How should distribute funds for a Gaming Rig?

CANMAN46 · Oct 30, 2016

I was planning on building a new gaming rig by the end of this year, and I was wondering how much money should go into what, percentage wise. Like what percent of the budget should be put on GPU, CPU, MOBO, etc.

Thanks in advance for the help! (My budget is $450 for those who want to know)

Multipack · Oct 30, 2016

The sad truth is you aren't going to be doing a lot of gaming with that budget if you need to buy everything new.

elbert · Oct 30, 2016

This is the most powerful system I could build for $450.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($114.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $448.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-30 18:26 EDT-0400

dudio · Oct 30, 2016

elbert's recommendation is pretty solid, and like was said..you can't get very hardcore with $450. You can still see the percentage breakdown based on the list.

Multipack · Oct 30, 2016

Just hope u dont need a monitor, keyboard, mouse etc too.. but yeah elbert's build is not too bad if not, and should be ok for some light gaming. I may even try 2nd hand with that budget, even though you have zero warranty cover then obviously.

TommyTheTank · Oct 30, 2016

Elbert's list is impressive for $450 but performance in most modern AAA games will be very poor on it
Should consider saving a bit more or buying used unless you want to play older games or less demanding games

elbert · Oct 30, 2016

The 1050 make it a very viable system at 1080p games.
http://www.techspot.com/review/1269-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050/page2.html

Multipack · Oct 30, 2016

Tbh I was impressed that you managed to squeeze such a good build out of such a small budget lol..

CANMAN46 · Oct 30, 2016

Alright, thanks a lot for the feedback guys!

@Multipack, I already have all of my peripherals. I'm not looking to max out my games at 1080p and get 60fps on every game. I just want a sufficient build that can perform better than this generation of consoles, and have room for upgrading in the future. And elberts build looks really good for the price, and should be able to play all modern games with decent settings and respectable frames (40+ for me).

@elbert Thanks a ton for that build. That's better than what I could have come up with on my own. Thanks for taking the time in creating that build list for me, I really appreciate it!

As I said before, I'm only looking for an entry level experience that will get me away from this crappy 2012 business PC I have now. We all gotta start somewhere. I really appreciate all of the advise and comments though

Thanks everyone

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