Looking for help on a strict budget

[Invizzer]

I'm looking to upgrade my son's computer due to what I suspect is a dying motherboard on account that ports have started to drop and not come back into function on it. I can salvage a GPU, albeit not the best there is (a GT 430), I have a 550W PSU and I believe a 700W(ish) somewhere I can salvage as well along with a case I can make work. I'm really pushing it by putting a $200 budget on it, but I unfortunately cannot feasibly come up with anything beyond that right now.

I'm primarily looking for a CPU/Mobo/RAM upgrade for him. And if at all possible to squeeze in any upgrade to his GPU if possible on that budget. He only plays Minecraft, Lego World, and Creativerse. It doesn't have to be ran at the best possible settings, just able to be played.

If I can provide an example of what he is entirely content with playing, spec wise, he's currently on an Intel E5400 CPU, GT 430 GPU, and 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM.

I'm currently attempting to piece options together myself but would really appreciate any help and suggestions/options anyone could provide.

Thank you all in advanced.

 

[Tadeh123]

cmon man this is your kid right here get him the latest and greatest

 

[Invizzer]

cmon man this is your kid right here get him the latest and greatest

You mean like a house with a roof over his head? Electricity to run his computer and heat to not freeze in the winter?

 

[Tadeh123]

cmon man this is your kid right here get him the latest and greatest

You mean like a house with a roof over his head? Electricity to run his computer and heat to not freeze in the winter?

not to get personal but u shouldn't be having a kid if u don't have those essentials in this era.

 

[jpe1701]

Here's something I put together. The pentium should give performance on par with an I3 6100.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($47.92 @ Amazon)
Total: $174.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-06 01:00 EST-0500

 

[sidfrgaming]

Check out the pentium g series
G3258 G3220 theyll cost 70-90 bucks
If u can manage more money go for the 6th gen Pentium processors
Asrock H97M mobo will be nice try to add atleast 50 bucks H97M cost 119.9$ at amazon but its best

 

[Geekwad]

If everything was acceptable with the current GPU, then sticking with it for now would be OK.

For a CPU/mobo/RAM combo, this would be more than sufficient for the tasks you've outlined:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($55.39 @ OutletPC)
Total: $162.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

And then when it's affordable, go for something like this:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PXkwrH/gigabyte-radeon-rx-460-2gb-windforce-oc-video-card-gv-rx460wf2oc-2gd

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sc4NnQ/evga-geforce-gtx-1050-2gb-acx-20-video-card-02g-p4-6150-kr

This would be an acceptable upgrade too:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/W238TW/msi-video-card-n730k2gd5lpoc

and be a bit more affordable, but as adding either puts you out of budget, waiting for the RX460/GTX1050 is worth it as the difference between those and the GT730 is fairly substantial.

 

[jpe1701]

Here's the same build with an Rx 460. it's over budget by about 60 bucks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($47.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 460 2GB Red Dragon Video Card ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $258.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-06 01:06 EST-0500

 

[Dronzer Dragneel]

CPU--i3 6100--https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hV7CmG/intel-cpu-bx80662i36100
Mobo--MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS--https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LygPxr/msi-h110m-pro-vd-plus-micro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-h110m-pro-vd-plus
RAM--G.Skill--https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6NcMnQ/gskill-memory-f42133c15d8gis

this will cost you around $205..hope this will help you

 

[k1114]

I might suggest a cpu with hd 530 or 630 which is better than the gt 430. You could also go with the used route, maybe look at your local craigslist. You can get better performance for the price. But in that case, a whole tower is cheaper than individual parts.

 

[Invizzer]

I might suggest a cpu with hd 530 or 630 which is better than the gt 430. You could also go with the used route, maybe look at your local craigslist. You can get better performance for the price. But in that case, a whole tower is cheaper than individual parts.

I'll have to give them a good look. Do you happen to have any personal preference by chance of one you'd use/suggest?

Also thank you all for the help already. I can't begin to thank you all enough with how helpful you all are. Just know you've already helped put a big smile on my little dudes face with helping me get him up and running again.

 

[k1114]

You mean a cpu with hd 530? Pentium g4500 is the cheapest.

 

[jpe1701]

Just a heads up, be sure the h110 board has the bios it needs to run the kaby lake pentiums.

 

[Invizzer]

Just a heads up, be sure the h110 board has the bios it needs to run the kaby lake pentiums.

I actually ended up going with your motherboard solution. I really wish I could choose multiple solutions because I mix and matched to come up with what I saw fit. Thank you again, I really appreciate the help

 

[jpe1701]

Your welcome. Glad to help.