Recently i convinced my parents to buy me a new computer, unfortunately due to the fact that i didn't do as well in my exams as they had hoped they are only giving me Ѓ200 to do it with (that's a bit over $300). I might be able to get it up to Ѓ300 (~$470) but Ѓ400 is pushing it. Anything is an improvement over the piece of crap from 1997 that i call my current PC.
I realise that if i want a decent gaming setup i should build my own for around Ѓ500 but that's just not gonna happen. So basically i need a cheap gaming computer that can run most games on the lowest settings and i need some help.
btw i do realise that's quite a tough ask but well... i wouldn't be asking for help if it wasn't tough

Ѓ500 = ~$800
1TB HDD = $60
4GB DDR3 = $30
Case = $90 (take your pick)
Antec EarthWatts EA-650 650W PSU = $60
GTX 560Ti = $230
i5 2500K = $220
GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H Mobo = $130
Total = USD$820

Will play anything on highish

Go for branded Pcs. The are cheaper than customized Pcs.

Uhh... not if you build them yourself? Customizing and building your own PC is a hell of alot cheaper than buying a "branded" PC with the same parts.

I would suggest building your own, but I'm a little paranoid about motherboards 'cause I got a new one, everything checked out with my PSU, Hard drive and CPU, but it was defective. not sure if it was just bad luck or I neglected to check something.

Here's a quick build-it-yourself setup for roughly $500 USD
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Tower Computer Case ~ $50-$60
Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 Power Supply ~ $50
AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.2 GHz Socket AM3 ~ $105
Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2P AM3 Motherboard ~ $50
GIGABYTE GV-R645OC-1GI Radeon HD 6450 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card ~ $55
Most 1 TB Hard Drives cost about $75, take your pick
4 GB RAM will cost about $30-$50, also take your pick.
And any DVD drive will work (roughly $20 if you don't have a spare)

There's a barebones computer setup that should be able to tackle heavy usage/gaming on a budget.

check CSL Computer Shop they got many different branded PC's and the chance to build up your own one.

Might be a good choice for you ;)

(i can highly recommand this page for everyone! )

Yes, as everyone suggested, building your own is FAR cheaper than buying pre-built.

Eg. PC world have a PC for like Ѓ1400, with 8GB RAM and a REALLY old graphics card, you could build it for like 1/4 of that! (I tried, and you can :P)

So yeah, build your own if you can, as building a PC is an experience, and extremely easy

here's a basic idea of a $400 computer. you may not find the exact same parts but you can get the same performance for that price.



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Go for i7 instead of other processors. It is the best and the latest processor intel has introduced. hope it helps.