Best US$400 Gaming PC?

[Karya N.Kikoy]

So, my friend in the US said if I could help him think of an $400 build gaming PC. He said he'll be playing CS:GO, and Overwatch. Not much of a demanding title of games. No monitors included, just the PC.

[RadiatingLight]

Need an OS?

 

[Karya N.Kikoy]

1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

Need an OS?

 

 

Nah, he said it's ok. He just need the PC, that's all. I think he already has a Microsoft Windows Home Edition around his desk.

[RadiatingLight]

2 minutes ago, Karya N.Kikoy said:

Nah, he said it's ok. He just need the PC, that's all. I think he already has a Microsoft Windows Home Edition around his desk.

 

This:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $404.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-05 01:58 EDT-0400

 

if you have a skylake CPU on hand, or want to take a small risk, you can get a cheaper B150 or H110 board.

[Karya N.Kikoy]

1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

 

This:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $404.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-05 01:58 EDT-0400

 

if you have a skylake CPU on hand, or want to take a small risk, you can get a cheaper B150 or H110 board.

 

Thanks m8.

[Droidbot]

4 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

 

This:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $404.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-05 01:58 EDT-0400

 

if you have a skylake CPU on hand, or want to take a small risk, you can get a cheaper B150 or H110 board.

Taking the risk option: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.77 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($161.87 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: EVGA 450 BT, 80+ Bronze 450W, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-BT-0450-K1  ($21.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $406.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-05 02:04 EDT-0400

 

Ask Newegg if the board has Kaby Lake support before purchase

[Karya N.Kikoy]

Just now, Droidbot said:

Taking the risk option: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.77 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($161.87 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: EVGA 450 BT, 80+ Bronze 450W, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-BT-0450-K1  ($21.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $406.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-05 02:04 EDT-0400

 

Ask Newegg if the board has Kaby Lake support before purchase

 

Thanks m8 also.

[RadiatingLight]

5 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Taking the risk option: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.77 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($161.87 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: EVGA 450 BT, 80+ Bronze 450W, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-BT-0450-K1  ($21.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $406.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-05 02:04 EDT-0400

 

Ask Newegg if the board has Kaby Lake support before purchase

I'd really go for an RX 470 instead of a 1060 3GB

both are cut down in CUDA Cores / Stream Processors over their big bros, but the 470 has more VRAM.

@Energycore pulled some charts from... some website forgot... which showed the 1060 3GB as being 1050Ti level or worse sometimes at high settings.

[Droidbot]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

I'd really go for an RX 470 instead of a 1060 3GB

both are cut down in CUDA Cores / Stream Processors over their big bros, but the 470 has more VRAM.

@Energycore pulled some charts from... some website forgot... which showed the 1060 3GB as being 1050Ti level or worse sometimes at high settings.

true, but it's cheaper than an rx 570 and 470.. work that out

 

PSU is apparently a Super Flower low end unit with shitty Teapo caps, but it'll serve fine for a low wattage system, and it has a 3 year warranty with EVGA if shit hits the fan

 

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, Droidbot said:

true, but it's cheaper than an rx 570 and 470.. work that out

 

PSU is apparently a Super Flower low end unit with shitty Teapo caps, but it'll serve fine for a low wattage system, and it has a 3 year warranty with EVGA if shit hits the fan

 

But does EVGA cover the cost of the rest of your system when it blows up and overloads the 12V rail with 120V?

[Droidbot]

5 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

But does EVGA cover the cost of the rest of your system when it blows up and overloads the 12V rail with 120V?

Well, SF has a pretty good track record, but EVGA doesn't cover the cost, no. But it shan't do so - SF seems to have confidence in the reliability of the design, and they are the OEM for the EVGA B/G/T/P2 and 3. I'd trust this thing over most of EVGA's units just on the OEM - better than HEC/Andyson (most of their low end units)

[Energycore]

38 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

I'd really go for an RX 470 instead of a 1060 3GB

both are cut down in CUDA Cores / Stream Processors over their big bros, but the 470 has more VRAM.

@Energycore pulled some charts from... some website forgot... which showed the 1060 3GB as being 1050Ti level or worse sometimes at high settings.

Tomshardware, the RX 580 review

Of course, do keep in mind that in the era where information is at an arm's reach, you can pull data to show anything in both good and bad light. These are probably outliers that have to do with Toms' test setup and I hope they adress them eventually.

 

Anyway, the link is http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-580-review,5020.html