Finding a price range

[CooperMyers]

I want to buy a PC with the best price for performance ratio possible with opportunity to upgrade in the future.  

 

Currently I run a 3.5 year old gaming laptop, so I feel like it is time for an upgrade.  

 

Looking for a desktop that can run games like "Player Unknown Battlegrounds" on high to ultra settings.  

 

Also what parts can I cut my costs with in regards to gaming.  

Like I know I don't need an SSD, and the case and RGB doesn't matter much to me.  

 

 

 

[Max_Settings]

Best price ranges are $700-$800 and $1000-$1200

[Squarq]

Best Budget Cost-Cutting measures

1. Buy a 4 core CPU if you need immediate gaming, but not longevity

2. Screw a CPU Cooler

3. $70-90 Mobo 

4. 8Gig of ram

5. No SSD

6. Cheapo Case

7. Power supply that is currently on sale (One good one usually is)

8. Case, HDD, & Ram are usually fine used

 

If anybody else has something to add, put it in

[CooperMyers]

2 minutes ago, Squarq said:

Best Budget Cost-Cutting measures

1. Buy a 4 core CPU if you need immediate gaming, but not longevity

2. Screw a CPU Cooler

3. $70-90 Mobo 

4. 8Gig of ram

5. No SSD

6. Cheapo Case

7. Power supply that is currently on sale (One good one usually is)

8. Case, HDD, & Ram are usually fine used

 

If anybody else has something to add, put it in

What is a mobo ?

 

Edit: Ohhh motherboard. I am an idiot lol

[CooperMyers]

Perhaps I could buy an older gaming desktop and upgrade it (Like this one) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Desktop-PC-2-5ghz-AMD-Dual-Core-16GB-RAM-128GB-SSD-300GB-HDD-/122580032311?hash=item1c8a56db37:g:RE0AAOSwT5xZObc1

[Squarq]

1 minute ago, CooperMyers said:

Perhaps I could buy an older gaming desktop and upgrade it (Like this one) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Desktop-PC-2-5ghz-AMD-Dual-Core-16GB-RAM-128GB-SSD-300GB-HDD-/122580032311?hash=item1c8a56db37:g:RE0AAOSwT5xZObc1

 

You won't be able to use the ram with any modern CPU's or Mobo's. Both the CPU & GPU are pretty much worthless, and the HDD is too small in my opinion. The only useful thing in this is the SSD, the case, and maybe the power supply but I don't know if I trust a used power supply.

[Colin Donoghue]

5 minutes ago, CooperMyers said:

Perhaps I could buy an older gaming desktop and upgrade it

A lot of people buy old prebuild workstation computers and throw a good gpu in it and use it for gaming

[Squarq]

For fun I just made a part list exculding the GPU for parts that I thought were most ideal for price/performance. You can check it out if you want, but nothing's used, so you could probably find replacements for the ram, HDD, and case for cheaper on Ebay or craigslist.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N9YtTH 
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N9YtTH/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($80.39 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $510.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-11 21:47 EDT-0400

 

*Don't mind the 6-core CPU because it was $10 more than the 4 core, and easily overclockable to be much better

[CooperMyers]

2 minutes ago, Squarq said:

For fun I just made a part list exculding the GPU for parts that I thought were most ideal for price/performance. You can check it out if you want, but nothing's used, so you could probably find replacements for the ram, HDD, and case for cheaper on Ebay or craigslist.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N9YtTH 
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N9YtTH/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($80.39 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $510.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-11 21:47 EDT-0400

 

*Don't mind the 6-core CPU because it was $10 more than the 4 core, and easily overclockable to be much better

No GPU?

[Squarq]

15 minutes ago, CooperMyers said:

No GPU?

Depending on your budget, you throw in what you can afford