Super budget console killer

[Kwispee]

So after a long time of searching and finding the right parts for this build, i think i finally did it, if you look at my post history you can so that i have tried some other budget build lists, but this one takes the cake, don't believe me? see for yourself...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor	$159.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg Business
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	$49.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$588.67
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$548.67
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 12:58 EDT-0400

 

[FloRolf]

I'd personally cheap out on the cpu even more and get the 6gb 1060 or even a 8gb 580

[Derrk]

buy a used 1060 6gb

add tiny ssd

[Kwispee]

go to user benchmark, the gtx 1060 3gb is better than the 580, also The CPU is as important as GPU

[Kwispee]

Just now, Derrk said:

buy a used 1060 6gb

add tiny ssd

Im trying to do new parts only

[Derrk]

1 minute ago, Kwispee said:

the gtx 1060 3gb is better than the 580

???

1060 3gb vs 580 8gb is an easy AMD win.

benchmarks you saw were most likely for a 580 4gb

[Derrk]

5 minutes ago, Kwispee said:

Im trying to do new parts only

okay. Even if you're dead set on the 1060, i'd still suggest an ssd boot drive

[Brooksie359]

9 minutes ago, Kwispee said:

go to user benchmark, the gtx 1060 3gb is better than the 580, also The CPU is as important as GPU

User benchmark is hot garbage when it comes to comparing hardware. If you want good benchmarks then look at proper reviews of the relevant hardware. 

[SolarNova]

This is what i have saved as a super budget build with GPU

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg Business)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($71.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Patriot - Burst 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 560 - 1024 4GB AERO ITX Video Card  ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $459.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 13:22 EDT-0400

 

Or for $495 with a 1060 3GB , $535 with RX 580 8GB

 

The reason i like this budget build is that u can start of without a GPU, then add one later.

[Kwispee]

please remember that this trying to beat a console at the same price point, or rather the xbox one x, I wanted to get the best bng for the buck at the same price range so thats why i didnt cheap out on the CPU, and yes, I could use an SSD.

[SolarNova]

On 10/25/2018 at 7:36 PM, Kwispee said:

please remember that this trying to beat a console at the same price point, or rather the xbox one x, I wanted to get the best bng for the buck at the same price range so thats why i didnt cheap out on the CPU, and yes, I could use an SSD.

CPU only becomes a factor at higher FPS figures and extremely CPU demanding games, of which even they can usualy maintain atleats 60 FPS even on the lower end CPU's. Since consoles rarely even hit 60 FPS, u dont need to worry 'cheaping out on the CPU' when trying to 'match' consoles

[MandoPanda]

Honestly, If you are looking to game for as cheap as possible, just get a 2400g or a 2200g with no GPU. I recommend the Ryzen 5. Since consoles often sell for around 200 to 400 dollars, it's difficult to fit a PC that goes above and beyond a console's performance while staying in that price range. Thus, a 'console killer' would just be a PC that happens to be priced above a console because it can perform much better.

 

If you're looking for a PC for the same price as a console, then you haven't really killed the console, you've just switched platforms to play different games because an equally prices PC will have the same performance as the console.

 

 

Plus, you can't really kill what is not on your platform (console exclusives).

[mxk]

Make sure you get faster ram than 2400mhz because ryzen performs better with faster ram. I guess you can look into overclocking the ram if you don't buy a faster kit

[Kwispee]

alright, so I cheaped out on the CPU with a Ryzen 3 1200 and was able to fit in a 1060 6b used and the total was less...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor	$115.94 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - B350M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$52.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$27.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$22.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card	$185.00
Case	Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$26.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$21.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$543.84
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$513.84
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-29 15:12 EDT-0400

 

[SolarNova]

The 2200g is stonger than a 1200, so grab that instead.

[Kwispee]

the problem with that is that the 2200g needs a b450 mobo which costs more than b350

[MandoPanda]

3 hours ago, Kwispee said:

the problem with that is that the 2200g needs a b450 mobo which costs more than b350

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor	$98.49 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	MSI - B450M PRO-M2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$64.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$27.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$22.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card	$185.00
Case	Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$26.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$21.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$528.39
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$508.39
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-29 21:10 EDT-0400

 

Memory is still slow and all of my other comments still stand.