My friend wants to build a gaming pc, but he’s low on money. His budget is $400-$500....

[Eryk Kwiecinski]

My friend wants to build a gaming pc, but he’s low on money. His budget is $400-$500. Any suggestions?

 

[Kevin Ware]

That’s going to be near impossible to do. Mind you, gpu and ram prices are insane right now.

 

[Chavlier Brown]

He can get an excellent PC for $500. He'll just have to forgo a GPU for now. Alright let's begin: Intel or AMD?

 

[Chris Bizarro]

Get a pre built

 

[Toby Hollenbaugh]

you got black clothes and a dark mask?

 

[Christopher Johns]

Xbox one X .... done

 

[Nitin Misra]

Buy a used one or build one from used parts

 

[Nate Blackwell]

as of right now, go for a console for that price range. or buy a prebuilt pc and just throw a gpu in it.

 

[Chris Rook]

Does he have any parts already that could be used?

 

[Toby Hollenbaugh]

what about like a gtx 960 with a amd 8350

 

[Chavlier Brown]

I cant list exact parts rn bit basically....Just get the i5 7th generation cpu, 8gb RAM, Basic Mobo, 500W bronze psu and WD hard drive..

 

[Toby Hollenbaugh]

buy as much litecoin as he can and in 30 days buy a boss rig

 

[Armando Guerra]

Take the $500 invest it and create more $ to buy a system that will last him a while. Whatever you scrap up with $500 will not be the latest and greatest and he’ll just be playing catch up and eventually spend more.

 

[Ashutosh Shukla]

Invest that 500$ in some mutual fund and shit

 

[Daniel Goldy]

Retired dual processor workstation from ebay = $200.
Used GFX card on ebay = $300

 

[Kobe Yang]

Look for parts on facebook market place or ebay or letgo

 

[Kobe Yang]

I spent only 380
I5-3470k,
Master cooler tower
Asus gtx 960ti
Gskill 8gb ram
Psu 850 bronze
256gb ssd
And a 100$ monitor

 

[Derek Edwards]

Buy used.

 

[Kobe Yang]

If you need a i5-3470k i got an extra you can dm me

 

[Tyler Erickson]

Probably best bet is to get a used workstation pc with a 6th or 7th gen i5/i7, add an 8gb stick of ram and use the rest on a graphics card
Even for something lower end you’ll be spending $150+ for just a 1050