Build a $300 gaming rig :D

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#1 ydnarrewop
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What's the best you can do for $300 right now. There doesn't need to be a case. Anyone want to take the challenge? lol

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#2 Stinger78
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This will run games and is currently sitting at less than $105.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Pavilion-Slimline-S5503w-Upgrade-AMD-Phenom-II-X4-925-ATI-Radeon-HD-5670-/300729097471?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item4604d9dcff :)

Just add monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers.

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#3 JimmyJumpy
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Invest in a piggy-bank and stuff it. Come back six months from now and ask the question again...

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#4 General_X
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I dont know, 300 is like netbook/nettop territory. Not sure if you can really get much of gaming parts for that much...
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#5 C_Rule
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If you want something even half capable of playing games, it'll have to be second hand. Once you factor in price of HDD and OS, you don't have much left.
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#6 James161324
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This will run games and is currently sitting at less than $105.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Pavilion-Slimline-S5503w-Upgrade-AMD-Phenom-II-X4-925-ATI-Radeon-HD-5670-/300729097471?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item4604d9dcff :)

Just add monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers.

Stinger78

This is about your best bet, you can't build a gaming pc for 300 dollars you will have a hard time building any pc for 300 bucks Windows OS costs 70, monitor another 70, and half your budject is gone

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#7 jun_aka_pekto
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A decent gaming PC would be in the $600 range as a minimum for me plus another couple hundred dollars for a video card midlife upgrade. Mine cost $750 back in 2009 + $219 for a GTX 560 Ti upgrade (from a 5770) last year.

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#8 ydnarrewop
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Invest in a piggy-bank and stuff it. Come back six months from now and ask the question again...

JimmyJumpy
lol open ze eyes and see look below looooook below (*swammy gypsy voice) The info is being used ;) Thanks for the posts guys! :D
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2939407 + a 6670
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#10 ProPirate
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You really just need to watch Newegg constantly for deals. I built my first gaming pc for my 16th birthday for around $310 and all the parts were purchased from Newegg. I started off with an excellent graphics card but a terrible processor and only 4GB of ram. I'm still using the same pc but I've added on a bit since then.