$550 Gaming PC

[InvertedGPR]

I am going to buy a $550 gaming pc and would like to know the best parts to use in order to get the best performance out of it. I also want to do a bit of coding on this pc.

[Orangeator]

What do you already have/don't need? Like do you need peripherals? A monitor?... Etc.

[InvertedGPR]

I have peripherals and a monitor. I also have a windows key so i don't need that. I do need a wireless adapter for it though because I'm unable to connect with an ethernet cord.

[swordsman247]

8 minutes ago, InvertedGPR said:

I am going to buy a $550 gaming pc and would like to know the best parts to use in order to get the best performance out of it. I also want to do a bit of coding on this pc.

 

2 minutes ago, InvertedGPR said:

I have peripherals and a monitor. I also have a windows key so i don't need that. I do need a wireless adapter for it though because I'm unable to connect with an ethernet cord.

Something like this maybe? http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4nvC6X

[Aye_Its_Jay]

What types of games are you going to play?

[DarkBlade2117]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/PRtqm8

 

The GPU is out of stock, which just find one for less than $200 and you'll be fine. This will perform very similar to my PC, except you'd be able to OC your GPU a bit more than mine to get a bit more performance out of it.

In reality, the RX 470 should be $175 I think so it should get down to about $550, I seen you need a wireless card as well which are like $20.

If you can find a 470 for MSRP, spare the extra $20 for to get the performance.

I also have a Z170 board in there for future upgradability to like an i5-6600k or i7-6700k and, you can overclock the i3 by flashing an older bios and can do 4.3GHz on the i3.

It is safe, when a custom fan curve and I think I had mine at 1.325v my i3 never got past 85c in GTA V for like 3 hours straight.

[InvertedGPR]

1 minute ago, swordsman247 said:

 

Something like this maybe? http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4nvC6X

Yeah, that would work but i heard that i3s could bottleneck the gpu. Is it true?

[InvertedGPR]

1 minute ago, Aye_Its_Jay said:

What types of games are you going to play?

Nothing to demanding. Games like fallout. Also garrys mod with friends.

[Aye_Its_Jay]

Just now, InvertedGPR said:

Nothing to demanding. Games like fallout. Also garrys mod with friends.

Alright. I have an idea. I have a cheap computer that can run those games nicely. Give me a second.

[swordsman247]

Just now, InvertedGPR said:

Yeah, that would work but i heard that i3s could bottleneck the gpu. Is it true?

Well bottle necks aren't a huge issue most of the time unless the game has one with a component(the cpu in this case). an i5 would be better but cost another $80

[InvertedGPR]

1 minute ago, Aye_Its_Jay said:

What types of games are you going to play?

Nothing to demanding. Games like fallout. Also garrys mod with friends.

[Aye_Its_Jay]

1 minute ago, InvertedGPR said:

Nothing to demanding. Games like fallout. Also garrys mod with friends.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BQbZwV

[DarkBlade2117]

3 hours ago, InvertedGPR said:

Yeah, that would work but i heard that i3s could bottleneck the gpu. Is it true?

No. Slightly in CPU intensive games, but it surely wouldn't bottleneck a RX 470.

Plus, as I said in my post you can OC an i3 on that board I chose. Yes, on stock cooler. The build I had will run games just fine, and if cost is a true issue you can get an R9 390 $200 and probably offer $180 and they'd take it.

Heck, I seen a 290x go for $140 the other day.

[InvertedGPR]

5 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/PRtqm8

 

The GPU is out of stock, which just find one for less than $200 and you'll be fine. This will perform very similar to my PC, except you'd be able to OC your GPU a bit more than mine to get a bit more performance out of it.

In reality, the RX 470 should be $175 I think so it should get down to about $550, I seen you need a wireless card as well which are like $20.

If you can find a 470 for MSRP, spare the extra $20 for to get the performance.

I also have a Z170 board in there for future upgradability to like an i5-6600k or i7-6700k and, you can overclock the i3 by flashing an older bios and can do 4.3GHz on the i3.

It is safe, when a custom fan curve and I think I had mine at 1.325v my i3 never got past 85c in GTA V for like 3 hours straight.

Cool, I do want to upgrade in the future so this could definitely work. Thanks

[InvertedGPR]

1 minute ago, Aye_Its_Jay said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BQbZwV

This might work too. Thanks.

[DarkBlade2117]

3 hours ago, Aye_Its_Jay said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BQbZwV

I wouldn't get this for a few reasons. The 470's aren't really in demand and I could see them dropping back down to $170-$175 soon, which is $25 difference and the 470 when OC'd can perform around a 390. Which is a whole new upgrade. The i3, well.. sorry FX-6300, an i3-6100 beats it in every benchmark. I get better FPS, render faster and can stream at higher qualities ( we both have the same upload speed ) then him and record in 1080p30fps unlike he can.

2 hours ago, InvertedGPR said:

This might work too. Thanks.

 

[InvertedGPR]

4 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

I wouldn't get this for a few reasons. The 470's aren't really in demand and I could see them dropping back down to $170-$175 soon, which is $25 difference and the 470 when OC'd can perform around a 390. Which is a whole new upgrade. The i3, well.. sorry FX-6300, an i3-6100 beats it in every benchmark. I get better FPS, render faster and can stream at higher qualities ( we both have the same upload speed ) then him and record in 1080p30fps unlike he can.

 

Alright, thanks. I will probably get the other build they put in there with the i3 6100.

[Aye_Its_Jay]

Just now, InvertedGPR said:

Alright, thanks. I will probably get the other build they put in there with the i3 6100.

You can take ideas from everybody and make your own. Just mismatch a bunch of pieces and put it in PCPP to see if it is compatible. 

[InvertedGPR]

15 minutes ago, Aye_Its_Jay said:

You can take ideas from everybody and make your own. Just mismatch a bunch of pieces and put it in PCPP to see if it is compatible. 

Yea ill do that then.

[DarkBlade2117]

3 hours ago, InvertedGPR said:

Yea ill do that then.

Between the other one if the i3, if you do anything at least keep the PSU I put. The one I chose is much much better and will last you through an entire new build. As for the SSD look into Crucial for cheaper and better options.

Other than that, I still suggest my build. His only true advantage is an SSD, and even though they are nice nothng is stopping you from doing that at a later date.

[InvertedGPR]

7 hours ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

Between the other one if the i3, if you do anything at least keep the PSU I put. The one I chose is much much better and will last you through an entire new build. As for the SSD look into Crucial for cheaper and better options.

Other than that, I still suggest my build. His only true advantage is an SSD, and even though they are nice nothng is stopping you from doing that at a later date.

I planned on sticking with the core parts of your build and upgrading it with an ssd and another rx 470 later.

[antisleep]

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($118.69 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($194.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC DIY-F2-W ATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($17.08 @ Amazon) 
Total: $537.72

 

Ignore the shipping fees when you look through the partpicker link, it should be mostly free since the merchants are Newegg and Amazon.

 

You can also go with a GTX 1060 3GB for $199.