1000$ Gaming PC

Mastax · October 23, 2020

My firend asked me to build him a gaming PC.

He told me taht he had 1000$ CAN budget. I made this pcpartpicker list for him and I was wondering if the R5 2600 is a good choice for this budget.

Also, I would want to put a 1660 ti, but I don't know which piece I can cheap out a little.

Pcpartpicker link: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/gbXJ8J

boggy77 · October 23, 2020

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Newegg Canada
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.50 @ Vuugo
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$74.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Silicon Power A60 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$123.99 @ Newegg Canada
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB PULSE Video Card	$385.00 @ Vuugo
Case	Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$59.50 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	Antec NeoECO Gold ZEN 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$85.99 @ PC-Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1043.96
	Mail-in rebates	-$25.00
	Total	$1018.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-23 09:40 EDT-0400

GuacInWhereSunDontShine · October 23, 2020

The 1660 Ti although is the better card performance wise, the 1660 Super although technically weaker, is a superior value compared to the Ti variant. I would invest into a 1660 Super, as it will give back a little bit to your already short budget.

GoodEnough · October 23, 2020

ryzen 5 2600 and 3600 is perfect for any mid tier budget build

please dont cheap out on the case, you will regret it

before deciding on what gpu to get wait until amd's new gpu's which i think release on october 28th?

get a 2tb hard drive along with a SATA ssd, its important you get a sata ssd mostly because when it comes to boot time and the loading of games, they are virtually exactly the same speed, ssd isnt really necessary if you dont care about boot times and load times, so you can cheap out on that

you "can" cheap out on the psu like me, for example i have a $50 750w psu, the reason why its so cheap is because its not even bronze rated lmao.

going all amd will save you enough money to get the extras like say a good ssd, a better motherboard, a better case, and a better psu if you so wish

but please, just please wait for amd's new gpu lineup to release if your on a budget

WaggishOhio383 · October 23, 2020

@boggy77's suggestion looks pretty solid to me. With the budget your friend has, I'd definitely go with an mATX build. It looks like there's a surprisingly high price discrepancy between mATX and full ATX boards in Canada. Here in the US it's only like a $15-20 USD (~$20-26 CAD) difference, but you're saving a good $50-75 CAD going with a mATX build in Canada.

You may have already known that but I just found it interesting since it hadn't come to my attention before.