$800 budget build (Final)

LogTv · February 22, 2020

Have been trying to build a budget gaming/workstation pc. Here is the list of parts that I have come up with.

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$211.13 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$72.98 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$68.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Mushkin PILOT 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$69.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$34.50 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card	$229.99 @ Amazon
Case	Aerocool Cylon ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.18 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$806.74
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-21 19:16 EST-0500

if there is anything that I could do to slice down the price without having to risk any performance loss I would be grateful if you shared.

Xiee · February 22, 2020

Ditch the 3600X and just use a normal 3600. The difference isn't that much. Use the extra money to get a better motherboard like the MSI Mortar MAX since you're using micro ATX. It handles ryzen 3rd gen out of the box. The gigabyte one to my knowledge, needs to get a bios update before you can use 3rd gen ryzen on it.

Everything else seems fine.

otherworldlynob · February 22, 2020

24 minutes ago, Xiee said:

Ditch the 3600X and just use a normal 3600. The difference isn't that much. Use the extra money to get a better motherboard like the MSI Mortar MAX since you're using micro ATX. It handles ryzen 3rd gen out of the box. The gigabyte one to my knowledge, needs to get a bios update before you can use 3rd gen ryzen on it.

Everything else seems fine.

I agree with this guy about the 3600X - honestly you're just wasting the money for that upgrade.

As for the rest.. your RAM isn't available on Amazon, you'll have to find something else.

Other than that, it's okay, although the SSD could be from a more well known brand. You appear to have the "Old Model" of your HDD, might wanna look that up.