A gaming-Centered Budget list

[Kwispee]

Could you guys critique me on this list? I tried to use the best GPU I could for the price point, what do yall think, also I used the 7th gen i3 because It had hyperthreading, So do the new Pentium gold processors but they run on a newer chipset and were way more expensive

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor	$124.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$29.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI - B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$49.99 @ B&H
Memory	Team - Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$22.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card	$169.99 @ Newegg
Case	DIYPC - MA08-BK MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$25.97 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$38.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$572.85
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$522.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-24 12:38 EDT-0400

 

 

[Kwispee]

I realize now that i could've used the hyper 212 evo so just replace that and subtract 5 from the price

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor	$98.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Patriot - Burst 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$22.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Hitachi - Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$40.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB AORUS 4G Video Card	$201.84 @ Amazon
Case	Thermaltake - Versa H17 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$39.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$29.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$587.63
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$557.63
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-24 12:47 EDT-0400

The 2200G has 4 real cores and includes a good enough cooler free

Your build has only 500GB of storage and no SSD

The RX 580 is a good bit faster than the 10603GB

[Brooksie359]

10 minutes ago, Kwispee said:

I realize now that i could've used the hyper 212 evo so just replace that and subtract 5 from the price

Don't get an i3 unless it's the 8th gen. There is no reason to pay 120 bucks for a dual core cpu. The 2200g is much better than that i3 and costs less and I do mean much better. 

[Kwispee]

Youre not including a cooler

[Kwispee]

Still though, youre right

 

[Vercii]

Just now, Kwispee said:

Youre not including a cooler

Cooler is included with the 2200G 

[Brooksie359]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor	$98.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	MSI - B450M PRO-M2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$64.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	$63.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$40.15 @ B&H
Storage	Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$22.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card	$169.99 @ Newegg
Case	DIYPC - MA08-BK MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$25.97 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$38.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$566.01
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$526.01
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-24 12:58 EDT-0400

If you wanted to keep it closer to what you had. The cooler that is included with the 2200g is good enough and you get a 240gb ssd for a boot drive. 

[Altruist]

14 minutes ago, Kwispee said:

Youre not including a cooler

Hyper 212 is pain in the ass to install, one of the hardest.

get a nh-u12s i know, its over kill and much more expensive.

it will last for ages, and noctua will send you a installation kit for any socket free of charge so if upgrade you can keep and nh-u12s can handle a lot of heat

[Queen Chrysalis]

I would advise agains the 200g for three reasons:

1)  It has a pasted IHS as opposed to the soldered IHS that the rest of Ryzens have.

2)  It comes with a much smaller cooler than the rest of the Ryzens

3)  You can get a better deal.  It says 2200g, but its actually a zen 1 with an iGPU. (14nm)

At MicroCenter, a 2600, a legitimate zen+ (12nm), can be had for $149, and then they will give you a $30 discount on a compatible motherboard.  That would bring the monstrous 2600 (6c/12t) down to the price of your original 7100 (2c/4t).  The extra cores and thread will allow you to have Discord, Youtube, iTunes, and whatever the hell else you want running in the background without coming anywhere near touching the performance of your games.  The 2600 also has way more OC headroom than the 2200g.

 

EDIT:  The 2600 would also allow you to '86 the aftermarket cooler.

[Altruist]

1 minute ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

I would advise agains the 200g for three reasons:

1)  It has a pasted IHS as opposed to the soldered IHS that the rest of Ryzens have.

2)  It comes with a much smaller cooler than the rest of the Ryzens

3)  You can get a better deal.  It says 2200g, but its actually a zen 1 with an iGPU. (14nm)

At MicroCenter, a 2600, a legitimate zen+ (12nm), can be had for $149, and then they will give you a $30 discount on a compatible motherboard.  That would bring the monstrous 2600 (6c/12t) down to the price of your original 7100 (2c/4t).  The extra cores and thread will allow you to have Discord, Youtube, iTunes, and whatever the hell else you want running in the background without coming anywhere near touching the performance of your games.  The 2600 also has way more OC headroom than the 2200g.

Highly agree!

get the nh-u12s with it.

oc!

 

 

 

[dizmo]

Oh my. I think you've already seen the error in your ways, but a dual core CPU with hyperthreading over a 4 core CPU doesn't make any sense...

If you're going budget, go for something like the G4560 (or whatever its replacement was).

The RX570 and RX580 is what I'd look for in your price bracket.

 

14 minutes ago, Kwispee said:

Youre not including a cooler

You can use the included one...

[Brooksie359]

7 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

I would advise agains the 200g for three reasons:

1)  It has a pasted IHS as opposed to the soldered IHS that the rest of Ryzens have.

2)  It comes with a much smaller cooler than the rest of the Ryzens

3)  You can get a better deal.  It says 2200g, but its actually a zen 1 with an iGPU. (14nm)

At MicroCenter, a 2600, a legitimate zen+ (12nm), can be had for $149, and then they will give you a $30 discount on a compatible motherboard.  That would bring the monstrous 2600 (6c/12t) down to the price of your original 7100 (2c/4t).  The extra cores and thread will allow you to have Discord, Youtube, iTunes, and whatever the hell else you want running in the background without coming anywhere near touching the performance of your games.  The 2600 also has way more OC headroom than the 2200g.

 

EDIT:  The 2600 would also allow you to '86 the aftermarket cooler.

You also want to buy a nicer b450 board if you go with a 2600 vs you can buy whatever b450 with the 2200g. Obviously if you can afford the 2600 you should get it but that isn't always the case. 

[Queen Chrysalis]

1 minute ago, Brooksie359 said:

You also want to buy a nicer b450 board if you go with a 2600 vs you can buy whatever b450 with the 2200g. Obviously if you can afford the 2600 you should get it but that isn't always the case. 

I'm running one on an ASRock b350m Pro4 (Ryzen 2 ready out of the box).  Literally no issues.  It reaches 4.2 just fine.  That board was $50

[Brooksie359]

7 minutes ago, Altruist said:

Highly agree!

get the nh-u12s with it.

oc!

 

 

 

On a budget build it makes no sense to buy an expensive aftermarket cooler when the stock one is perfectly adiquite. 

[Brooksie359]

Just now, Queen Chrysalis said:

I'm running one on an ASRock b350 Pro4 (Ryzen 2 ready out of the box).  Literally no issues.  It reaches 4.2 just fine.  

I just said you would have to buy a better b450 board and the pro4 fits that category. 

[Queen Chrysalis]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

I just said you would have to buy a better b450 board and the pro4 fits that category. 

The 350 is fine.  450 is mainly just a namesake upgrade.  How much cheaper would you want to go anyway?  When your already spending ~$550, another 20 bucks on a trusted board shouldn't be a second thought.

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

The 350 is fine.  450 is mainly just a namesake upgrade.  How much cheaper would you want to go anyway?  When your already spending ~$550, another 20 bucks on a trusted board shouldn't be a second thought.

You would be spending 80 more bucks though. 20 more for the board and 60 more for the cpu. Also getting a b450 isn't a namesake upgrade. It's a board that is guaranteed bios compatibility where as the b350 would be hit or miss.