This build was put together as a follow up to my $85 Lan Party Sleeper Build. The idea is to build a mATX computer using the cheapest parts possible, while still being able to average 60 FPS at 1080p in games like CS:GO and Fortnite. While I knew this build would not match the price-to-performance of my $85 build, I wanted to see how quickly I could flip this build for a profit. Here's the breakdown of the build.

CPU / Motherboard

I found this combo on Facebook marketplace and talked the guy down from his original $80 asking price. Honestly I didn't haggle enough on these parts since they are available on eBay for around his asking price. I still saved about $20 but I think I could've got this combo for even cheaper if I had been more frugal. For the price, this combo should do the job, but the motherboard only supports a maximum of 8GB ram. Still, I think this is the cheaper m-ITX motherboard/CPU combo you can buy online. I may have to re-visit this combo for future super budget m-ITX builds.

CPU Cooler

I finally found a suitable home for this cooler I got from a separate used PC pickup. This cooler does a great job even in this craptacular case I built in. Pairing a decent cooler with a cheap case actually worked out pretty well in this situation for me and helped balance out my temperatures.

Ram

I threw in the last of my DDR3-1333 ram I had lying around. Going to need to pick up some more sticks in bulk for my budget builds.

SSD This SSD came for free in a separate used PC pickup. Not even sure this has 3D NAND but works fine and it cost me nothing so I'll consider it a $5 value.

Video Card Picked up this card on /r/hardwareswap for cheap. First time getting a GTX 960 4GB model, pretty good deal for $60.

Power Supply

Picked this up in March 2019 for $20 after rebate. Still haven't got my rebate yet...

Case

This went on sale for $22 shipped on Newegg. The acrylic panel is cheap and tinted. The temps are horrible. The case is very lightweight and cheap feeling. Nonetheless for $20, it looked good enough in pictures with LED strips and LED fans. If I can get the Cooler Master Q300L for $36 again, I'll stock up on those. I would avoid this case if possible.

Conclusion

I really enjoy making these little mATX builds as they are really cheap and don't take up a lot of space or require a lot of investment. Most of the parts are really easy to find online or even locally. Overall I was able to flip this PC for my asking price of $350. The guy who bought it was buying it for CS:GO so I was really happy the computer went to a good home. Thanks for reading and see you in the next one!