Cheapest gaming PC

Blackgator

Looking to build my first gaming PC and build it as cheap as possible. Maybe around the price of a PS4/Xbox One (around €400).
Looking to play GTA V and DayZ mostly.
Don't need an OS as I will use SteamOS.
Any ideas?

Digital Solitude

i3 4160 €120
GTX750 €100
Case €20
8gb RAM €40
1tb HDD €50
400w PSU €50
H81M board €50
Total €430

Best you're going to do. Games are cheaper on PC though.

Prices are from mind factory.de

Blackgator

Digital Solitude wrote:

i3 4160 €120 GTX750 €100 Case €20 8gb RAM €40 1tb HDD €50 400w PSU €50 H81M board €50 Total €430

Would it be worth while going for the GTX 950 for an extra €50?
Is there a difference between MSI 950 and other brands?

grindle

...and it's totally worth jumping the budget to €500 for the GTX 950.

Digital Solitude

Definitely, I'll be uploading i3 4160 and 950 benchmarks tonight on a couple of games if you want to see it performing

grindle

Cheap out on brand at your peril, every brand makes some dud units, some more than others.
MSI's coolers are pretty good.

Lockheed

Digital Solitude wrote: »

i3 4160 €120
GTX750 €100
Case €20
8gb RAM €40
1tb HDD €50
400w PSU €50
H81M board €50
Total €430

Best you're going to do. Games are cheaper on PC though.

Prices are from mind factory.de

I litreally came here to post this exact build, wow, what are the chances. Anyway I have this build, perfect for me, 30-60fps, medium-high settings, good entry level computer. I play Arma (Dayz) on high, OK fps, GTA V on lowest settings but 60 fps for days

Blackgator

This is what I've added to my basket

Link

Digital Solitude

Switch HDD to a WD Blue

superfish

my build

i3 4170 £91
evga 750 ti ftw £89 2nd hand
8gb corsair ram @ 1600mhz £35
h81m-e33 motherboard £40
120gb ocz agility 3 ssd £40
1tb western digital hdd £40
psu atec neo eco 520w £45
cit goblin case £30

410 pounds total but with my keyboard, screen, mouse ect its cost me well over 700quid

as for gaming I can run most new games at high settings eg mgs phantom pain @high 60fps @ultra 45fps with vsync on, I also bought day z and got a refund that game runs like a bag of poop even guys I know with way better specs say the same thing I play h1z1 instead its really good

Digital Solitude

Digi's Benchmarks

i5 and i3 comparing a 950 vs an R9 290, few amonalies of the i3 getting better mins than the i5, but thats likely just how I was moving