What do you think of this specs? Acceptable for moderate gaming?

[zedisdead]

 

My friend wants to buy a good enough pc to play some competitive games (DOTA 2, CSGO)

Will this be enough?

 

i3 6th gen 3.70 ghz

Asus H110

Cougar 600w 80+ Bronze

HyperFury 8gb ddr3 1866mhz

Palit 750ti

 

He's buying a full set for 400$ inculding 23inch monitor a tower with fans and a 1 terra drive

Will he be getting the best value for his money?

[blu4]

all that for $400 probably the best he will do. thats like a 2015 budget build

but he will still have to save up later on since there is no real upgrades. better off buying a new system next vs upgrading unless he gets the parts cheap or free.

[zedisdead]

Just now, blu4 said:

all that for $400 probably the best he will do. thats like a 2015 budget build

So if you were him, would you be happy with the deal?

 

I'm thinking of recommending him to Ryzen CPU's since it packs a punch 

[blu4]

Just now, zedisdead said:

So if you were him, would you be happy with the deal?

 

I'm thinking of recommending him to Ryzen CPU's since it packs a punch 

it comes with a monitor so yes. you can get ryzen but for $400 a whole rig? eh, maybe get to like $600-$700 and get a good rig.

a monitor is like $100, drive is like $50 really should have a SSD that like $80

 

if hes buying all used maybe.

 

what parts does he need? just the PC? does he have like keyboard and mouse. will he need to buy windows 10?

 

[zedisdead]

1 minute ago, blu4 said:

it comes with a monitor so yes. you can get ryzen but for $400 a whole rig? eh, maybe get to like $600-$700 and get a good rig.

a monitor is like $100, drive is like $50 really should have a SSD that like $80

 

if hes buying all used maybe.

 

what parts does he need? just the PC? does he have like keyboard and mouse. will he need to buy windows 10?

 

He's starting from scratch. No Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor. 

It's his first pc. And I want to direct him to a good one because he absolutely don't have any clue about pc

And I want his 400$ to be spent on a not so crappy pc

[blu4]

4 minutes ago, zedisdead said:

He's starting from scratch. No Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor. 

It's his first pc. And I want to direct him to a good one because he absolutely don't have any clue about pc

And I want his 400$ to be spent on a not so crappy pc

If you need all that I would save more money. again unless you are going used. $400 is what people on a budget usually spend on a GPU + CPU then like $200-$300 on the rest.

 

Maybe look for a used like x580 or 390 and try to find a decent cheap CPU and mobo to pair it with. 16gb of ram and decent PSU

[5x5]

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40 minutes ago, zedisdead said:

*snip*

If you want your friend to have a good PC, this is the clear option.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (14nm) 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($87.20 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 570 4 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Aerocool Shard ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.32 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CV 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $471.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 09:54 EDT-0400

 

The Ryzen 3 1200 is close to two times faster than the i3 6100
The RX 570 is over two times faster than the 750 Ti
The Corsair CV Power Supply isn't great but it won't set his house on fire under load.
The board is better and can support an upgrade to say a Ryzen 5 3600 in the future.
The RAM is surprisingly decent value for the price

Edited May 29, 2020 by wkdpaul

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$89.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$72.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	TCSunBow X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$52.99 @ Amazon
Case	Aerocool Cylon Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$38.77 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$68.97 @ Amazon
Monitor	Sceptre E248W-19203R 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor	$100.08 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$483.78
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 09:54 EDT-0400

 

[zedisdead]

14 minutes ago, blu4 said:

If you need all that I would save more money. again unless you are going used. $400 is what people on a budget usually spend on a GPU + CPU then like $200-$300 on the rest.

 

Maybe look for a used like x580 or 390 and try to find a decent cheap CPU and mobo to pair it with. 16gb of ram and decent PSU

that's the extent of his budget. he won't go higher than that. 

 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

Just now, zedisdead said:

that's the extent of his budget. he won't go higher than that. 

 

Upgrading a used workstation as 5x5 said may be the best option then.

[5x5]

2 minutes ago, zedisdead said:

that's the extent of his budget. he won't go higher than that. 

 

In that case consider the above build I've listed but get a used 1060/570/580 for 70-80 USD. Seriously, the system he's being offered is a rip-off and will likely fail due to the extremely poor quality and dangerous power supply.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

The i3 and GTX 750 in that build really are quite underpowered.

[zedisdead]

5 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$89.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$72.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	TCSunBow X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$52.99 @ Amazon
Case	Aerocool Cylon Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$38.77 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$68.97 @ Amazon
Monitor	Sceptre E248W-19203R 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor	$100.08 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$483.78
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 09:54 EDT-0400

 

 

5 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

You having something doesn't make it good. Seriously, the amount of times someone recommends a poor option just because "I have it and therefore it must be good" is alarming to say the least....

 

If you want your friend to have a good PC, this is the clear option.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (14nm) 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($87.20 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 570 4 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Aerocool Shard ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.32 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CV 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $471.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 09:54 EDT-0400

 

The Ryzen 3 1200 is close to two times faster than the i3 6100
The RX 570 is over two times faster than the 750 Ti
The Corsair CV Power Supply isn't great but it won't set his house on fire under load.
The board is better and can support an upgrade to say a Ryzen 5 3600 in the future.
The RAM is surprisingly decent value for the price

Thanks for both of your inputs!

I'll show him this and try to convice him to wait a little longer

[Spotty]

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