First build for medium gaming

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vg4PsZ

this is a medium level gaming build. I am going with a red/black theme I do not want to go over $630... but with these Graphics card prices it is really hard to find something that’s in budget range. I need some confirmation that this is good for the price. I will be adding another 8GB RAM in the future.

[Airdragonz]

I would go with either a 480 if you prefer Amd, or a gtx 970. Looked in the used gpu market to. But for brand new prices, that's pretty good 

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Oh and just for a comparison in performance I am running on

16GB DDR2

Intel Xeon E5450

and a GTX 710

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7 minutes ago, Abyssal Radon said:

Mostly because of the tempered sided panels you could buy some sweet LED's that are red and make your machine pop.

I was already thinking about adding some LED’s for my pc. 

 

21 minutes ago, Airdragonz said:

 

I would go with either a 480 if you prefer Amd, or a gtx 970. Looked in the used gpu market to. But for brand new prices, that's pretty good 

 

I am looking at a 970 on ebay for $245 it has been used but it looks like it has been taken care of properly. If you could find me something on ebay or something that is a good enough price I would appreciate it!

[DocSwag]

I would wait for Ryzen 2 or B360/H310 mobo+i3 8100 for CPU+mobo instead. PSU is also a bit meh, something like a CXM grey sticker would be better.

[Damascus]

Go with integrated graphics and wait for gpus to become decently priced.  The Vega apu should be about as good as a 560.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gxqNNQ
 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($167.31 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.11 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-ALPHA (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $551.78

[chosen]

That is a good point for the 2400G it would definitely save some money for an SSD or even a new monitor or both  since I’m running on a 60HZ monitor 

[matus177]

Get the 2400g and atleast 120 GB SSD, you can then skip the 560 and buy faster ram, i would suggest going for 3200 mhz, ryzen really likes fast rams. And also if it is possible go for dual channel ram e. g. 2x4 GB

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($141.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($82.74 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card  ($214.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $607.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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