Extreme budget build... $100 gaming PC!

[ultimatebob]

Some of you guys are really good at coming up with cheap PC builds for around $500. Let's up the difficultly, and shoot for a $100 budget!

To make things easier, used PC parts and PC's are an option. Feel free to use Craigslist or EBay, but keep in mind that you need to include tax and shipping charges.

The goal is to come up with the fastest PC gaming rig you can find. It needs to include all of the parts needed for the PC to be operational, including the operating system, keyboard, and mouse. A monitor is optional.

Happy hunting!

 

[2timer]

Hmm. That's a toughie. I don't have links on me for proof, but I'll tell you some prices I've seen:

Core 2 Duo E6600, S775 motherboard, and 4GB RAM: $50
GTX 8800: $25
Case and PSU: $20
80GB IDE: $5

Assuming the case has a Windows XP sticker, that's a grand total of $100 with OS. I'd say you could probably play WoW on medium settings for $100 😀

 

[jaqie]

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...OOS-2B&cat=SYS

little over budget but...
the rest can be found dumpster diving, like any CRT monitor you want, with enough legwork.

The os definitely linux. *shrug*

Done.

Honestly with that kind of budget I just send people to geeks anymore. They always have a good deal in that range with good grunt for the money.

 

[ElFenix]

486 from a swap meet will run warcraft 1 and 2
along with xwing, ultima underworld, heroes of might and magic, and commander keen

what more do you need?

 

[monstercameron]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231252
2GB ddr3 1333MHz $18

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157324
amd e-240 =-uber cheap- $55

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820313339
16GB pendrive ubuntu anyone $9

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811154087
computer case $40

total from newegg is $121 and you wont be playing more that emulators, 2d and 90s games with this setup
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http://www.amazon.com/ECS-Elitegrou...=UTF8&qid=1369640288&sr=1-5&keywords=Mini+ITX
amd c-60 used @ $35

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-OCZ3G1333...UTF8&qid=1369640430&sr=1-42&keywords=ddr3+ram
2x1GB ddr3 1333 @ $10

http://www.amazon.com/Black-ATX12V-...1-14&keywords=mini+itx+case+with+power+supply
small case with 220W power supply $30

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruze...d=1369640795&sr=1-4&keywords=32gb+flash+drive
16Gb flash drive $12

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-nVidia-G...&qid=1369640923&sr=1-3&keywords=graphics+card
nvidia 9800gt $25

total $114 via amazon used, the cpu bottle neck will be severe! but gaming with 5-10 year old games should be possible

 

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[ultimatebob]

I saw a bunch of used Core 2 Duo systems on eBay (like Dell Optiplex 330's) for $79 that are complete and come with Windows XP preinstalled. I think that would be a decent gaming system if you put a used video card in one of those.

Or, I could just put Linux on something like this:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=OPTI-740-NOOS-PB-7B&cat=SYS

 

[crashtestdummy]

You're going to have to go with used at that price point. New, your only option would be an atom system, and those are simply too underpowered, even compared to an old Core 2 Duo.

If you were closer to $200, then we could do a little more.

 

[RGProductions]

CPU- core 2 quad q8300 $0
Ram- 8gb $0
motherboard- Asus LGA775 $0
HDD- segate 500gb- $0
case/psu- some cheap crap in a dumpster and a 400watt psu-$0
Graphics card-hd 7870 $80
I actually built this

 

[frozentundra123456]

How about a PS2?

Or maybe you could pick one up used. For instance I have an old core 2 duo system with a 9800GT sitting around collecting dust that I would probably sell for a hundred dollars cash to someone local so I didnt have to bother with shipping.

 

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