Nebula Mk I (Build Idea for a gamer/working friend)

[Maxwell29]

Hello everyone,

 

To those who may have seen my old post, this is just a supplementary one, I would like your suggestions and critique of the parts and combination that I've decided to try and put together for my friend.

 

TL:DR of my last post: Friend is thinking of buying the PS5 when it comes out, I recommended to build a PC instead since I knew she also works from home.

 

(Expected price of PS5 when it launches is around $499 - $599 or from around PHP 26,000 - PHP 32,000.)

 

I'm trying to focus mainly on budget for her since I know she's mostly a casual gamer unlike me who can get competitive. I've also switched over to stores in my country that are quite known for their reliability and give warranty. I have chosen the cheapest but what I think would still provide a good value.

 

(If you see that I included a 600W PSU and think that it's overkill, I would agree with you, but it was cheaper or close to the price of some of the 500W being sold by the store and it gives her a chance to upgrade some of her parts later on without having to spend on getting another PSU for everything to run smoothly and reliably.)

 

My recommended parts for her at this moment are the following:

 

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics - P4600 / $89
MSI B450M Pro M2 V2 - P4300 / $83
GSkill Ripjaws V 8GB Dual DDR4 2400Mhz - P3000 / $58
SanDisk Plus 120GB SSD - P1000 / $20
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 64MB HD - P2100 / $41
PowerColor AXRX 560 Red Dragon 4GB DDR5 Graphics Card - P7000 / $135
DeepCool DA600W 80Plus Bronze 600W - P2300 / $45
Deepcool SMARTER Micro ATX/Mini ITX computer case - P1300 / $25

Total: P18,600 (No GPU) / P25,600 (With GPU) = $358 to $361 / $493 to $496

 

In the event that she may need to have her computer use only WiFi, I would switch out her motherboard for the one below:

 

Gigabyte B450I Aorus Pro WiFi - P6500 / $125

 

Total: P20,800 (No GPU) / P27,800 (With GPU) = $400 to $403 / $535 to $538

 

(She may also be connecting this to a Sony Bravia TV that she has for her old PS4, that she recently sold. I've also watched videos on YT on how much FPS she can get in Apex, Fortnite and PUBG, just don't know if it will scale well or be a decent experience if she does connect it to the TV.)

 

Please do tell me if there are compatibility issues with this build that you may know of. I've already used PC Part Picker to see if there would be any compatibility issues, didn't receive any.

 

Thank you for the help as well!

 

 

Link to the parts:

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G - https://dynaquestpc.com/collections/processor-1/products/amd-ryzen-3-2200g-4-core-4-thread-3-5-ghz-4mb-65w

MSI B450M Pro M2 V2 - https://dynaquestpc.com/collections/motherboard-socket-am4/products/msi-b450m-pro-m2-v2

Gigabyte B450I Aorus Pro WiFi - https://dynaquestpc.com/collections/motherboard-socket-am4/products/gigabyte-b450i-aorus-pro-wifi

GSkill Ripjaws V 8GB - https://dynaquestpc.com/collections/memory/products/gskill-ripjaws-v-8gb-2x4gb-2400mhz-f4-2400c15d-8gvr

SanDisk Plus 120GB SSD - https://dynaquestpc.com/collections/hard-drive-ssd/products/sandisk-plus-120gb-sdssda-120g-g25

Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 64MB HD - https://dynaquestpc.com/collections/desktop-3-5/products/western-digital-wd-caviar-blue-1tb-64mb-wd10ezex

PowerColor AXRX 560 Red Dragon 4GB DDR5 Graphics Card - https://pcx.com.ph/product/powercolor-axrx-560-red-dragon-4gb-ddr5-dha-graphics-card/

DeepCool DA600W 80Plus Bronze 600W - https://dynaquestpc.com/collections/components-power-supply-500-650-watts/products/deepcool-da600w-80plus-bronze-600w-dp-bz-da600n

Deepcool SMARTER Micro ATX/Mini ITX computer case - https://dynaquestpc.com/collections/chassis/products/deepcool-smarter-micro-itx-mini-itx-computer-case

[Epimetheus]

This won't even come close to what ps5 will be though. Try to look for a ryzen 5 1600 or a 2600, it's going to be a definitely worthwhile upgrade and will be able to handle pretty well any next gen game you'll throw at it. And then definitely look into upgrading the graphics card to a 570, they don't cost much more but the diference is huge

[Maxwell29]

24 minutes ago, Epimetheus said:

This won't even come close to what ps5 will be though. Try to look for a ryzen 5 1600 or a 2600, it's going to be a definitely worthwhile upgrade and will be able to handle pretty well any next gen game you'll throw at it. And then definitely look into upgrading the graphics card to a 570, they don't cost much more but the diference is huge

Will keep the Ryzen 5 2600 in mind, for the most part, the main reason why I decided to go with the Ryzen 3 2200g in the first place is due to the fact that I don't know if my friend is willing to shell out the money all the way through, so I was thinking of getting the APU first, then when she gets the money for the GPU, we can upgrade it.

