$600 budget gaming PC?

[iLostMyXbox21]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i3-8300 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor	$147.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - H310M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$48.39 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 570 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$164.98 @ Newegg
Case	Apevia - X-QTIS-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$31.56 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Cougar - VTE 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$44.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$578.80
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$558.80
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-28 22:04 EDT-0400

 

 

uses:

gaming (only AAA game is pubg and r6)

video editing (csgo clips mostly)

3d modelling / animation rendering

game development (it will run, my laptop can, so this can)

software development

 

 

budget was $600

[bleedblue]

Do you already have that 1tb WD blue drive?

[lukart]

A bit tweaked :

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Z2jbGG
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Z2jbGG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Newegg Business)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($68.38 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($164.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia - X-QTIS-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.56 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BQ 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.11 @ Monoprice)
Total: $565.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-28 22:18 EDT-0400

[Cereal5]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.71 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4GB Gaming 4G  Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Apevia - X-QTIS-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.56 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $588.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-28 22:14 EDT-0400

 

Some reasoning:

2200G - same clocks as the 1300X, $50 less

I would never make you use a $50 MoBo

Ryzen likes Higher speed memory (it was like $5 more than 2400)

The 570 you have got some pretty bad reviews, most of which say the cooler is really loud. If you can spend another $30-50 on a GPU you can get an RX 580 (probably worth it if you can spare)

the 650W is $1 more than the 550W

[bleedblue]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dtkzGG
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dtkzGG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.61 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($70.98 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.95 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($164.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia - X-QTIS-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.56 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $616.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

 

$16 usd over budget. A small amount considering how much better this will be.

[iLostMyXbox21]

10 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

Do you already have that 1tb WD blue drive?

yeah i do

 

7 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

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

$16 usd over budget. A small amount considering how much better this will be.

i could just remove the case and put it next to a cool fan to drop the price.. i prefer the look of no case the only reason im thinking of getting one is cause i have a 5 year old sister who might snap the ram if she messes with it or bend something... but if i put it out of reach i should be fine

7 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

2200G - same clocks as the 1300X, $50 less

I would never make you use a $50 MoBo

Ryzen likes Higher speed memory (it was like $5 more than 2400)

The 570 you have got some pretty bad reviews, most of which say the cooler is really loud. If you can spend another $30-50 on a GPU you can get an RX 580 (probably worth it if you can spare)

the 650W is $1 more than the 550W

okay thanks so much.. i did not realise the 2200g was the same for less (clock speed wise)

 

9 minutes ago, lukart said:

A bit tweaked :

wait what did you tweak?

 

edit: nevermind i see it

[lukart]

Sorry,  CPU - 6 vs 4 Cores, better PSU.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2QLfRJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2QLfRJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($68.38 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($164.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia - X-QTIS-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.56 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BQ 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.11 @ Monoprice)
Total: $590.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-28 22:29 EDT-0400

 

 

 

[Cereal5]

2 minutes ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

okay thanks so much.. i did not realise the 2200g was the same for less (clock speed wise)

No problem. The i3-8300 is a good CPU, but I would definitely suggest Ryzen for the budget you have. It allows more flexibility not only with price, but as you can see from all the responses, you have more CPU options at your price point.

[bleedblue]

2 minutes ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

yeah i do

 

i could just remove the case and put it next to a cool fan to drop the price.. i prefer the look of no case the only reason im thinking of getting one is cause i have a 5 year old sister who might snap the ram if she messes with it or bend something... but if i put it out of reach i should be fine

 

Okay cool, then you could just a case somewhere down the line.

First upgrade would be the cooler so you can overclock the 2600. It comes with the Wraith Stealth, not something I would use to overclock the 6-core CPU but should be fine for usage at stock. After that more RAM for video editing and software development.

[Cereal5]

3 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

Okay cool, then you could just a case somewhere down the line.

First upgrade would be the cooler so you can overclock the 2600. It comes with the Wraith Stealth, not something I would use to overclock the 6-core CPU but should be fine for usage at stock. After that more RAM for video editing and software development.

I agree, but I'd like to re-mention the concerns I had with the GPU:

17 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

The 570 you have got some pretty bad reviews, most of which say the cooler is really loud. If you can spend another $30-50 on a GPU you can get an RX 580 (probably worth it if you can spare)

 

[iLostMyXbox21]

35 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

Okay cool, then you could just a case somewhere down the line.

First upgrade would be the cooler so you can overclock the 2600. It comes with the Wraith Stealth, not something I would use to overclock the 6-core CPU but should be fine for usage at stock. After that more RAM for video editing and software development.

i might just stick with a 2200g for now and upgrade it later, then use the extra momey from that to get an rx 580 if possible

 

31 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

I agree, but I'd like to re-mention the concerns I had with the GPU:

completely off topic, but when you quoted yourself, did you still get a notification saying “Cereal5 quoted you”?

 

how about this one? i took out the 2tb hdd (will add one later maybe, if i start running out of space) and an ssd was added for faster boot (and so windows wont clutter my hdd) plus i added a GTX 1060 6gb

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dQMmRJ