It's impossible to build an affordable PC. - Update: Ordered, part list in OP.

 
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I'm not looking to play modern games at any reasonable level. Most of the games I'll be playing will be a couple years older at best and I don't care if I play them in low HD or SD. If I have to I'll buy games on console, I don't really care. I just want something half decent that I can play some games with.

Can anyone help me out?



https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/gWL2cc

Total: $888.87
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That's a really low budget. What peripherals do you already have?

A single monitor. That's all I need.


 
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"PC is more affordable"
"you get more bang for your buck, you dont need to spend thousands of dollars on a good rig!"

yet when I ask them to make me a rig thats more affordable no one speaks up


 
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i have 400 bucks to spend give or take like 50 but the exchange rate means 200 USD will be roughly 400 so i'm trying to lowball


 
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"PC is more affordable"
"you get more bang for your buck, you dont need to spend thousands of dollars on a good rig!"

yet when I ask them to make me a rig thats more affordable no one speaks up
usually when people say that, they're talking about long-term

games on steam are cheaper and you technically don't have to buy the next generation of consoles every few years

still misleading


 
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You will find out who you are not a thousand times, before you ever discover who you are. I hope you find peace in yourself and learn to love instead of hate.
you can build a pc, it'll be utter shit though


 
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you can build a pc, it'll be utter shit though

I DON'T CARE

make me something comparable to a ps3.


 
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"PC is more affordable"
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yet when I ask them to make me a rig thats more affordable no one speaks up
usually when people say that, they're talking about long-term

games on steam are cheaper and you technically don't have to buy the next generation of consoles every few years

still misleading

yeah, and i've also seen people say you can make a pc for the same price as a console and it'll be more powerful

haven't seen any of those kicking around, either


 
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also btw

just bought myself a capture card and it'll come in the next couple of weeks, so when it does, i'll be recording live gameplay sessions of klonoa 2. i would stream it but that seems like a lot of work, so i don't really want to.


 
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i guess console gaming is superior after all


 
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I GUESS CONSOLE GAMING IS SUPERIOR AFTER ALL


 
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also btw

just bought myself a capture card and it'll come in the next couple of weeks, so when it does, i'll be recording live gameplay sessions of klonoa 2. i would stream it but that seems like a lot of work, so i don't really want to.
radical

streaming IS a lot of work, though, yeah

i used to stream games for charity a few years ago with a couple friends, and it was pretty tough, despite having the time of my life


 
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just bought myself a capture card and it'll come in the next couple of weeks, so when it does, i'll be recording live gameplay sessions of klonoa 2. i would stream it but that seems like a lot of work, so i don't really want to.
radical

streaming IS a lot of work, though, yeah

i used to stream games for charity a few years ago with a couple friends, and it was pretty tough, despite having the time of my life

that's cool

yeah i really appreciate that the next gen consoles all have some sort of streaming built into them. that makes things a lot easier.


 
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"PC is more affordable"
"you get more bang for your buck, you dont need to spend thousands of dollars on a good rig!"

yet when I ask them to make me a rig thats more affordable no one speaks up
usually when people say that, they're talking about long-term

games on steam are cheaper and you technically don't have to buy the next generation of consoles every few years

still misleading
Eh, not if you know what you're doing. Mine was the same price as a PS4 when it came out (or was it the Xbone? Whatever) and it's more powerful than either.


 
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yeah, and i've also seen people say you can make a pc for the same price as a console and it'll be more powerful

haven't seen any of those kicking around, either
I could find you my original build like I just said, but keep in mind that PC parts prices fluctuate all the time. So what it cost then might not be the same now.


 
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yeah, and i've also seen people say you can make a pc for the same price as a console and it'll be more powerful

haven't seen any of those kicking around, either
I could find you my original build like I just said, but keep in mind that PC parts prices fluctuate all the time. So what it cost then might not be the same now.

i'm sure you could find equivalent specs somewhere for nearly the same price

that being said, the longer i wait, theoretically, the lower the prices go.


 
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yeah, and i've also seen people say you can make a pc for the same price as a console and it'll be more powerful

haven't seen any of those kicking around, either
I could find you my original build like I just said, but keep in mind that PC parts prices fluctuate all the time. So what it cost then might not be the same now.

i'm sure you could find equivalent specs somewhere for nearly the same price

that being said, the longer i wait, theoretically, the lower the prices go.
Not necessarily. I'll link you my build in a sec. Only difference is I upgraded my CPU from the i3 to an i5, and am about to upgrade my graphics card. That being said, I can still run everything fine, just not ultra on EVERYTHING. But what I can run is still more powerful than what consoles will offer you.


