Budget Build

[Fleonharth]

Hi. I was watching the video about cheap vs expensive gaming and I thought I would share my view of budget (of course with o monitor or peripheral if you already have them at hand). 

I don't really know if these "stack up" well but I looked for as much info as I could before looking for these. Note that the ram is meant to be 2 X 8gb. Have a good one and thanks for the videos and all the info. (I've only looked an i dont have any of these. Planning on getting a better budget for a slightly better build. 

 

FleonHarth

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, Fleonharth said:

 

Dunno if that SSD has a DRAM cache

APUs need dual channel 3200mhz RAM, not sure if that's a single stick

 

B450 is the minimum motherboard chipset to go for, and you'd want one with a VRM heatsink on both VRMs for an APU.

Probably want to try and find a used R5 2400G instead if possible.

PSU is pretty meh.

[Fleonharth]

It is meant to be budget. The ram is a single stick 8gb 3200MHz but I would make it 2 for dual channel. The PSU is also meant to be budget to the max that is why its only 500w and not modular. I went the cheapest I could find. I'm thinking of getting a Ryzen 7 later as this was just a budget test. I didn't get any of these components as I was trying to see how cheap I could get a very low end gaming pc. With 16gb ram 3200MHz (2x8gb). The motherboard is the one thing I still struggle to understand. Slowly I'm getting info about the other parts. 

I will also take in consideration the info you've given me about the Motherboard. 

Thank you for your insight =). 

 

FleonHarth

Edited November 20, 2019 by Fleonharth

[Fleonharth]

@Streetguru

 

Hi. All good? Could you share your thoughts about the following graphics card please?

Jus so I can have an ideia if it's a good choice for a budget card.

 

Thank you for your time once again.

 

[boggy77]

 

This is the minimum I'd get for a budget build that is still upgradeable. You can save an extra £70 by getting a second hand gpu 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	£86.13 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£65.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£34.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£46.43 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	PowerColor Radeon RX 590 8 GB RED DRAGON Video Card	£162.83 @ More Computers
Case	Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	£34.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£49.99 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£481.34
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-30 07:10 GMT+0000

 

[VEXICUS]

On 11/20/2019 at 3:15 PM, Fleonharth said:

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I would recommend you to find deals on used r5 1600 combos. They are sold for pretty cheap. Got a r5 1600 + b350 pro4 + 16gb 3000mhz ram for $100 last week. 

You can find rx580s for around $100 on ebay. For a budget build, u can use a $20 crappy case. 

 

On 11/20/2019 at 3:19 PM, Streetguru said:

Dunno if that SSD has a DRAM cache

No, that ssd uses a SMI SM2258XT controller, which is a DRAMless controller.

[Streetguru]

7 hours ago, Fleonharth said:

 

Try and find a used RX 480/580 8GB, it should  be a lot cheaper, and it's pretty hard to break a GPU through normal use.