Budget game PC help

[Jcnewgeek]

Here's what I came up with. First time build.  Thoughts? Improvements? (price)

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

very bad !! its like a build 2 yrs ago

Do you insist on intel cpu?

 

repick everything & start with ryzen 2600 & gtx 1660ti

 

[Fasauceome]

Locked i3 on an overclocking board, cheapo PSU and case, no SSD, could use some improvement.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$132.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$89.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$87.19 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.97 @ Amazon
Storage	Hitachi - Deskstar 7K2000 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$51.65 @ Amazon
Video Card	Zotac - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card	$348.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case	Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$55.48 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$876.05
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$856.05
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-25 22:17 EDT-0400

I picked the 1600 because it's at the same $130 price point as the i3, but you could easily get the 2600 and 1660 ti to great effect like @dgsddfgdfhgs recommended

[Jcnewgeek]

Thanks for the input,  I'm new to the build game so just looking for any suggestions and tips for a budget gaming PC that can handle HD graphics at at least 60fps. Open to all suggestions,  I came here to learn. 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Jcnewgeek said:

Thanks for the input,  I'm new to the build game so just looking for any suggestions and tips for a budget gaming PC that can handle HD graphics at at least 60fps. Open to all suggestions,  I came here to learn. 

HD graphics like 1440p or 4k? Or just 1080p? The 1070 or 2060 are pretty overkill for 1080p 60fps.

[aisle9]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($106.70 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Inland - 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell - D2719HGF 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1044.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-25 22:23 EDT-0400

 

If you need to shed some cost, swap the 1660 Ti for an RX 580 (brand new XFX models are $179 right now, and free game codes are usually added).

[Jcnewgeek]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

HD graphics like 1440p or 4k? Or just 1080p? The 1070 or 2060 are pretty overkill for 1080p 60fps.

Was hoping for 1440

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Jcnewgeek said:

Was hoping for 1440

Then yeah 1660 ti/2060 are great.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($78.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP - EX920 256 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($45.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - ED242QR Abidpx 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $938.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-25 22:34 EDT-0400

[Jcnewgeek]

Attempt #2 

[Bananamuffin]

8 hours ago, Jcnewgeek said:

Was hoping for 1440

you say you want to achieve 1440p (if in budget i guess?) but the monitor you've chosen is 1080p. I would definitely recommend you check out both Linus' budget build guide (December i think, did 3 builds in one vid for $500-1500 range).

 

If you want a 1440p build I would expect to pay £1000+ (including monitor, mouse keyboard) and would probably use an rtx 2060.

Ryzen is almost certainly a better bet than intel on a budget, you don't pay extra for overclocking and unless you're playing in the big leagues the few fps difference between intel and AMD in single threaded performance really won't have an impact on you. 

 

The money you then save can go towards a better gpu/ssd/80+ bronze/gold/whatever psu.

 

On the other hand, if you want 1080p 144hz like your build indicates, go with a 1660ti or rx 580/590 and use the money you saved on the GPU to get extra things which may make life better. 2 SSd's one for boot and one for games, or a mechanical keyboard or extra fans or RGB (if thats what you're into).

 

IMO 144hz stable 1080p will deliver a better experience than 1440p at 60/70fps, but it depends what you play. I enjoy shooters, if story games is your thing then 1440p 60 fps will be gorgeous.

  

Edited March 26, 2019 by Bananamuffin
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