 
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yeah, and i've also seen people say you can make a pc for the same price as a console and it'll be more powerful

haven't seen any of those kicking around, either
I could find you my original build like I just said, but keep in mind that PC parts prices fluctuate all the time. So what it cost then might not be the same now.

i'm sure you could find equivalent specs somewhere for nearly the same price

that being said, the longer i wait, theoretically, the lower the prices go.
Not necessarily. I'll link you my build in a sec. Only difference is I upgraded my CPU from the i3 to an i5, and am about to upgrade my graphics card. That being said, I can still run everything fine, just not ultra on EVERYTHING. But what I can run is still more powerful than what consoles will offer you.

see this is the thing

i just don't care about my settings. i'll play a game in 480p at 30fps, i don't give a shit.

so when you say "it's good but can't run on Ultra" all i hear is "overkill"

this is something pc players have a hard time understanding


 
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yeah, and i've also seen people say you can make a pc for the same price as a console and it'll be more powerful

haven't seen any of those kicking around, either
I could find you my original build like I just said, but keep in mind that PC parts prices fluctuate all the time. So what it cost then might not be the same now.

i'm sure you could find equivalent specs somewhere for nearly the same price

that being said, the longer i wait, theoretically, the lower the prices go.
Not necessarily. I'll link you my build in a sec. Only difference is I upgraded my CPU from the i3 to an i5, and am about to upgrade my graphics card. That being said, I can still run everything fine, just not ultra on EVERYTHING. But what I can run is still more powerful than what consoles will offer you.

see this is the thing

i just don't care about my settings. i'll play a game in 480p at 30fps, i don't give a shit.

so when you say "it's good but can't run on Ultra" all i hear is "overkill"

this is something pc players have a hard time understanding
I say it because I'm giving you a decent bar on performance at what it can do. And no, you would not play it at 480p, I can tell you that right now. Especially on a monitor which is always more clear than a TV.

And as for FPS, much to Verbs triggering, idk if you've played it yet but high frames will be something you care about down the line, and more importantly, the stability of those frames. I'm not gonna make you spend your hard earned money on a piece of shit, so I'm trying to give you a decent understanding on what it can do. That's all.


 
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all i hear is "overkill"
Overkill for PC talk is overclocking and getting watercooled CPU coolers and quad core threading or whatever the fuck it is. There is a difference of "well what's the highest preset settings on games it can run?"

to

"how can I get as much out of it as possible without breaking it".


 
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yeah, and i've also seen people say you can make a pc for the same price as a console and it'll be more powerful

haven't seen any of those kicking around, either
I could find you my original build like I just said, but keep in mind that PC parts prices fluctuate all the time. So what it cost then might not be the same now.

i'm sure you could find equivalent specs somewhere for nearly the same price

that being said, the longer i wait, theoretically, the lower the prices go.
Not necessarily. I'll link you my build in a sec. Only difference is I upgraded my CPU from the i3 to an i5, and am about to upgrade my graphics card. That being said, I can still run everything fine, just not ultra on EVERYTHING. But what I can run is still more powerful than what consoles will offer you.

see this is the thing

i just don't care about my settings. i'll play a game in 480p at 30fps, i don't give a shit.

so when you say "it's good but can't run on Ultra" all i hear is "overkill"

this is something pc players have a hard time understanding
I say it because I'm giving you a decent bar on performance at what it can do. And no, you would not play it at 480p, I can tell you that right now. Especially on a monitor which is always more clear than a TV.

And as for FPS, much to Verbs triggering, idk if you've played it yet but high frames will be something you care about down the line, and more importantly, the stability of those frames. I'm not gonna make you spend your hard earned money on a piece of shit, so I'm trying to give you a decent understanding on what it can do. That's all.

i play my ps4 on a crt

tell me i wouldn't play in 480p


 
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tell me i wouldn't play in 480p
you won't play in 480p

Serious question now, what kind of monitor do you have?


 
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you won't play in 480p
why do this


 
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tell me i wouldn't play in 480p
you won't play in 480p

Serious question now, what kind of monitor do you have?

it doesn't matter, i'm not playing on my monitor, i just said that.

that being said i have a 1080p monitor with 1ms response time and 60hz refresh rate. its fine but i wont be using it anyway


 
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i'm just going to play in the lowest resolution possible now, just to spite luciana


 
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Honestly, $550-600 (I spent $520) will be something you'd want, otherwise what you're asking for isn't much. You're not really going to be able to do much at all with $400. Unless you want to cut very dangerous corners, but unless you're looking to play some weird indie games, don't expect top like triple a games to run great.


 
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And as for FPS, much to Verbs triggering, idk if you've played it yet but high frames will be something you care about down the line
No


 
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i'm just going to play in the lowest resolution possible now, just to spite luciana
I mean go for it, it's not really going to bother me