Budget gaming build $550USD

[Scruffy90]

Building a budget rig. No clue what to throw in there since I've never built a budget rig before. Going to be used for gaming primarily and a bit of office work. Whats the best that could be done?

[don_svetlio]

RX 480 4GB. Best budget GPU. Period.

[Cooper148523]

3 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

RX 480 4GB. Best budget GPU. Period.

Yeah, if you want to chew through 60% of tour budget in a heartbeat.

 

Are you opposed to used parts or does this need to be a 100% new rig? the latter makes this MUCH harder i should note.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Cooper148523 said:

Yeah, if you want to shew through 60% of tour budget in a heartbeat.

 

Are you opposed to used parts or does this need to be a 100% new rig? the latter makes this MUCH harder i should note.

RX 480s are 250 quid. That's less than 40% of his budget.

[Cooper148523]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

RX 480s are 250 quid. That's less than 40% of his budget.

The $200 cards are not available in many areas still. in any case you still have t build a system around that card, and its going to be very difficult with only around $270 USD. Good card dont get me wrong, but its not practical for a $550 build.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Cooper148523 said:

The $200 cards are not available in many areas still. in any case you still have t build a system around that card, and its going to be very difficult with only around $270 USD. Good card dont get me wrong, but its not practical for a $550 build.

Shit, wrong thread - still, remember seeing a 200$ 4Gb one a few days ago. And it's worth

220$ for the 480, 150$ for an i3, 50$ for a board, 30$ for the RAM, 50$ for the PSU, 50$ for the HDD and 20$ for the case. It's doable.

[Scruffy90]

9 minutes ago, Cooper148523 said:

Yeah, if you want to chew through 60% of tour budget in a heartbeat.

 

Are you opposed to used parts or does this need to be a 100% new rig? the latter makes this MUCH harder i should note.

The person im putting together the rig for wants all new parts. I had the discussion with him and he refuses to get anything used.-_-

[Cooper148523]

I will do some research.

 

[Gokufighther]

i have a build here i made for someone else on the forum yesterday and to me, it seems like one of the best pc's you can buy new for that price point. If you dont mind waiting til the rx 470 launch this will be exactly $550 (all newegg prices), otherwise it has a 380x inside it.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/cZmcqk

[JJVGaming]

+1 on goku, but i proabably would go with a 6400 and an h110 motherboard

[Gokufighther]

5 minutes ago, JJVGaming said:

+1 on goku, but i proabably would go with a 6400 and an h110 motherboard

i design all my builds with upgradibility in mind. the only thing that is needed to upgrade in the near future is the cpu and cooler. awhile yours would need a full face lift. if he wants a pc that he only has to build once and forget then your idea is great though!

[JJVGaming]

13 minutes ago, Gokufighther said:

i design all my builds with upgradibility in mind. the only thing that is needed to upgrade in the near future is the cpu and cooler. awhile yours would need a full face lift. if he wants a pc that he only has to build once and forget then your idea is great though!

ya, that was what i was thinking after i said that, but idk if he will upgrade later or what not 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) wait for rx 470, then see if r9 380,380x or 470 will be the better choice.
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $542.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-03 18:26 EDT-0400

[Scruffy90]

2 hours ago, don_svetlio said:

RX 480 4GB. Best budget GPU. Period.

For the price its hard to beat

2 hours ago, Cooper148523 said:

The $200 cards are not available in many areas still. in any case you still have t build a system around that card, and its going to be very difficult with only around $270 USD. Good card dont get me wrong, but its not practical for a $550 build.

Still unable to get it for $200 anywhere by me. They're out of stock.

2 hours ago, Gokufighther said:

i have a build here i made for someone else on the forum yesterday and to me, it seems like one of the best pc's you can buy new for that price point. If you dont mind waiting til the rx 470 launch this will be exactly $550 (all newegg prices), otherwise it has a 380x inside it.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/cZmcqk

This is a good build. I had something similar set up yesterday, but this has a better case.

20 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) wait for rx 470, then see if r9 380,380x or 470 will be the better choice.
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $542.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-03 18:26 EDT-0400

This is damned good. I'll probably pick up the processor at Micro center since its the same price and theres one close by. How reliable are SuperBiiz and Outlet PC? I always see them show up, but dont know if anyone actually buys anything from them.

[Gokufighther]

On 8/3/2016 at 6:52 PM, Scruffy90 said:

For the price its hard to beat

Still unable to get it for $200 anywhere by me. They're out of stock.

This is a good build. I had something similar set up yesterday, but this has a better case.

This is damned good. I'll probably pick up the processor at Micro center since its the same price and theres one close by. How reliable are SuperBiiz and Outlet PC? I always see them show up, but dont know if anyone actually buys anything from them.

superbiiz is fine, so is outlet pc, you just got to be wary that they charge a lot for shipping. got a 100r for $34.99 with an added $20 shipping. not worth buying from them since the 100r at that time was $49.99 at newegg... yeah