Budget: 300-500, prefer to spend as little as possible, as it's for a 10 year old.
More specific use (what games, what programs): ESO, Goat Simulator (haha), League of Legends, games of that variety will be played on it.
Planned time until purchase: 3 weeks or so, need to have and be ready to build before Christmas.
Do you need an Operating System?: No
Do you have any specific preferred components?: No
Do you need a sound or wireless card?: No
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?: Stock
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?: No
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs): 16117

I don't need a case, as I'm building one myself from wood.
I need the basics: Mobo, CPU, GPU, PSU, RAM.
I have a bunch of HDD's lying around, I have a gazillion fans, sata cables, etc.

Give me a few different cheap options if possible, thanks!

This post was edited by ThePwnEffect on Nov 18 2014 11:53pm

What's the resolution of the display used for those games?

Not sure. It's going to be used with some off-brand 32" tv.

This post was edited by ThePwnEffect on Nov 19 2014 11:08am

cheap computer but itll run what you listed. if its a 720p tv, this will be a beast computer
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jZWhGX

It is.
Thank you very much for posting!


This post was edited by ThePwnEffect on Nov 19 2014 09:54pm

If I were to throw my current 560 Ti or my gfs HD 6850 in that build, would it be comparable?
Then I could buy myself a new card.

the 560ti is fairly close compared to the 260x.
I'd drop that in there and get yourself a shiny new one

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/txxzCJ

also, do that imo, around same price, extremely close in performance WITH the ability to overclock at some point down the road
oc or no oc, the g3258 wins by next to nothing (still wins tho )

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Nov 20 2014 01:01am

I haven't even oc'd my own pc and I've had it like 4 years lol. I doubt I'll oc his at all thank you for the option though Tom! If I put my 560ti in his. Exclude a gfx card from this build and see what other options we can get for around 200-250?

Also, I'll be needing a new card if I go that route. Not sure of price ranges these days, what could I get that would be an upgrade for me? Would prefer to stick with nvidia if possible.

Lump.

your 560 is 3-4 generations old.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sHWdmG -- gtx 760 (1 generation behind 970)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GTB9GX -- gtx 770 (1 generation behind 970)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LZVRnQ -- gtx 970 (newest, most recently released)
i would like to add that best "value" would be between the 760 and 970 with the prices shown on the link.
all depends on what you wanna spend on yourself

the 200-250 build could be 2 things
Option #1 Overclock potential: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n8FVbv
Option #2 Non-overclock: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sryMmG

Option #2 offers slightly/hardly noticeable performance gains over option #1 if it is not overclocked

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Nov 20 2014 11:46am