The Scrapper

Budget

$100 – $150Gamingultra-budgetesports1080p-low

The cheapest possible gaming-capable PC. Perfect for esports titles and light general use on a shoestring budget.

Suggested Parts

CPU

i5-6500

The i5-6500 is a solid 4-core chip that can still handle modern esports titles and light workloads.

Motherboard

H110 LGA1151 motherboard

H110 boards are the cheapest LGA1151 option and perfectly adequate for a locked i5.

RAM

8GB DDR4

8GB DDR4 is the minimum for modern gaming but keeps costs rock-bottom.

GPU

GTX 1050

The GTX 1050 handles 1080p low-medium settings in most games and draws minimal power.

Storage

240GB SSD

A 240GB SSD keeps things snappy for the OS and a few games.

Power Supply

450W power supply

A basic 450W unit is more than enough for this low-power build.

Case

micro ATX case

Any cheap micro ATX case will do — function over form at this budget.

CPU Cooler

Intel stock cooler LGA1151

The Intel stock cooler is free and sufficient for the 65W i5-6500.