My Young Cousin is looking for a PC < $400

[Joegeneric]

He wants to play games, CoD, WoW, D3 etc. $400 is a hard limit. Desktop or laptop doesn't matter. Suggestions?

[Berserker Cronus]

Marest's 380 build is probably about the best you're going to get for that price. Unfortunately, if he doesn't already have a monitor you're probably going to have to save some additional money to get one, as dropping below a $300 or so isn't going to get you a build worth much. The lack of an OS could also be problematic.

Extreme Budget Gaming 380
MoBo: ASRock H61M-DGS – $44.99
CPU: Intel Celeron G530 – $48.99
RAM: G.Skill 1333MHz 2x2GB – $19.99
GPU: MSI Radeon 7770 – $124.99
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 320GB – $64.99
PSU: Antec VP-450W – $35.99 Review
Case: NZXT Gamma – $39.99 Review
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Estimated Total Price – $380
Recommended for:
Budget gaming build that can handle most
newer games. Offers great value for money.

[Joegeneric]

Thank you for your response! I'll look into this and maybe someone in the family has a monitor they can spare.

[Biernot]

Keep in mind, that in addition to a monitor, you also might need:
- DVD drive - $20
- Windows - $100
- Keyboard - $10+
- Mouse - $10+
- Speakers - $10+

A "gaming" computer including peripherals and OS for $400 is not possible if you need to buy everything new.