Will it play games well?

[moofilbg]

A friend of mine asked me if i can select parts for his new PC. He is on a budget 360-418 euro.The parts are:
Intel Core i3-7100
Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5
4GB DDR4 2133MHz J&A
Segotep ATX-500WH
1TB 7200 rpm Seagate Barracuda Guardian
ASRock H110M-DGS

I'm not the best at choosing parts and I'm not sure for these here.

 

[DRagor]

I'm afraid his budget is a bit low. For any real gaming it takes at least gtx 1050ti, about 150-160 euro card, and his budget is only enough for 70-80 euro card. Anyway, that how it looks after changes:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor (€101.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€54.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€67.59 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€47.05 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GT 1030 2GB Video Card (€72.28 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Corsair - Vengeance 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€56.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €400.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-07 14:57 CEST+0200

If he could up his budget to 485 euro, he could get a GPU like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card (€156.94 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €156.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-07 14:58 CEST+0200

 

[4745454b]

Yes, the 730 isn't going to make him happy playing games. He'll be playing at less than 1080, with less then 60FPS most of the time. The above build is better, with twice the ram and the 1030, but he's still going to have issues playing newer games. I do suggest doing something like the above build, and then adding a better GPU when the funds become available. If he's going to spend any extra money on something, I suggest a bigger PSU to support the new GPU that will eventually show up.

 

[madmatt30]

You can do a pentium & an RX 460 , doesn't include case though as your original list didn't.

That'll do alright for gaming as long as you stick to medium settings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (€79.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€54.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€67.59 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€47.05 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 460 2GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card (€105.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€44.22 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €399.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-07 15:21 CEST+0200

 

[4745454b]

While the 460 is the faster card, I think I would still get the 7100. Getting the better CPU and then upgrading the GPU later is the plan I would go with.

 

[madmatt30]

The 7100 is 5% stronger absolute max .
The rx460 is just going to crush a 1030 for gaming .

When someone has an initial budget this low I'd say any upgrades in the next 2 years are likely out of the question.

 

[4745454b]

Both true. But I'd still get the better CPU now. It's easier to replace the GPU than the CPU.