2019 $500 Basic 1080p gaming build

[Gandek]

My current PC looks to be on its last legs and I plan on giving it to my bro who needs a gaming PC

 

 

I do purely 1080p gaming and I don't need to run games at max - main games i play are: CS:GO, GTA V, Planet Coaster, Tropico series, Metro series, and some old NFS games. All of these games already ran well enough on my current system. This is what I came up with to start... Parts look great IMO the only thing I wish is if there was a nice white budget micro-atx case since I'm trying to create a more black/white setup.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$118.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI - B360M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$67.05 @ Amazon
Memory	Kingston - HyperX Fury 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	$54.97 @ Amazon
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$149.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$46.98 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$43.98 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Blue) 69 CFM 120mm Fan	Purchased For $0.00
Case Fan	Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Blue) 69 CFM 120mm Fan	Purchased For $0.00
Monitor	Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	Purchased For $0.00
Keyboard	Logitech - G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard	Purchased For $0.00
Mouse	Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse	Purchased For $0.00
Headphones	SteelSeries - Arctis 7 Headset	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$551.95
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$511.95
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-13 14:51 EDT-0400

 

 

[ki8aras]

11 minutes ago, Gandek said:

My current PC looks to be on its last legs and I plan on giving it to my bro who needs a gaming PC

 

 

I do purely 1080p gaming and I don't need to run games at max - main games i play are: CS:GO, GTA V, Planet Coaster, Tropico series, Metro series, and some old NFS games. All of these games already ran well enough on my current system. This is what I came up with to start... Parts look great IMO the only thing I wish is if there was a nice white budget micro-atx case since I'm trying to create a more black/white setup.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$118.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI - B360M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$67.05 @ Amazon
Memory	Kingston - HyperX Fury 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	$54.97 @ Amazon
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$149.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$46.98 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$43.98 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Blue) 69 CFM 120mm Fan	Purchased For $0.00
Case Fan	Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Blue) 69 CFM 120mm Fan	Purchased For $0.00
Monitor	Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	Purchased For $0.00
Keyboard	Logitech - G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard	Purchased For $0.00
Mouse	Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse	Purchased For $0.00
Headphones	SteelSeries - Arctis 7 Headset	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$551.95
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$511.95
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-13 14:51 EDT-0400

 

 

no hdd?

[Gandek]

3 minutes ago, ki8aras said:

no hdd?

240GB SSD will be good enough for now I don't run many programs. I can stick a 1TB or 2TB HDD in later.

[Smellbringer]

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RMXPpG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RMXPpG/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RkJtt6/amd-ryzen-3-2200g-35ghz-quad-core-processor-yd2200c5fbbox) | $87.99 @ Walmart
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hpRzK8/gigabyte-b450m-ds3h-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-ds3h) | $76.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [Team - T-Force Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VXRzK8/team-t-force-vulcan-8gb-2-x-4gb-ddr4-3200-memory-tlred48g3200hc16cdc01) | $64.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/btDzK8/kingston-a400-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-sa400s37240g) | $29.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3JdFf7/msi-radeon-rx-570-8gb-armor-oc-video-card-rx-570-armor-8g-oc) | $149.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rnGxFT/cooler-master-masterbox-q300l-microatx-mini-tower-case-mcb-q300l-kann-s00) | $46.98 @ B&H
**Power Supply** | [Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na) | $43.98 @ Newegg
**Case Fan** | [Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Blue) 69 CFM 120mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sdZQzy/cooler-master-case-fan-r4l2r20acgp) | Purchased For $0.00
**Case Fan** | [Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Blue) 69 CFM 120mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sdZQzy/cooler-master-case-fan-r4l2r20acgp) | Purchased For $0.00
**Monitor** | [Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PmyFf7/acer-monitor-umfg6aab01) | Purchased For $0.00
**Keyboard** | [Logitech - G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GBCwrH/logitech-keyboard-920003887) | Purchased For $0.00
**Mouse** | [Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kJM323/logitech-mouse-910004615) | Purchased For $0.00
**Headphones** | [SteelSeries - Arctis 7  Headset](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cKjWGX/steelseries-arctis-7-headset-61463) | Purchased For $0.00
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $540.91
 | Mail-in rebates | -$40.00
 | **Total** | **$500.91**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2019-03-13 15:41 EDT-0400 |

 

Always considered Ryzen the best choice for budget builds, this one has four RAM slot support, 3200mhz RAM in dual channel (which is always better than single channel), and future overclocking should you desire.