First off let me say thanks to everyone who helped with my previous thread


Ok so I'm looking to make a "makeshift" gaming pc.

games: CS:GO, LoL.

cash limit not including monitor: 275. USD.

The basic idea is to convert a used workstation

The best I have seen @ 120

HP Z400 Workstation Intel Xeon W3503 2.40GHz 8GB 1TB Windows 10
Nvidia Quadro FX1700


The above is just an example but I see these for sale all the time...

What are your thoughts?

went through some low priced low end parts and ended up at 250 without psu/gpu

just buy a used gaming rig (1-2 years old) for 200-300$ american

done

Not possible to upgrade the gpu and cpu?

I think the socket can get the xeon quad.

also I have a spare ssd now xD

lmk your thoughts

im not smart enough to truly recommend anything tbh.
but for that $ just buy used off kijiji/craigslist , i think you'll get much better value for your $

if your friend is competitive or even just a skilled player in csgo focus on the cpu he probably wants to never dip below 200 fps in multiplayer at whatever the highest resolution he can get without maxing out the gpu is, even if it is 800x600.
Sucks to get killed by someone else because of input lag.

For that purpose, I would not go below a sandy bridge

This post was edited by DCSS on Apr 27 2017 10:24am

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couple prebuilts there

waste of money

Craigslist a sandy/ivy bridge pc.
Add a lowish end gpu

Ideally you'll want..
i5 2000/3000 series
4-8 GB ram
Mobo doesn't matter (if unlocked, make sure it's a z-board
Cooler doesn't matter
Psu doesn't matter
Case doesn't matter

Can also have seller remove parts from the system (CD drive, HDD/SSD/gpu

Can get away with spending 100-125 on a used gpu

$275 is a rough budget tbh

Feel free to pm CL links and I can say yes or no

Lmk ur zip

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Apr 27 2017 11:58am

tried telling him this

he said he has to build it

He could buy it, disassemble, rebuild.
Same thing.