Budget Gaming Rig

[Enthusiastic_gamer]

I need a new PC for moderate gaming, rendering images and college work. I planned to build one because it has a lot more value for money rather than buying a pre-built. I already have a monitor and peripherals. Im on a tight budget of $550 US, the components that I chose are below. Please help me because this is my first build and I am not sure if I will run into any compatability issues. I know that these parts are present in similar builds but i would like your oppinions. Also any feedback and upgrades to the parts selected are appreciated.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hgXs9W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hgXs9W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($158.75 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $530.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[AdamBGames]

2 minutes ago, Enthusiastic_gamer said:

I need a new PC for moderate gaming, rendering images and college work. I planned to build one because it has a lot more value for money rather than buying a pre-built. I already have a monitor and peripherals. Im on a tight budget of $550 US, the components that I chose are below. Please help me because this is my first build and I am not sure if I will run into any compatability issues. I know that these parts are present in similar builds but i would like your oppinions. Also any feedback and upgrades to the parts selected are appreciated.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hgXs9W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hgXs9W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($158.75 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $530.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Personally, I've never had much luck with the CX series from corsair with 2 of mine blowing up, granted these were the older models and not the 2015 model but still. Im probably just unlucky but if you can get something a little more expensive I would recommend it

[hjdaboss123]

Not an expert but I think a ryzen 1200 or 1300x will be better.

[Thermosman]

If you can afford it get this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VqscJV

[asus killer]

kind of looks like a build i have. The G4560 is a beast and beats the ryzen 1200 (seen some benchmarks from a australian youtuber). Just bought the H110 motherboard from MSI, cheaper and good enough, amazing review for tom. Has the same exact ram. GPU is a 470. Overall amazing gaming rig for 1080p

But you got to buy a SSD, trust me.

[Thermosman]

Or even strech the budget more: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GM8T6X

[Pachuca]

4 hours ago, Enthusiastic_gamer said:

I need a new PC for moderate gaming, rendering images and college work. I planned to build one because it has a lot more value for money rather than buying a pre-built. I already have a monitor and peripherals. Im on a tight budget of $550 US, the components that I chose are below. Please help me because this is my first build and I am not sure if I will run into any compatability issues. I know that these parts are present in similar builds but i would like your oppinions. Also any feedback and upgrades to the parts selected are appreciated.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hgXs9W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hgXs9W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($158.75 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $530.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Not sure how much you plan to save, but you don't have an OS or "office" type product included here which itself can cost whatever it is your saving. In that case I think you would be better of getting a pre-built system since it will already include that software for you. 

[Thermosman]

20 minutes ago, Pachuca said:

Not sure how much you plan to save, but you don't have an OS or "office" type product included here which itself can cost whatever it is your saving. In that case I think you would be better of getting a pre-built system since it will already include that software for you. 

You can get windows for cheap on ebay, and there are alternatives to softwares like office

[Tom Cat]

CPU		Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor	$128.89
Motherboard		MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard					$99.99	Newegg
$10.00 mail-in rebate
Memory		Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory	$74.49
		Add Additional Memory
Storage		SanDisk - SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$59.28					Amazon
		Western Digital - Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$45.89					OutletPC
		Add Additional Storage
Video Card		MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card	$144.44					Amazon
Case		DIYPC - P48-W ATX Mid Tower Case	$23.98					Newegg
Power Supply		Corsair - VS 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	$39.99					Newegg
Base Total:							$626.95
Mail-in Rebates:							-$20.00
Shipping:							$6.98
Total:							$613.93

[Enthusiastic_gamer]

On 30 October 2017 at 5:39 PM, Pachuca said:

Not sure how much you plan to save, but you don't have an OS or "office" type product included here which itself can cost whatever it is your saving. In that case I think you would be better of getting a pre-built system since it will already include that software for you. 

I will most probably run linux on it and their are many free and open source softwares that do the same tasks as MS Office.

[Enthusiastic_gamer]

On 30 October 2017 at 5:31 PM, asus killer said:

kind of looks like a build i have. The G4560 is a beast and beats the ryzen 1200 (seen some benchmarks from a australian youtuber). Just bought the H110 motherboard from MSI, cheaper and good enough, amazing review for tom. Has the same exact ram. GPU is a 470. Overall amazing gaming rig for 1080p

But you got to buy a SSD, trust me.

Thank you for the reply. Did the H110 come with the BIOS update because the G4560 is a 7th gen chip? And can you please give the model of your motherboard?

[asus killer]

1 hour ago, Enthusiastic_gamer said:

Thank you for the reply. Did the H110 come with the BIOS update because the G4560 is a 7th gen chip? And can you please give the model of your motherboard?

i ask the store to make the bios update (if they said no i would not buy it there) they were nice and did it for no charge extra. MSI H110M pro d. 

 

It's a beast, look at toms review

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/msi-h110m-pro-d-lga-1151-micro-atx-motherboard,4688.html