Super cheap Dota PC

[hiddenchilli]

Hi, I am planning to buy a CPU just for light Dota 2 gaming.
The com just needs to run Dota 2 smoothly at high at 1080p.
What is the lowest cost build I can go? My budget is around $600 (for CPU only).

Pentium G3258 + 750 Ti seems to be a good combination.

 

[jerome1470]

Pentium+integrated graphics?

 

[ykgoh]

Pentium+integrated graphics?

igfx for gaming?

Is it practical or usable if trying to hit medium or high quality?

Why not AMD APU if going for igfx?

 

[Jian19]

G3220 + Asrock h81m hds ~ $140
Crucial 4gb ddr3 ~ $51
Wd blue 1tb ~ $67
Palit gtx750 1gb + Xigmatek Asgard xp ~ $208
Lg oem drive ~ $21
Fsp hexa 450w ~ $59

Optional ~ if u wan gtx750ti / Zotac gtx750Ti + CM n200 ~ $260 roughly

$546 / $600 ~ buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount ~ OS can *ahem* or buy online...I think got a website sell win8.1 quite cheap ~

 

[Clone_]

Dota 2 got Linux support

 

[jerome1470]

igfx for gaming?

Is it practical or usable if trying to hit medium or high quality?

Why not AMD APU if going for igfx?

Dota2 only leh.

 

[Felfirez]

Dota2 only leh.

Pentium igpu can play, at mid settings and 720p.

 

[royfrosty]

You want cheap don't go for 3258 and 750ti.

Don't go for HDD unless you got media stuffs to store.

ASrock h81m HDS + g3220 ~ $140
Crucial 4gb 1600mhz Value Ram ~ $55
Plextor m6s 128gb ~ $104
WD Blue 1tb ~ $67
Powercolor 7750 1gb ~ $128
FSP 300w oem ~ $39
Cooler Master elite 361 ~ $55
LG DVD drive ~ $21

Total ~ $609, buy at Tradepac. DIY

No OS included .

 

[nippp0n]

You want cheap don't go for 3258 and 750ti.

Don't go for HDD unless you got media stuffs to store.

ASrock h81m HDS + g3220 ~ $140
Crucial 4gb 1600mhz Value Ram ~ $55
Plextor m6s 128gb ~ $104
Powercolor 7750 1gb ~ $128
FSP 300w oem ~ $39
Cooler Master elite 361 ~ $55
LG DVD drive ~ $21

Total ~ $542, buy at Tradepac. DIY

No OS included .

I think can throw in a WD Blue 1TB for storage and try to nego down to $600.

 

[devilwahaha]

Pentium igpu can play, at mid settings and 720p.

Looks like shet TBH

 

[royfrosty]

I think can throw in a WD Blue 1TB for storage and try to nego down to $600.

Idea. Didnt realise that haha.

I was thinking of the budget for OS. And i was like how to allocate.

Thanks. Edited

 

[Alternative X]

Idea. Didnt realise that haha.

I was thinking of the budget for OS. And i was like how to allocate.

Thanks. Edited

Are you sure you want to factor in 'discounts' into the price? TS may not have badass haggling skills like you.

 

[t258jgn]

Jonsbo V3+ Mini-ITX Aluminum Case (Black)
MSI H81I H81 Skt1150 Mini-ITX Motherboard
Kingston 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 Value Rams
Xigmatek X-Calibre XCP-A400 400W 80+
Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core
Crucial MX100 128gb ssd
Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX OC 2GB GDDR5
WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA 6GB/s 7200 64
@ $600

 

[royfrosty]

Are you sure you want to factor in 'discounts' into the price? TS may not have badass haggling skills like you.

$607 to $600 i think TP calculate also wont give $607 de ba.

TP usually those single digit dollars will just close one eye give away.

What ive listed is all listed prices on pricelist. Not a dollar different from it.

Only the chassis is what i bought.

On second thought. TS please try t258jgn recommendations.

 

[Alternative X]

Jonsbo V3+ Mini-ITX Aluminum Case (Black)
MSI H81I H81 Skt1150 Mini-ITX Motherboard
Kingston 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 Value Rams
Xigmatek X-Calibre XCP-A400 400W 80+
Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core
Crucial MX100 128gb ssd
Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX OC 2GB GDDR5
WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA 6GB/s 7200 64
@ $600

Are you sure you want TS to put in the Xigmatek X-Calibre into his system?

Xigmatek X-Calibre 400W XCP-A400 Review

 

[t258jgn]

FSP 300W also can.

 

[nippp0n]

Are you sure you want to factor in 'discounts' into the price? TS may not have badass haggling skills like you.

I don't think it is difficult to bargain down to 600 from 609 in tradepac. Maybe Roy could have put a comment below the price (bargain to 600).

 

[epoh3000]

Jonsbo V3+ Mini-ITX Aluminum Case (Black)
MSI H81I H81 Skt1150 Mini-ITX Motherboard
Kingston 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 Value Rams
Xigmatek X-Calibre XCP-A400 400W 80+
Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core
Crucial MX100 128gb ssd
Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX OC 2GB GDDR5
WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA 6GB/s 7200 64
@ $600

Hi, not to hijack TS thread, but i find this setup quite ideal. Just a question on the performance of the CPU, given a G3220 performance is similar to a core 2 dual. is it possible to use probably a i3 or i5 CPU that can produce stable temperature lets say budget is increase by another 50 - 80 bucks.
Peace.

 

[Felfirez]

Hi, not to hijack TS thread, but i find this setup quite ideal. Just a question on the performance of the CPU, given a G3220 performance is similar to a core 2 dual. is it possible to use probably a i3 or i5 CPU that can produce stable temperature lets say budget is increase by another 50 - 80 bucks.
Peace.

Yes but do you know why you want an i3 or i5?

 

[epoh3000]

primary reason is to make the rig to last additional 2-3 yrs with future games that demands more core processing power. you think could it be an over-kill?