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What Makes A Budget Gaming PC Build

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Hello guys!

 

I want to know...

 

What makes a budget, Gaming, PC build?

 

I feel like I should answer this question because, first of all, I'm trying to make one of my own(With the budget of $600) and i'm getting no where. I think this would be a good thread to post since there are really no pointers I've seen on the forum for building with a budget. Please send me if possible, a build you have done using PC part picker or a photo shot of what you built. When I say "budget" I mean something under $700 for this build.

 

And don't brag about how good it is. It's a budget PC.

 

Thankyou

 

- Stealth

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Here's an example, price in CAD:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($97.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($61.88 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($174.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($46.12 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $516.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 17:42 EDT-0400

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400T 2.2GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($163.49 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Intel BXTS13X 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($172.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $600.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 17:57 EDT-0400

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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Thanks for that breakdown. Is AMD cpu and graphics good for most budget gaming PC's?
 

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what if I stick in one hybrid for a budget build, would that be the best option for Price/Speed/Space?

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I think building a budget build is fun.  My goal when building a budget pc is usually trying to get the best graphics card that i can within the given budget without any bottlenecks depending on future upgrades.

 

Here's my attempt at a $600 pc

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power Silm S55 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($195.49 @ Newegg) 
Case: Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $602.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-24 10:17 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor + Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX ATX AM3+ Motherboard Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive + Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive & Seagate Barracuda 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case + Thermaltake TR2 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter Monitor: Asus VK278Q 27.0" Monitor

Peripherals: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard + Razer Abyssus Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Bose SIE2i Orange Earbud Headphones + Mic: Kaxidy Stereo MIC

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6 hours ago, Slayerstealth said:

Thanks for that breakdown. Is AMD cpu and graphics good for most budget gaming PC's?
 

Yes they are. At lower price points, they are pretty much the go-to products for budget builds, since Intel still doesn't have a cheap Quad Core CPU at those price points.

You can also overclock these cheaper AMD chips, and have Turbo feature too.

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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22 hours ago, Slayerstealth said:

Hello guys!

 

I want to know...

 

What makes a budget, Gaming, PC build?

 

I feel like I should answer this question because, first of all, I'm trying to make one of my own(With the budget of $600) and i'm getting no where. I think this would be a good thread to post since there are really no pointers I've seen on the forum for building with a budget. Please send me if possible, a build you have done using PC part picker or a photo shot of what you built. When I say "budget" I mean something under $700 for this build.

 

And don't brag about how good it is. It's a budget PC.

 

Thankyou

 

- Stealth

original.jpg

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $612.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-24 16:13 EDT-0400

 

 

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um, include windows in your builds. I want to have as much stuff as possible in the build. You need OS, right?

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