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Cheapest overclockable gaming PC build

greenhunt2003
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Hey guys, I have successfully created a build that should be good for budget gamers who want to overclock their system:

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i3-9350KF 4 GHz Quad-Core Processor $170.39 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler $34.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $125.78 @ Amazon
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $38.95 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB SC GAMING Video Card $159.99 @ B&H
Case Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $89.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $755.06
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $745.06
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-21 12:18 EST-0500  

 

Gaming and Video Editing PC: HP MO1-F0021na

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G @3.7GHz

RAM: 8GB 2666MHz DDR4

Storage:

KBG30ZMV256G KIOXIA 256GB Solid State Drive (Boot Drive)

STD1000DM003-1SB102 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive (Secondary Drive)

Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Integrated)

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I'm sorry if this sounds rude, but no.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Hello,

 

For way better and less :

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $99.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $68.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $58.87 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB OC Video Card $239.98 @ Walmart
Case Cougar MX330-G ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $51.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $764.79
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $744.79
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-21 12:14 EST-0500  

 

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Ah sh*t I put 8350k instead of 9350kf

Gaming and Video Editing PC: HP MO1-F0021na

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G @3.7GHz

RAM: 8GB 2666MHz DDR4

Storage:

KBG30ZMV256G KIOXIA 256GB Solid State Drive (Boot Drive)

STD1000DM003-1SB102 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive (Secondary Drive)

Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Integrated)

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2 minutes ago, mscrafter2003 said:

Ah sh*t I put 8350k instead of 9350kf

doesnt make it any better

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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10 minutes ago, mscrafter2003 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

for a sec i thought it was Australian $, but no. its US. 

 

in other words, its not good. and considering the component selection, its not good. and never has been good. even for overclocking purposes. 

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Let's try this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $94.04 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler $34.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $110.93 @ Amazon
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $38.95 @ Amazon
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card $119.00 @ Amazon
Case Phanteks P300 ATX Mid Tower Case $59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $89.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $602.87
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $592.87
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-21 12:21 EST-0500  

 

Gaming and Video Editing PC: HP MO1-F0021na

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G @3.7GHz

RAM: 8GB 2666MHz DDR4

Storage:

KBG30ZMV256G KIOXIA 256GB Solid State Drive (Boot Drive)

STD1000DM003-1SB102 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive (Secondary Drive)

Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Integrated)

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It is good that you have picked up PC-building as a hobby. You should keep developing it.

 

With that said, that build is not very viable.

First, that is not even close to cheap. And those parts for that price are bad value.

Second, the 1050 is not worth overclocking (or even buying in 2020).

Third, why side with Intel? Ryzen is the go-to choice for best value.

 

@Plouffe has the right idea.

 

Don't get discouraged from this btw, everyone makes mistakes. I'm sure your next recommended build will feature better parts.

 

EDIT: I just saw your upgraded build, and it is much better. Yes, that one works.

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Just now, mscrafter2003 said:

Power Supply Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $89.98 @ Amazon

powersupply wines on high load. 

 

also very expencive for what you are getting. 

1 minute ago, mscrafter2003 said:

CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $94.04 @ Amazon

not a great overclocking chip, if you are getting something for overclocking, then there are better options. 

1 minute ago, mscrafter2003 said:

Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.99 @ Amazon

only 8gb. and afaik, not dies that are good to overclock. 

2 minutes ago, mscrafter2003 said:

Storage Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $38.95 @ Amazon

just a bad drive in general. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Athlon 3000G 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($54.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($70.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($33.99 @ Adorama) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($67.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $298.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-21 12:22 EST-0500

 

if you want something just to have fun overclocking and doing very high clockspeeds on chips never meant for it. here you go. 

 

Ram is known to do high speeds, so you can overclock that aswell, however the memmory controller will be limiting. 

 

and if you are getting something for gaming, then look at something else. because if you are overclocking for fun, then you know what you want to overclock. 

 

otherwise, overclocking is kinda "eh" in terms of performance gains today outside of memmory overclocking. 

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6 minutes ago, mscrafter2003 said:

Let's try this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $94.04 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler $34.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $110.93 @ Amazon
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $38.95 @ Amazon
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card $119.00 @ Amazon
Case Phanteks P300 ATX Mid Tower Case $59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $89.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $602.87
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $592.87
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-21 12:21 EST-0500  

 

you could toss this in instead

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8HqBD3/amd-ryzen-5-1600-12nm-32-ghz-6-core-processor-yd1600bbafbox

and 650 watts is a ton, you could opt for 450 instead and still have a lot of room to upgrade

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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4 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

 

if you want something just to have fun overclocking and doing very high clockspeeds on chips never meant for it. here you go. 

3000G is 14nm Zen, 3200G is 12nm Zen+...

 

@mscrafter2003I wont use an APU if I have a graphics card that's for sure

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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21 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

3000G is 14nm Zen, 3200G is 12nm Zen+...

i am very well aware. 

 

the point with the build is being a cheap overclocking build with essentially a disposable CPU. 

 

the entire purpose is for it to be tinkered with, not that its especially good at high clockspeeds. 

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The new Ryzen 1600 AF seems to be getting some great press.  

AMD Ryzen 5800X|  Fractal Design S36 360 AIO w/6 Corsair SP120L fans  |  Asus Crosshair VII WiFi X470  |  G.SKILL TridentZ 4400CL19 2x8GB @ 3800MHz 14-14-14-14-30  |  EVGA 3080 FTW3 Hybrid  |  Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB - Boot Drive  |  Samsung 850 EVO SSD 1TB - Game Drive  |  Seagate 1TB HDD - Media Drive  |  EVGA 650 G3 PSU | Thermaltake Core P3 Case 

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You say you want to OC your CPU?

You say you want it cheap?

 

WSell look no further!

https://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/636-best-overclocking-cpu.html

 

NOTE: I no longer frequent this site. If you really need help, PM/DM me and my e.mail will alert me. 

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