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[0de]

I'm planning on building a new pc. I am on a very tight and very fixed budget, and I'd like to get away buying only new parts. I'll be mostly gaming. 

Can I get a decent 1080p experience with: 

Athlon 200GE (OC to 3,9ghz)

RX 580 4gb

2x4 ddr4 sticks of ram at 2666mhz

 

Would the bottleneck be noticeable in games often? I'm willing to turn some settings down from max if it means a stable 60, and I'm also willing to play around 30fps.

[Coachdude]

Get at least a Ryzen 5 1600. You can find them going for 100-120 depending on where you buy from, at that price I think it'd be really silly to consider purchasing anything less, even on a limited budget. The Athlon would work as a placeholder, but in 2019 the bare minimum you want to be on is at least a quad core, and preferably a 6 core due to how cheap they've become. Just my two cents. The 580 will handle 1080P mid-high depending on the game of course, overall still a decent performer. 

[0de]

The difference in price where I'm from between the 200GE and the 1600 is double even this far from launch. Would you recommend switching out the 580 for the 570 to save a couple of bucks if it's gonna bottleneck anyways? 

[Coachdude]

5 minutes ago, 0de said:

The difference in price where I'm from between the 200GE and the 1600 is double even this far from launch. Would you recommend switching out the 580 for the 570 to save a couple of bucks if it's gonna bottleneck anyways? 

No, but I'd still try to get at least a quad core if you cannot afford a 1600. The 2200g or the Ryzen 3 1200 will handle modern games far better than an Athlon dual core, as well as anything else you'd like to do on the computer. 

[0de]

If I get a ryzen 3 1200, could I skimp out on a motherboard (b350 or a320 instead of a b450?)

[0de]

Nvm, probably better to keep with overclockable boards. Thanks a lot for your help! 

[Mister Woof]

Save a little bit longer.

 

You're throwing money away on any of those Athlons or any 4/4 chip.

 

You note that from a 200ge to a 1600, it's double the price.

 

Okay, but it's also 3x the CPU.

[Princess Luna]

A Ryzen 3 1200, B350 and RX 570 sounds like the best combo you can work out with your budget.

[0de]

Thanks everyone for your input! 

[krysta24]

If you wait a bit Ryzen prices will tank in retail and second hand market will swarmed with 1st gen for cheap almost for sure.

[Mister Woof]

1 hour ago, candle86 said:

Microcenter has the 1600 for 79 and the 1700x for 129, I did it last month for 220

 

R7 1700x 129

Amazon warehouse z370 Asus prime  50

2x8gb ddr4 clearance Fry's 40

1700x for $129 is really really hard to beat IMO

[Dreamer758]

18 hours ago, 0de said:

I'm planning on building a new pc. I am on a very tight and very fixed budget, and I'd like to get away buying only new parts. I'll be mostly gaming. 

Can I get a decent 1080p experience with: 

Athlon 200GE (OC to 3,9ghz)

RX 580 4gb

2x4 ddr4 sticks of ram at 2666mhz

 

Would the bottleneck be noticeable in games often? I'm willing to turn some settings down from max if it means a stable 60, and I'm also willing to play around 30fps.

 

18 hours ago, 0de said:

I'm planning on building a new pc. I am on a very tight and very fixed budget, and I'd like to get away buying only new parts. I'll be mostly gaming. 

Can I get a decent 1080p experience with: 

Athlon 200GE (OC to 3,9ghz)

RX 580 4gb

2x4 ddr4 sticks of ram at 2666mhz

 

Would the bottleneck be noticeable in games often? I'm willing to turn some settings down from max if it means a stable 60, and I'm also willing to play around 30fps.

I’ll be posting my 2600 on ebay soon $100 with cooler if interested 

[0de]

Thanks guys, but I'm from Serbia and customs prices destroy any semblance of a deal if I order from outside my country.