2019 - $550ish 1080p Build

[Gandek]

Well just got all these parts ordered for some basic 1080p gaming. It's a slight upgrade from my current old 2014 system that I will be giving away to bro who will get his own gaming PC, but in which I might have to replace the old GPU and PSU which seem to be on their last legs. I think i did a pretty good job especially in terms of future upgrades - I will add a HDD and more RAM up to 16GB later.

 

The main games I play are CS:GO, GTA V, Planet Coaster, Tropico series, Metro series, and some old NFS games. I also do some very basic editing for videos and ..memes. It should also help get any student work I have done faster with that SSD. The color scheme i went with is "Kinda-white" couldn't get everything matched up perfectly but the Mobo and GPU have RGB which I can make white. I will post pics as well once it's all set up and built this will be my 2nd PC that I'm building so I'm hoping to do much better this time initially when it comes to cable management etc.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$118.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Thermaltake - Gravity i2 31.34 CFM CPU Cooler	$9.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B360 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$89.84 @ Newegg
Memory	Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$49.95 @ Amazon
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4 GB AORUS 4G Video Card	$139.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$43.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$582.70
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$532.70
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-15 12:12 EDT-0400

 

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Gandek said:

Well just got all these parts ordered for some basic 1080p gaming. It's a slight upgrade from my current old 2014 system that I will be giving away to bro who will get his own gaming PC, but in which I might have to replace the old GPU and PSU which seem to be on their last legs. I think i did a pretty good job especially in terms of future upgrades - I will add a HDD and more RAM up to 16GB later.

 

The main games I play are CS:GO, GTA V, Planet Coaster, Tropico series, Metro series, and some old NFS games. I also do some very basic editing for videos and ..memes. It should also help get any student work I have done faster with that SSD. The color scheme i went with is "Kinda-white" couldn't get everything matched up perfectly but the Mobo and GPU have RGB which I can make white. I will post pics as well once it's all set up and built this will be my 2nd PC that I'm building so I'm hoping to do much better this time initially when it comes to cable management etc.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$118.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Thermaltake - Gravity i2 31.34 CFM CPU Cooler	$9.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B360 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$89.84 @ Newegg
Memory	Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$49.95 @ Amazon
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4 GB AORUS 4G Video Card	$139.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$43.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$582.70
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$532.70
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-15 12:12 EDT-0400

 

you want to replace a stock cooler with a stock cooler?

[LukeNukem9]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

you want to replace a stock cooler with a stock cooler?

Yeah i was looking at that to. Bamboozles me.

[Gandek]

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

you want to replace a stock cooler with a stock cooler?

Heard it still get's slightly better temps and I wanted something white if it ends up being crap though it was only 10 bucks and I have the option of putting that into the old FX-8320 system and taking the Hyper 212 EVO out of that. If i was buying a Ryzen CPU though i would keep the wraith cooler without a doubt which are great.

[TH3R34P3R]

Just now, Gandek said:

Heard it still get's slightly better temps and I wanted something white if it ends up being crap though it was only 10 bucks and I have the option of putting that into the old FX-8320 system and taking the Hyper 212 EVO out of that.

if its not too too late... i would like to honestly suggest something slightly better if you would consider returning the parts you ordered... for higher fps that is. 

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Gandek said:

Heard it still get's slightly better temps and I wanted something white if it ends up being crap though it was only 10 bucks and I have the option of putting that into the old FX-8320 system and taking the Hyper 212 EVO out of that.

that sounds better... it looked like a weird choice to me...

 

and that's said by someone that uses a g100m on a 8600k

[Gandek]

Just now, TH3R34P3R said:

if its not too too late... i would like to honestly suggest something slightly better if you would consider returning the parts you ordered... for higher fps that is. 

Well the RX 580 was around $189 to start so a bit more but I should be fine with the 570 i don't do anything crazy or care about having my settings maxed out.

[TH3R34P3R]

1 minute ago, Gandek said:

Well the RX 580 was around $189 to start so a bit more but I should be fine with the 570 i don't do anything crazy or care about having my settings maxed out.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$87.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$90.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	XFX - Radeon RX 580 4 GB GTS XXX Edition Video Card	$169.99 @ Amazon
Case	Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case	$36.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$37.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$583.86
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$553.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-15 12:34 EDT-0400

 i mean a whole different build. with more, faster ram, a better GPU, and a better CPU for the money, and a better, larger SSD. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP - EX900 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($40.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Video Card: ASRock - Radeon RX 570 4 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $535.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-15 12:46 EDT-0400

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  ($188.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar - MX340 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $559.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-15 12:50 EDT-0400

 

Its 10$ over budget. You can swap the GPU with

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock - Radeon RX 570 4 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX340 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $500.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-15 12:52 EDT-0400

 

50$ under budget