PC for playing older games?

[wblastyn]

Could someone spec me a budget gaming PC for playing older games, such as Half Life 2 and Left 4 Dead, at 1080p? I don't have a budget as of yet, I'm just trying to get an idea of how much it might cost?

 

[Padraig]

This would be pretty good it can be done for slightly cheaper but not as well.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-5675C 3.10GHz (Broadwell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM= £199.99
• 1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £64.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £35.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £58.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £38.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Nova Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £26.99
• 1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 350W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £38.99
• 1 x Raijintek Rhea Heatpipe CPU Cooler - PWM - 92mm= £12.95
• 1 x Prolimatech PK-Zero Thermal Compound - 1.5g= £2.50

Total: £492.68
(includes shipping: £12.30)
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