Good budget build?

sla70r · May 26, 2017

This is for my son, who is 9. I want him to be able to play DOTA2 and some other games with me and also learn some programming. Eventually he will probably play the occasional triple A title. I already own a case for it. What do you guys think?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZCzJD8

feelinfroggy777 · May 26, 2017

You will want faster RAM if you are building with Ryzen. You could probably drop to 8gb of RAM if you wanted to save some money and you would likely not miss much in performance. I would also suggest dropping to the 1400 as it can OC to the 1500x level just the same. I would also suggest getting a SSD as a boot drive. I would not build a PC today without an SSD for the OS.

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.87 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($78.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($119.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($122.76 @ Jet)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $779.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-26 10:39 EDT-0400

ScrewySqrl · May 26, 2017

I'd go with a Pentium G4560 for the sort of build you are looking at.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($122.76 @ Jet)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.90 @ Jet)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $631.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-26 10:43 EDT-0400

I also added an SSD, and a lower-wattage (but still very good) PSU

feelinfroggy777 · May 26, 2017

ScrewySqrl :

I do love the price of the hyper threaded Pentium, it is just tough for me to recommend dual core CPU for gaming these days. But, then again it is for a 9 year old. lol

I have to confess, last year I built my son a pc with a i5 6500, and he is only 3. So my wife tells me that sometimes I get carried away. lol

Foamerr · May 26, 2017

Hi, For a 9 year old you say? I wish I had a dad like you lol.
Anyways, This is what I've thrown together.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BFF7Fd Alot of compromises to keep it nice and cheap, but a system like this is highly upgradeable. When things start getting sluggish you can add more RAM, overclock the pentium, or just change it to a core i5 or an i7. The PSU is enough for a low to mid range graphics card from the next AMD, or nvidia series. GL with the build!

feelinfroggy777 · May 27, 2017

Foamerr :

You cant overclock the Pentium. But it is still a good chip for the money.

Foamerr · May 27, 2017

ah yeah, forgot intel did that.

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