

 

[RLBalane]

Hi this is a little lower (specs) from the one I posted above

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($67.84 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($27.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 2GB SuperClocked Video Card ($127.67 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $494.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 16:56 EDT-0400

I can play the old games you stated above with my laptop so this would work
(specs: Pentium (R) 2.16 GHz, 3GB RAM and Using Integrated Graphics)

 

[Archaic59]

More than enough for older games and some newer games too.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($98.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $385.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 17:11 EDT-0400

 

[vandalblue]

Thats a good components, but need cheaper ones, maybe something like old phenom x3 equivalent.

 

[RLBalane]

How about this! 😀

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($46.74 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $268.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 07:10 EDT-0400

*Good for older games
*I include only 500GB Hard Disk Drive since older games do not occupy a lot of space from your disk.
*SSD is not included to save more money, and since this build is only for old games and old games before run decently without SSD.
*Optical Drive is included for Operating System installation.
*All parts are rated in pcpartbuilder.com (4-5 Stars)

 

[jefferysummers]

How about this! 😀

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($46.74 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $268.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 07:10 EDT-0400

*Good for older games
*I include only 500GB Hard Disk Drive since older games do not occupy a lot of space from your disk.
*SSD is not included to save more money, and since this build is only for old games and old games before run decently without SSD.
*Optical Drive is included for Operating System installation.
*All parts are rated in pcpartbuilder.com (4-5 Stars)

What will be the cost of this build?

 

[RLBalane]

How about this! 😀

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($46.74 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $268.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 07:10 EDT-0400

*Good for older games
*I include only 500GB Hard Disk Drive since older games do not occupy a lot of space from your disk.
*SSD is not included to save more money, and since this build is only for old games and old games before run decently without SSD.
*Optical Drive is included for Operating System installation.
*All parts are rated in pcpartbuilder.com (4-5 Stars)

What will be the cost of this build?

Total: $268.67 😀

 

[vandalblue]

Thanks guys, i'll build a a4 7300 based system, thanks 😀