[SOLVED] Super Budget Gaming PC (CAD)

[LumpySpaceMilk]

My friend recently asked me to build him a gaming PC, for as cheap as possible, which has been pretty hard for me to pick out the parts, as I only really know Intel and Nvidia parts, and (without using really old parts) I always end up going $800+ by the end of it. All he wants is a PC that is as cheap as possible, that can run most games at a "decent" framerate (most likely 60+fps), and preferably future proof. I'm pretty sure he will be needing peripherals/accessories (mouse, keyboard, headset, mousepad, monitor) which I can maybe give him some of my old gear, but if you have any cheap bundles then that would be great too.

He never gave me a strict budget, he just said as cheap as possible. He's currently playing on a laptop, so he's probably fine with running lowest settings so long as he gets a playable framerate.

The 2 main games he will be playing are Fortnite, and CS:GO, but if it can also run some more demanding games, that would be great.

Thanks in advance

 

[scout_03]

did you use pcparpicker to create the build and for 800$ this is a low budget in canada might have issue playing new games at high settings .

 

[vapour]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.90 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($92.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($86.00 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($297.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $811.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-22 15:59 EST-0500

 

[Dugimodo]

Is second hand an option? What a lot of budget gamers do is buy an ex lease i5 based business PC like a dell or HP and add in a low profile 1050ti.
Then maybe a RAM upgrade and an SSD if the budget allows. You do want at least 8GB or RAM modern games. It seems to vary by country and region but there are a lot of these ex lease PCs around in some markets.

Not going to set any fps records but they do play pretty much any game at 1080P with maybe medium settings in newer titles.
Newer is always better of course so I'd go for a 4xxx or 3xxx series i5 if possible. The downside is these are pretty much a dead end once you upgrade the rAM and add a CPU, there is no upgrade path after that.

 

[Eximo]

Most bang for the buck would probably be a used business system with a GTX1050Ti. Might not be the best experience, but it will save you the cost of an OS, usually have a basic keyboard and mouse too. Kind of a one time deal though, no upgrade path. Just add monitor and headphones.

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834270239
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137081

Vapour's build has room for a lot of growth.

 

[zyh1987]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($158.99 @ Powertop)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($76.99 @ Powertop)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($38.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($189.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Canada Computers)
Monitor: Asus - VS228T-P 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($99.88 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $712.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-23 09:39 EST-0500


if he wants windows, it's about 120 plus tax, or he can just not register to use the "trial" mode.

Canada computers has a keyboard "minibird" for 6.90, mouse for 8.99, mouse pad for 2.99 SADES T Power Gaming Headset -Blue, for 12.99

I own both amd (1600) and intel cpu (6600k), and amd cpu is not good at cs:go.


upgrade if he has extra budget: he can pay
100 more for a 8400
70 more for a 2x8 ram (2400 or 2666) speed.
70 more for rx578 , 80 more for rx584, 110 more for rx588.

 

[vapour]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($158.99 @ Powertop)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($76.99 @ Powertop)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($38.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($189.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Canada Computers)
Monitor: Asus - VS228T-P 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($99.88 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $712.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-23 09:39 EST-0500


if he wants windows, it's about 120 plus tax, or he can just not register to use the "trial" mode.

Canada computers has a keyboard "minibird" for 6.90, mouse for 8.99, mouse pad for 2.99 SADES T Power Gaming Headset -Blue, for 12.99

I own both amd (1600) and intel cpu (6600k), and amd cpu is not good at cs:go.


upgrade if he has extra budget: he can pay
100 more for a 8400
70 more for a 2x8 ram (2400 or 2666) speed.
70 more for rx578 , 80 more for rx584, 110 more for rx588.

that psu is junk

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

If you are on a super budget, I would try to find a Dell optiplex used business class system. However, I would recommend to go with an i7 2600 or better. I'm from the USA so keep that in mind, but I bought one from my work used for 50 bucks with an i7 3770 and 12gb of ram, with a 500gb drive.

I'm not using the 500gb, but will be getting a 500gb SSD, and then upgrade to 16gb of ram. This will be for my wife's home office. But if you could find a system like that, you could quite easily upgrade it from say 8gb to 16gb of ram, SSD, new PSU, and even try to find a mini gtx 1070 or something and toss in it, and he'd be at for 1080p for a couple of years anyway. Then he could begin a build later and carry over the PSU, SSD and GPU.

But even something like that with an RX 570 or a 1050ti would be great. You should look up on YouTube how many different builds there are. Plus you don't have to worry as much about Windows licensing because these systems usually have a Windows key affixed to the tower. Even though the program officially ended, the last time I tried to use an old Windows key (used an old Windows 8 key from a retail package I purchased), it activated Windows 10 just fine and is still running great.

 

[zyh1987]

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that psu is junk[/quotemsg]

opt-ed for a seasonic unit instead.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($158.99 @ Powertop)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($76.99 @ Powertop)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($38.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($189.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Monitor: Asus - VS228T-P 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($99.88 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $727.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-23 10:39 EST-0500

 

[logainofhades]

240gb storage, on a gaming rig? That isn't going to last long, before it fills up. For a single drive system, you want at least 500gb. Also AM4 has a better upgrade path, as I highly down that the next gen Intel will use the same socket/chipsets as 8th and 9th gen do. AM4 is good for at least another year or 2.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($189.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: Asus - VS228T-P 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($99.88 @ Canada Computers)
Keyboard: Thermaltake - Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $814.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-23 14:44 EST-0500

 

[assasin32]

Try to find out a general ballpark of what your working with. There is a big difference between cheapest possible and what can be done in the $8-900 range. I would even consider a freesync (maybe g sync compatible) monitor too, preferably one with something around 30 on the lower end of the variable refresh rate so a goal of 60fps doesn't feel like a requirement as much for smooth gameplay

 

[SgtScream]

The 16gb system memory and two additional cores will give you the most longevity out of this budget system, before an upgrade is necessary.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($64.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($113.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($189.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $737.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-23 16:33 EST-0500

 

[assasin32]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($92.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - SBX 256 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4 GB Gaming 4G Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG - 24MP59G-P 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor ($139.00 @ B&H)
Total: $787.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-23 22:26 EST-0500

This is closer to what I would do if funds were available, though I would prefer to spend a little more on a g sync comparable monitor as monitors tend to be used longer but this would more than suffice for a freesync monitor.

You can go cheaper but you really start sacrificing things when you do.

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

G sync may not be as big a deal as it was. Just within the last couple of weeks Nvidia allows you to enable gsync with a freesync monitor. The monitor must have display port input I believe.

 

[scout_03]

all build give good option the only thing i would had since they most suggest a sdd from 250 gig to 500 gig is to get a 250 gig ssd for the os and a 1 tb to put games and other stuff on .