list of parts for a 200-300 dollar gaming pc?

[Walt2000]

Im looking to build a gaming of that will run CSGO pretty well and maybe a few others. My budget is between 200 and 300 dollars. So can anyone recommend a list of parts for a build?

 

[duck74uk]

List the games you labelled as 'few others' chances are that those will require a more powerful pc than one that runs CSGO

 

[StarChief]

See if you have a Microcenter store in your area, you can get killer deals on core parts. Otherwise $300 is not enough for a decent rig these days.

 

[fliger5]

I'd go for a PC with an AMD APU but even then it will be quite difficult with that budget. Tetris shouldn't be a problem though.

 

[turbopixel]

Based on the requirements for CS:GO and ignoring other games:
> http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=2323&game=Counter-Strike:%20Global%20Offensive
> http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/Requirements/counter-strike-global-offensive/11422?p=r

What do you think about this example build?
> http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mFzjMp
Price: $365.31 (total, with all rebates and discounts)
Its a dual core processor and you won't be able to play newer games requiring four cores. And I put only 4gb ram, to have it in your budget. I also excluded Windows. If you don't want buy Windows, you could try free Ubuntu (Linux based system), where Steam and Counter Strike are available too, but many AAA-games aren't. Many parts in this build are very cheap. If you have the money, I strongly recommend to buy a better build.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mFzjMp) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mFzjMp/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $64.98 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah81ms1) | $34.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9s4gbrl) | $26.89 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $52.49 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n750ti2gd5oc) | $97.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $44.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $29.99 @ Micro Center
**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsc0b) | $12.99 @ Newegg
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $415.31
| Mail-in rebates | -$50.00
| **Total** | **$365.31**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-07-27 11:39 EDT-0400 |

 

[noobgamer40]

Please try this its for 330$ without mail-in-rebates and no OS included: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/noobgamer40/saved/hjsrxr

This uses an A10 7850K it is a CPU + GPU = APU, its cpu is a quadcore @ 3.7GHz which is much better than the Pentium and its GPU can run CS:GO and BF4 and other games, refer to the links below for more details:-

look at this video and description:https://youtu.be/lFdQXAZcY_U cs:go video using this apu
GTA V!! : https://youtu.be/LF3qSuyR51M

watch this till the end: https://youtu.be/Cv57qDXpEPU bf4 video

other benchmarks: http://cdn.overclock.net/7/77/7770ce17_pic_disp.jpeg

plz look at all of these videos, the parts I chose are very good for cs:go and bf4 and much more..

And if that's not enough, you can always crossfire it with a r7 250 for more performance, and in the future you can buy any discrete card (gtx 960 for example) and use it as a graphic cards and use the APU as a cpu...



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[Math Geek]

that's pretty much the best you will do for the money. the a10 is a great performer at that budget. plus it still has 8 gb ram and can be easily upgraded with a new gpu down the road.

+1 for the a10 build

 

[turbopixel]

Btw, the build from noobgamer40 misses a power supply, so add this to the list (for price) too.

 

[noobgamer40]

Btw, the build from noobgamer40 misses a power supply, so add this to the list (for price) too.

the case comes with a power supply, although an independent power supply is better...

 

[turbopixel]

oh sorry, did miss that. Integrated power supplies are often bad quality and can't be changed (I assume). But for the money, its probably the last resort.