Having a operate yesteryear terminate gaming PC is every PC gamer's dream, unfortunately, non everyone tin shell out over 1000USD simply for a CPU alone. Luckily, for less than 500USD y'all tin cook yourself a PC from high end, used components, capable of playing close of today's AAA titles at medium settings, alongside a clear upgrade path to attain the operate yesteryear of the pile.
In the 2000s, PC tech was developing therefore fast, that a 2 yr one-time PC would hardly hold upwardly able to fifty-fifty run the latest games, but demonstrate a midrange i5 CPU from 2011 tin nevertheless hold upwardly the beating ticker of a reasonable gaming rig.
Depending on where y'all live, y'all may or may non stimulate got access to eBay, which is the goto halt for used hardware. Do a flake of Googling, as well as notice out where y'all tin purchase used PC hardware online.
I volition hold upwardly looking for a PC that should hold upwardly able to play Battlefield 1 at depression to medium settings alongside a reasonable frame rate. The recommended CPU for BF1 is an I5 6600K, alongside a GTX960 GPU, but y'all tin truly run it fairly good on much less, as well as pass the extra $$ on an SSD kicking drive.
Here is a listing of pop sites for used PC Hardware, delight comment the sites that y'all use, as well as which locale they cater for, as well as I volition add together it here:
US/UK/Europe:
Canada:
The Netherlands:
South Africa:
CPUs
With the recent publish of AMDs Ryzen CPUs a lot of high terminate players volition hold upwardly looking to upgrade, which agency that at that topographic point volition hold upwardly a lot to a greater extent than used CPU/Motherboards on the market. This volition lower the cost over the side yesteryear side couplet of months.
That existence said, the CPU as well as GPU volition nevertheless hold upwardly the close expensive components inwards your build.
You tin search for combos on ebay, which may include CPU/Mobo as well as RAM
If y'all become for a tertiary gen LGA 1155 CPU, cook certain that the motherboard supports 3rd gen CPUs equally the socket is the same equally the sec gen CPU. Most mobos tin hold upwardly upgraded to back upwardly 3rd gen CPUs yesteryear agency of a BIOS update. You may reckon going for a after gen i3, which may stimulate got worse performance, but gives y'all amend upgrade options inwards the future.
Due to the popularity of the Intel platform, at that topographic point are far to a greater extent than used Intel systems than AMD, therefore buying AMD used, makes less feel than a novel AMD build.
- CPU Intel I5 3550: $100
- Motherboard: (any LGA1155 MB): $90
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 Ram: $40
GPU
H5N1 cook novel GTX1050 volition knock y'all dorsum 109.99 on Amazon so this is a no brainer. If y'all prefer AMD, y'all cannot become incorrect alongside the RX 460, which y'all tin pick upwardly (if y'all are lucky) for some $100 from eBay. If y'all don't heed hitting upwardly an older generation, the AMD HD7950 tin become for equally inexpensive equally $50, as well as outperforms fifty-fifty the GTX1050 inwards some tests, freeing upwardly some extra cash for a possible SSD upgrade!
- GTX 1050 2GB: $110
Case + PSU
Since this is a hardcore budget build, y'all may hold upwardly able to re-use an one-time case/PSU, if not, y'all tin pick upwardly a combo for less than $50 on eBay. since it is a large item, cook certain y'all depository fiscal establishment gibe the transportation cost.
Case + 500w PSU: $50
Storage
While it would hold upwardly non bad to stimulate got an SSD, at our cost betoken it may non hold upwardly possible. I stimulate got a DVD campaign inwards my PC, but inwards iv years, I stimulate got non touched it, therefore I am non including an optical campaign inwards this build
Screen
If y'all store some a bit, as well as hold off for a proficient deal, y'all could come upwardly out alongside a decent 23" enshroud for less than $50
Screen: 1080p 20" or better: $50
Conclusion
CPU: I5 3550: $100
Mobo: LGA1155 Mobo: $90
GPU: GTX1050: $110
Ram: 8GB DDR3: $40
Case+500PSU: $50
Storage: 1TB HDD: $20
Screen: 23" 1080p: $50
Total: $460
Remember to stimulate got into concern human relationship the transportation costs. Many eBay sellers offering costless shipping, or if y'all are local, pickup.
Keep an optic out for bundles. When corporations upgrade, y'all may hold upwardly able to larn a total i5 organisation for equally niggling equally $200, all y'all involve to add together as well as then would hold upwardly a GPU.
Here is BF1 running on a comparable system:
Let me know inwards the comments, where y'all buy, what y'all buy, as well as how it plays!
