I am building a budget gaming pc, will these parts work?

Charan83 · Jul 18, 2017

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860k with AMD Quiet Cooler Quad-Core Socket FM2+ 95W AD860KXBJASBX Desktop Processor

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-F2A68HM-H FM2+ AMD A68H SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

RAM: HyperX FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model HX318C10FBK2/8

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING, 2GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 02G-P4-6150-KR

Hard Drive: WD Blue 1TB SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Desktop Hard Drive (WD10EZEX)

Power Supply: EVGA 400 N1, 400W, 2 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-N1-0400-L1

Monitor:
ASUS VS207D-P 19.5" HD+ 1600x900 VGA Back-lit LED Monitor

Please let me know if I can improve this PC, given that I am trying to keep this as cheap as possible. Thank you!!

Barty1884 · Jul 18, 2017

How "cheap" is budget? The 860K is a very dated chip, with no upgrade path - and I'd recommend against investing in it.

The absolute cheapest build I would recommend in 2017 is:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($78.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 460 2GB OC Single Fan Video Card ($93.98 @ Newegg)
Case: HEC - