[SOLVED] under $300 PC builds for a first time build

[abridged123]

Hello! I'm a first time builder and I'm researching cheap PC builds right now. Does anyone know any PC builds that are under $300? (minus peripherals)

 

[tennis2]

Look at a refurb.

What country are you shopping in?

What does the machine need to do? Just web browsing and office use?

 

[Pc6777]

The easiest build you could do that cheap for gaming is a dell or some old office pc (with at least a 4 thread semi modern cpu and 8 gigs of ram) and a low power RX 460/560/1050 that dosn't need any external power, or a 1050 ti if you can stretch your budget a bit, but a used RX 460 2 gb is only 100 dollars and can run most modern games 1080p low settings 30 fps. But honestly, even if you find a 1050/460 or whatever that needs a 6 pin, the cards are only rates for slightly above or exactly 75 watts so you could probably get away with a molex to 6 pin only becauae the cards can get 90 percent of the power from the morherboard.

You could also build using used parts

35- Cheap mid atx tower case
45-Cheap name brand power supply
45-500 gig ssd
100-Used RX 460 2 gb
That leaves less than 100 for cpu/Mobo/ram, you might end up spending closer to 350/400 if you want a decent older i5 quad core and 8 gigs of ram, if you stretched your budget to 500ish you could get a gtx 1050 ti, a used nice i5/i7 with 8 gigs ddr3.
Normally I also recommend a hard drive for storage, but hard drives under 1 terbyte arnt really cheaper than ssds so you might as well just get an SSD.

 

[sonofjesse]

used on FB? Just remember used don't have a warranty so best to check it out with power to ensure it works first.

Sometimes FB has some decent older rigs.

 

[LolaGT]

There are boatloads of videos on good old youtoob showing the kinds of builds you might have to look at.
As mentioned, you will probably get the most bang for $300 by refitting a refurb office PC with a better GPU, maybe another stick of DDR3 to get to 16 GB, maybe a small ssd for the boot/OS.
To actually build something from newish components for that would take a lot more luck.

 

[USAFRet]

Hello! I'm a first time builder and I'm researching cheap PC builds right now. Does anyone know any PC builds that are under $300? (minus peripherals)

What will the system be used for?

Does this $300 need to include the OS license?