pc advice Will this rig work for gaming on a budget

[mebug3cow]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tmRHnH I am new to this and am hoping for some help my budget is 1500 or lower usd. I am from the USA and am looking to get a desktop so that I can game with a rig meant to game not a work laptop.

 

Edited September 23, 2018 by mebug3cow
I wanted to add more

[Ramrod126]

Looks good except for that monitor. IMO 1080p is the lowest you should be looking at. Something around 22 - 24 inches.

[m0n4rchy]

6 minutes ago, mebug3cow said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tmRHnH I am new to this and am hoping for some help my budget is 1500 or lower

Welcome to the LTT forum!

 

Why are you buying a 7600K in 2018, and pairing it with a non-overclocking friendly motherboard? Here, try this: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/D4LByX

[mebug3cow]

8 minutes ago, Ramrod126 said:

Looks good except for that monitor. IMO 1080p is the lowest you should be looking at. Something around 22 - 24 inches.

Ok thanks for the imput

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

lots of things wrong with that build, get this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($127.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($439.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: SAMA - Maxcool-W-15LEDLight MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - ED242QR Abidpx 23.6" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Redragon - S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1292.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-22 21:46 EDT-0400

[mebug3cow]

11 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

lots of things wrong with that build, get this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($127.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($439.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: SAMA - Maxcool-W-15LEDLight MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - ED242QR Abidpx 23.6" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Redragon - S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1292.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-22 21:46 EDT-0400

Thanks I like this build very much and will be buying it hopefully soon. Just one question will this play ark survival evolved and fortnite?

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, mebug3cow said:

Thanks I like this build very much and will be buying it hopefully soon. Just one question will this play ark survival evolved and fortnite?

 

it'll play those just fine. the CX550 is the same price so rmb to get that instead.