Good Budget PC?

[InfluxGaming]

Hi Linus Community,

 

    Can you please share your opinions on this budget PC Build? I don't know much about PC Building and which parts are compatible with each other, but I think these parts work well together.

 

• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6-Core 3.2GHz AM4 - $189.99
• Motherboard: MSI B350M Red LEDs AM4 Socket Micro ATX - $79.99
• RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series (2 x 8GB) DDR4 - $164.99
• GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 1050 TI DirectX 4GB GDDR5 - $219.99
• HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5” - $44.99
• SSD: SanDisk SATA III 240GB 2.5” - $79.55
• PSU: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze  - $59.99
• Case: DIYPC VII-BK - $34.98

 

     This adds up to a total of $874.47. What do you think about this as a budget PC Build? I might want to buy a cheaper GPU and cheaper RAM initially, but many of my friends are telling me to buy GPU and RAM right not, even though their prices are inflated, because their prices are only going up from here on out. Hope to hear from you guys soon, thanks!

 

Influx

[LienusLateTips]

No, I'd change... most of it. 

 

I'll come up with a list.

[1234vietnam]

get a better power supply, ideally something tier 1 or 2 from here: 

 

[LienusLateTips]

Slightly more, quite a bit better.

I'm kinda confused with the Tomahawk and the Pro4 VRM scandal thing here right now, ask @dave_k

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($188.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($166.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: *Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.47 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($224.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.49 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $898.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-10 18:12 EST-0500

[Streetguru]

11 minutes ago, InfluxGaming said:

 

Should get an R3 2200G or R5 2400G and wait for next generation GPUs with the rest of the money. Will be fine if you're only gaming at 1080p.

[aisle9]

12 minutes ago, InfluxGaming said:

Hi Linus Community,

 

    Can you please share your opinions on this budget PC Build? I don't know much about PC Building and which parts are compatible with each other, but I think these parts work well together.

RAM prices are what they are, and they're not coming down until someone steps in and makes the three fab houses stop fixing prices. 

 

I'd stay away from MSI for Ryzen boards. Too many RAM compatibility issues, too many crappy VRMs. Ditto Gigabyte. Look for something by ASUS or AsRock instead.

 

RAM is RAM, just make sure it's 3000MHz or higher if you can swing it, 2666MHz at worst for Ryzen (I'm too lazy to click the link).

 

Storage is storage, both options there are fine.

 

I wouldn't bother with the 1050 Ti. Hop on Craigslist and you can probably find a GTX 970 for $200-250, which will beat the 1050 Ti in just about any realistic scenario. Or, you can get yourself a GTX 770, which is roughly on par to a little better than a 1050 Ti, for half the price of your 1050 Ti by hitting up eBay. Or a 780 for about $175, or a 780 Ti for about $225, and a 780 Ti would stomp all over a 1050 Ti any day of the week.

 

Basically, F new cards, go Kepler for maximum value. eBay has a 60-day guarantee on anything you buy as long as it's not listed as parts/not working, and "quick and dirty" fixes for a dead card like baking it will show themselves in the form of artifacts within a couple of weeks.

 

PSU is overpriced crap. Go for a CX550M instead. Should be enough to keep even a Kepler reactor fueled.

 

Thumbs up on the case. I love DIYPC. For what they are, they're great cases.

[just_dave]

look for something like b350 mortar at least 

asus prime b350 plus is pretty fine too