Budget PC build under $450

Hey everyone!

I’m looking for some help putting together a PC—specifically, I need a hand with the configuration.
My budget is up to $1000, though it would be great if we could find a way to keep it a bit cheaper—that way, I can redirect some of those savings toward making the whole thing look 😁.
I tried playing around with PCPartPicker, but honestly, it doesn't mean much to me since I don't really understand how all these parts interact, so I have no idea if my builds are actually solid.

I’m not expecting a total beast for the $2500-$$1000 range, but I’d love a decent graphics card and the supporting components to ensure I can run League of Legends on max settings without breaking a sweat.
I know League isn't exactly a hardware killer—I'm currently playing it on a laptop—but if I'm going through the trouble of buying a new desktop, I might as well do it right, you know? Plus, I’m comfortable opening up a PC to clean it out, whereas a laptop feels a bit more intimidating 🤣.

Anyway, any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated, seeing as this is my first time doing this and I'm pretty much starting from scratch.

Thanks in advance 😁

1 x FORTRON 400W HEXA Plus Power Supply, 12cm fan
1 x Crucial 4GB DDR3 RAM, 1600MHz CL11
1 x Seagate 1TB HDD, SATA III, 7200 rpm, ST1000DM003
1 x MSI R7 250X 1GD5, 1GB GDDR5 128-bit, DVI + HDMI + Display Port
1 x Zalman T5 mini tower case. 170(W) x 427(H) x 348(D)mm.
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 Processor, 3.00GHz, 512KB, 3MB, Haswell
1 x Asrock B85M-HDS - Intel 1150 Socket B85 chipset M-ATX mb $450 USD ADM

$964 ADM (free assembly and shipping)

League of Legends should run on max settings at 1080p with over 100 FPS, I guess. 😉

crimsonstag84 said:1 x Fortron 400W Hexa Plus Power Supply, 12cm fan
1 x DDR3 4GB Crucial RAM, 1600MHz CL11
1 x 1TB Seagate HDD, SATA III, 7200 rpm, ST1000DM003
1 x MSI R7 250X 1GD5, 1GB GDDR5, 128-bit, DVI + HDMI + DisplayPort
1 x Zalman T5 mini tower case (170W x 427H x 348D mm)
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 Processor, 3.00GHz, 512KB L2, 3MB L3, Haswell architecture
1 x Asrock B85M-HDS - Intel 1150 Socket B85 chipset M-ATX mb $450 USD ADM

$964 Best Buy (assembly and shipping included)

It should handle League of Legends at max settings @ 1080p with over 100 FPS😉

Thanks 👍

If you’re looking to trim the budget even further, you can essentially replicate the exact setup smartic suggested by swapping in a pentium g4560, a 500GB hard drive, and an H81 motherboard. That should bring your total cost down below $833.

By the way, your game performance will still be smooth, likely hovering north of 100fps.