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Xav101

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I have made the build on PC Part Picker, however the GPU and the case/possibly PSU are not entirely accurate, as I have made the build for my local computer shop. I have done research and all of these parts should be compatible. Any advice on the PC or how to build it (as I have am on a tight budget and would still like to buy some games) would be greatly appreciated :) I also need to know if it is worth switching from and possibly selling my PS4.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/VJvyNN

Actual Video card: http://www.msy.com.au/qld/morningside/pc-components/17915-asus-ph-gtx1050-2g-2g-gtx-1050-phoenix-pci-e-vga-card.html

Actual Case and PSU: http://www.msy.com.au/qld/morningside/with-psu/14962-thermaltake-versa-h13-ca-3d3-45s1na-00-usb30-black-mini-tower-case-with-450w-psu.html

RAM: http://www.msy.com.au/qld/morningside/pc-components/15914-kingston-valueram-kvr21n15d8-8-8g-single-ddr4-2133-desktop-ram.html

HDD: http://www.msy.com.au/qld/morningside/home/17965-seagate-35-barracuda-1tb-st1000dm010-sata3-7200rpm-64mb-hdd.html

CPU: http://www.msy.com.au/qld/morningside/pc-components/18107-intel-bx80677g4560-pentium-g4560-35ghz-3mb-lga1151-kaby-lake-boxed-cpu.html

Motherboard: http://www.msy.com.au/qld/morningside/pc-components/18148-msi-b250m-pro-vd-intel-b250-s1151-2xddr4-1xpciex16-dvi-d-sub-m2-micro-atx-motherbaord.html

 
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Doug_1989
Well, it's just that with a decent ready-made system, you might have faster/tougher parts for about the same cost.
Not always the best choice, but on a budget it can save you a lot.

*The GTX 1050 there is 2GB which is really low video RAM these days. Heck, people are considering 4GB to
be a good minimum for the current gen games. Of course if you don't plan to do more than like 720p/1600x900 you would be ok there, but you can get 4GB cards for not too much more.
*Tower is fine. Good series. HDD is good too. Motherboard looks like a good deal.
*The PSU is 80+ Bronze, that's pretty good, but if you saved buying a ready-made system, you might get Silver/Gold.
*The previous commenter mentioned the RAM wasn't compatible. Regardless...
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Don't mean to sound rude, man...but with those specs, it probably wouldn't be worth the trouble right now.
Gonna want to either save up a little longer or check out Linus Tech Tips' videos about making cheap quality builds.

Your best bet might be to grab up a brand-name deskop in a normal sized tower (so a GPU can fit) and upgrade only
the PSU (might not have to) and add a GPU in there. Just look for a system with good enough base specs (i5 maybe
and 8gb ram is a good minimum for today's games) I would only say sell the PS4 if you have only a few games for it.

Y'know, not worth it if you'd sacrifice having some games you like already. Hope this helps you out.
-Doug
 
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Do you think you could tell me what specifically is bad about it and what I may be able to keep, I don't know all too much about PC parts. And thanks for the fast reply. This was originally loosely based on Joseph Delgado's $400 Budget Gaming PC Build, then changed to fit my budget and location.
 
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Well, it's just that with a decent ready-made system, you might have faster/tougher parts for about the same cost.
Not always the best choice, but on a budget it can save you a lot.

*The GTX 1050 there is 2GB which is really low video RAM these days. Heck, people are considering 4GB to
be a good minimum for the current gen games. Of course if you don't plan to do more than like 720p/1600x900 you would be ok there, but you can get 4GB cards for not too much more.
*Tower is fine. Good series. HDD is good too. Motherboard looks like a good deal.
*The PSU is 80+ Bronze, that's pretty good, but if you saved buying a ready-made system, you might get Silver/Gold.
*The previous commenter mentioned the RAM wasn't compatible. Regardless, Dual-channel (2 or 4 sticks) would show
a noticeable increase in speed in some things. (load times, general peppiness, at least in my experience)
*CPU is only a dual-core. A lot of modern games would not be happy with that at all from what I've seen. Especially with something as modern as a GTX 1050 in there.

Something like an i5 or one of the Quad-Core Ryzen chips would probably be better and not much more expensive really. You'd have to check into Socket 1151 CPUs to go with that motherboard. Now, a lot of ready-built towers have quad-cores. Sometimes you can find 'em for 300-400. Hell, sometimes that even includes a decent monitor and stuff, too.
Hope this helps.
 
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Actually I would expect the gtx 1050 to be fine. I'm still using a gtx 950 for 1080p and its not amazing but it isn't bad, mixture of mid and low settings 45+ FPS. 1050 would only beat that.
However I agree the CPU isn't a great buy. Even i3 would have hyperthreading which would help, but if you can find a used motherboard, CPU and ram with an i5 that would be best.
 
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