$350 Upgradable Gaming PC

[JR Tyner]

1. Budget & Location

Budget: $350 US (If I need more for something like extra memory, I will have an extra $300 - $350 to spend in 4 months for upgrades)

Location - North Carolina

2. Aim

Run games like H1Z1, Crysis 3, Far Cry 4 at 60FPS in 1080P; and to be able to upgrade it in a year to play Far Cry 5 at 60FPS in 1080P.

3. Monitors

I have one 1080P HD monitor but would like to upgrade after a year.

4. Peripherals

I have a keyboard, mouse, and headset.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Games on my current system don't just run slow and look bad, they sound horrible too.

 

Parts that I have:

Power Supply: Seasonic S12 II Bronze 620W 80Plus Power SupplyPSS12II620

Tower: Cooler Master N400 No Power Supply ATX Mid Tower (Midnight Black)CA-400KKN2

[Streetguru]

12 minutes ago, JR Tyner said:

 

Missing that 960

Maybe start at the R5 1400 then, or an R5 1600 if you're going to save a bit, only $40-50 more

DDR4 prices still suck.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hs3G7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hs3G7h/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: ADATA - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $359.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-27 00:24 EST-0500

Here's ryzen CPU scaling in games
 

 

[JR Tyner]

7 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Memory: ADATA - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg

 

 

 

It goes over my budget, but what about a 16GB memory module? By this time next year, I could have the system up to its 64GB max? Or is that crazy?

[Streetguru]

Just now, JR Tyner said:

 

It goes over my budget, but what about a 16GB memory module? By this time next year, I could have the system up to its 64GB max? Or is that crazy?

0 Reason to have 64GBs, 16gbs is likely all you'll need for a long while to come if you wanted to spring for it, but memory pricing sucks right now.

[JR Tyner]

9 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

0 Reason to have 64GBs, 16gbs is likely all you'll need for a long while to come if you wanted to spring for it, but memory pricing sucks right now.

 

Alright, thanks, I'll go for this build. It's too easy to get carried away. BTW, some parts may be going on sale at NewEgg at 12 AM PST / 3AM EST?