Are these PCs good for gaming?

braidenfarr · Apr 4, 2017

Is this a good budget build? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlZoWUW_2yw and is it better than this prebuilt PC? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gaming-PC-Intel-i7-2600-3-8GHz-Sapphire-R9-290-X-16GB-DDR3-240GB-SSD-Z77-/162449662234?rmvSB=true

Barty1884 · Apr 4, 2017

I'd opt for Austin's build over the 2600 + 290X, simply due to the upgrade path, but I'd make some changes.

1050TI over a 1050
1TB HDD over a small SSD - an SSD can be added later
A better quality PSU (the 430W isn't too great). The 450B is a little better, but I'd prefer an S12II 520W or a CX450..... they're a little pricey today though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($131.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $414.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 17:43 EDT-0400

braidenfarr · Apr 4, 2017

Barty1884 :

I'd opt for Austin's build over the 2600 + 290X, simply due to the upgrade path, but I'd make some changes.

1050TI over a 1050
1TB HDD over a small SSD - an SSD can be added later
A better quality PSU (the 430W isn't too great). The 450B is a little better, but I'd prefer an S12II 520W or a CX450..... they're a little pricey today though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($131.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $414.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 17:43 EDT-0400

I was actually looking at making similar upgrades to that. Thank you for laying it all out for me! And could this handle most games at 1080p at around 60 fps?

Barty1884 · Apr 5, 2017

It should. Maybe not on high/ultra for some titles, and may dip a bit below 60FPS is really CPU intensive titles, but it should be a strong performer for the cost.

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