I am looking for an extremely budget build for my cousin. Probably, the most intensive game that she plays would be Skyrim Elder Scrolls. Other than that, she plays browser-based 3D games and Minecraft. Here is a build that I thought of for the price point:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2cu0O
Can you please suggest anything that I should do differently for such a budget? Keeping it lower is ideal because if this goes well, my aunt's planning to buy another, so imagine the price doubled.
Excellent suggestion on the motherboard. This is my build as of now: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2cu44
The only reason I got the 500w PSU was because it was the cheapest Corsair I could find and 80+. I don't want to be another victim of those "Raidmax PSU horror stories". And as for the case, I think I'll probably keep what I have. I don't have any means to go craigslist fishing because I'm still a student. Thanks. Any other improvements that I can make?
Looks like a decent build, and seriously you may want to wait for Kaveri with it's 30% boost in graphics compared to Trinity but you will need 2133+ MHz ram to really enjoy it's capabilities further pushing the cost.