Need help building a good budget gaming pc.

[PC_N00B]

So my nephew is interested in a gaming pc, but does not really care about playing games at ultra settings. His main thing is he wants to get out of console gaming and into pc gaming. Games such as, League of Legends and titles like GTA 5 and such with a good frame rate.

Can anyone recommend a pc build with a budget of about 400 - 500 dollars?

Would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Eldy]

It would be very hard, if not impossible, to build a PC that can play todays triple A titles with decent looking graphics, and decent FPS. Most of the graphic cards that are needed to play these titles prices start at $400 just for the GPU on its own

 

[tuanntran2002]

This is the minimum I would go:

Asus Z87 board <$100
Intel G3258 <$70
Nvidia 750 ti <$120
500w PSU <$60
8GB DDR3 <$55
DVD Drive <$20
Case <$50

 

[tuanntran2002]

Forgot the the SSD:
Used Intel 520 180GB off the bay <$70

 

[Ryarwood99]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c6FF99 I'm not sure about the MoBo but it supports crossfire in case you want to crossfire the 260x which is a good reason to choose it over 750ti plus I use the 260x and it works fine with anything I throw at it especially for the price, you can probably get cheaper 1600 speed RAM make sure it is a 2×4GB kit... I just chose the cheapest case....and chose a regular HDD 1TB over a smaller SSD since it will be the only drive

 

[Hydroshot]

I beg to differ guys that say its impossible. I have 2 gaming pc this the one im on now is a 900 buck build. but my 370 dollar gaming pc can run battlefield 4 40 to 50 fps high settings just gotta get the parts the right places but if I would have bought the parts retail price it would be way higher than it is now so don't give up hope

 

[captainmumoy]

if you click on my setup Im at under $700 with my new psu on the way, if that helps you deside

 

[logainofhades]

LoL can be run on just about anything. GTA V is kind of brutal though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($112.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $499.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-18 15:43 EDT-0400