Cheapest possible min settings gaming rig

[Jackalbyte]

hey guys, I used to be a big PC gamer until about 2 years ago my PC got lost/stolen during me moving house, and because I also started a new job, I really just didnt and havent since had the time to warrant building a high end gaming rig, so instead I got myself a PS4 (yeah wtf right?).

a lot has changed with the technology in those 2 years I’m out of my depth so looking to get back into PC gaming gently with what time I have spare so seek all you overclockers gurus advice

I would like to build a PC capable of playing every title currently available with at least 30fps on min settings (or at least as low settings possible where the game is worth playing without looking like junk). Obviously I dont want to scrimp on the PSU, it has to be a good brand, and we can leave out the chassis, I’ll choose that myself. I’d prefer a quad core too.

Fire away guys

 

[~>Dg<~]

you need a say a budget.until you say how much you got to spend its pretty hard to spec a build.

 

[BinnsY]

This is a bit of an awkward question. Mainly because there is a huge difference between the cheapest possible, and the cheapest that is actually worth buying for playing things at decent settings. The below would be my recommendation for something that could do you 60fps, 1080p, medium settings.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1400 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £139.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B350-Plus AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £98.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G2400= £79.99
• 1 x WD Green 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS240G1G0A)= £79.99
• 1 x Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM006)= £56.99
• 1 x Corsair CX550 550W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020121-UK)= £57.95
• 1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 1050Ti Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £139.99

Total: £664.99
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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If you wanted to go really cheap you could probably drop to this but you loose quite a lot of performance compared to the overall cost;

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G2400= £79.99
• 1 x Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM006)= £56.99
• 1 x Corsair CX550 550W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020121-UK)= £57.95
• 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 1050 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £104.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1200 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £94.99
• 1 x Asrock AB350M-HDV AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £67.99

Total: £474.00
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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If this is still too expensive you would probably be better off getting one of the PS4 Pro / Xbox One S deals to be honest.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

intel side of things

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i3-8100 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £109.99
• 1 x Corsair CX550 550W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020121-UK)= £57.95
• 1 x Asrock Z370 Pro4 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2B3000= £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £104.99
• 1 x WD Blue 250GB M.2 SSD + 1TB HDD Bundle= £128.99

Total: £613.00
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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[pastymuncher]

Aiming for a pc that can run games at the minimum settings is not a good idea and will only leave you disappointed with the result even after spending what is a considerable sum of money. The majority of games just look terrible on minimum settings and gaming on a pc is all about being able to crank the settings up beyond what you would see on a console. If you don't want to spend or are not in a postion to spend the money required for a decent gaming pc then I would suggest you stick to consoles. Just my thoughts on the matter.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

2nd hand might be your best shot! i5 4***k , gtx 970 - £500 maybe console beater

 

[Jackalbyte]

intel side of things

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i3-8100 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £109.99
• 1 x Corsair CX550 550W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020121-UK)= £57.95
• 1 x Asrock Z370 Pro4 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2B3000= £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £104.99
• 1 x WD Blue 250GB M.2 SSD + 1TB HDD Bundle= £128.99

Total: £613.00
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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Very helpful, I’ll prob go for the higher end spec you posted, and if I can find some second hand parts maybe lower the cost a little.