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Dec 30 2016 07:53pm
I'd like to make a desktop for less than $250? is it possible?
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Dec 30 2016 08:49pm
not unless your buying used.
and theres not goign to be building involved.

well i gues syou can buy a bunch of old used parts but it won't be great.
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Dec 31 2016 09:18am
Quote (Rinkerx @ Dec 30 2016 09:53pm)
I'd like to make a desktop for less than $250? is it possible?


Might be better off looking for something on CL with that kind of budget.
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Dec 31 2016 10:26am
check ebay for used ones, but that is a really low budget.
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Dec 31 2016 11:14am
what if I bumped it up to $350?
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Dec 31 2016 11:16am
Quote (King Atrhur @ 30 Dec 2016 22:49)
not unless your buying used.
and theres not goign to be building involved.

well i gues syou can buy a bunch of old used parts but it won't be great.


Quote (Rinkerx @ 31 Dec 2016 13:14)
what if I bumped it up to $350?




Buy used, disasemble it, rebuild with kids = more fun!

https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/jnFfrH/entry-level-gaming-build?show=1

something like this used could be around 300

This post was edited by iPlayWithKittens on Dec 31 2016 11:18am
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Dec 31 2016 11:31am
Quote (Rinkerx @ Dec 31 2016 01:14pm)
what if I bumped it up to $350?


https://pcpartpicker.com/list/K6ky8K / https://pcpartpicker.com/list/K6ky8K/by_merchant/

CPU: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/J9rcCJ/amd-athlon-x4-860k-37ghz-quad-core-processor-ad860kxbjasbx ($64.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RhQypg/arctic-cooling-cpu-cooler-acalp64gt ($8.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/F238TW/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a68hmh ($45.00 @ NCIX US)
Memory: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vtDwrH/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9 ($48.12 @ Amazon)
Storage: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RzfmP6/pny-internal-hard-drive-ssd7cs1311120rb ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/f9DwrH/pny-video-card-vcggtx550txpb ($53.80 @ Amazon)
Case: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3MPfrH/deepcool-case-tesseractsw ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XCjG3C/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr ($35.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $333.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-31 12:58 EST-0500

This post was edited by serialj0e on Dec 31 2016 11:58am
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Dec 31 2016 12:05pm
Quote (serialj0e @ Dec 31 2016 01:31pm)
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/K6ky8K / https://pcpartpicker.com/list/K6ky8K/by_merchant/

CPU: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/J9rcCJ/amd-athlon-x4-860k-37ghz-quad-core-processor-ad860kxbjasbx ($64.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RhQypg/arctic-cooling-cpu-cooler-acalp64gt ($8.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/F238TW/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a68hmh ($45.00 @ NCIX US)
Memory: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vtDwrH/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9 ($48.12 @ Amazon)
Storage: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RzfmP6/pny-internal-hard-drive-ssd7cs1311120rb ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/f9DwrH/pny-video-card-vcggtx550txpb ($53.80 @ Amazon)
Case: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3MPfrH/deepcool-case-tesseractsw ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XCjG3C/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr ($35.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $333.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-31 12:58 EST-0500


or this if the 550ti doesnt come back in stock



https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KwNTFd / https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KwNTFd/by_merchant/

CPU: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/J9rcCJ/amd-athlon-x4-860k-37ghz-quad-core-processor-ad860kxbjasbx ($64.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RhQypg/arctic-cooling-cpu-cooler-acalp64gt ($8.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/F238TW/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a68hmh ($45.00 @ NCIX US)
Memory: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vtDwrH/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9 ($48.12 @ Amazon)
Storage: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RzfmP6/pny-internal-hard-drive-ssd7cs1311120rb ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PCM323/sapphire-radeon-r7-350-2gb-video-card-11251-10 ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Case: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3MPfrH/deepcool-case-tesseractsw ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XCjG3C/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr ($35.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $353.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-31 13:05 EST-0500
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Dec 31 2016 01:28pm
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4TCkqk

craigslist a video card for 50-75 and that will be about as close as you can get if you wanna do custom at that price point
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Jan 8 2017 01:52pm
I found a few used ones on Craigslist and rebuilt them with the kids they enjoyed it. Got a q6600 with 8gs of ram for free threw in a 760. Painted it all pink with some leds it's good enough for them
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