 

The difference in price in my country is for the RX 560 4GB vs RX 570 8GB is currently at PHP 3000 / $58. I'll keep in mind to recommend it to her.

 

Can you tell me more about what you mean by "This won't even come close to what ps5 will be though."?

(Do you mean the specs I gave isn't good enough to compete or are the parts of the PS5 just going to be way better than any PC at the same price point?)

[Epimetheus]

15 minutes ago, Maxwell29 said:

Will keep the Ryzen 5 2600 in mind, for the most part, the main reason why I decided to go with the Ryzen 3 2200g in the first place is due to the fact that I don't know if my friend is willing to shell out the money all the way through, so I was thinking of getting the APU first, then when she gets the money for the GPU, we can upgrade it.

 

The difference in price in my country is for the RX 560 4GB vs RX 570 8GB is currently at PHP 3000 / $58. I'll keep in mind to recommend it to her.

 

Can you tell me more about what you mean by "This won't even come close to what ps5 will be though."?

(Do you mean the specs I gave isn't good enough to compete or are the parts of the PS5 just going to be way better than any PC at the same price point?)

The ps5 is rumored to be going to have a zen 2 8 core cpu and navi graphics. For the cpu it's going to be 8 cores at low frequencies, and you can't see why a pure quad core can't stack up, considering the fact that even now quad cores struggle (heck, even pure 6 cores are starting to have some problems). A 6 core/12 thread cpu, on the other hand, is probably going to have comparable performance due to its higher frequencies. As for the gpu, it's going to be a system on a chip, so it would be basically an apu on steroids. Seeing that current apus can come close to matching the 1050 which is as fast as a 560, that one will probably be a tad faster, and since the 570 is already much more worth it it's a much better choice

[Epimetheus]

In the case of buying an apu, then a 2400g or 3400g won't be bad either. Just having those four extra threads is going to give you many quality of life improvements, and they're not much far behind if she's not doing any real work i guess

[Maxwell29]

16 minutes ago, Epimetheus said:

In the case of buying an apu, then a 2400g or 3400g won't be bad either. Just having those four extra threads is going to give you many quality of life improvements, and they're not much far behind if she's not doing any real work i guess

I'd probably recommend the 2400g since she's not really going to be doing to much heavy lifting from what I know her job entails, we kind of have the same kind of job, but different company and different responsibilities, but likely the same kind of tools needed, and it's only PHP 2,250 / $44 more.

 

She's mostly into gaming free titles like Apex and Fortnite, I plan to let her use my PUBG account if she wants to since I don't use it as much as I did before, I used to go to computer shops to rent a gaming PC to play it but haven't had the time to go to one recently and I only have a laptop with GT 920M on it.

 

I plan to use some videos I found on YT to show her the performance difference between RX 560 4GB and RX 570 8GB so she know what the extra PHP 3000 / $58 gets her and to see if she'd be willing to save up first for the 570 or shell out for the 560.

 

Thanks for the info on the PS5, I'm more into PC than consoles tbh, I tried playing with a controller, I suck. Better at shooters with a mouse + keyboard.

[Epimetheus]

9 hours ago, Maxwell29 said:

I'd probably recommend the 2400g since she's not really going to be doing to much heavy lifting from what I know her job entails, we kind of have the same kind of job, but different company and different responsibilities, but likely the same kind of tools needed, and it's only PHP 2,250 / $44 more.

 

She's mostly into gaming free titles like Apex and Fortnite, I plan to let her use my PUBG account if she wants to since I don't use it as much as I did before, I used to go to computer shops to rent a gaming PC to play it but haven't had the time to go to one recently and I only have a laptop with GT 920M on it.

 

I plan to use some videos I found on YT to show her the performance difference between RX 560 4GB and RX 570 8GB so she know what the extra PHP 3000 / $58 gets her and to see if she'd be willing to save up first for the 570 or shell out for the 560.

 

Thanks for the info on the PS5, I'm more into PC than consoles tbh, I tried playing with a controller, I suck. Better at shooters with a mouse + keyboard.

The 2400g Is actually a pretty capable on its own, she would still be able to play games (albeit not at High settings) without buyjng a gpu. In my opinion you should either save up the money with just the apu and maybe considering getting something some next gen cards, or get a 570 now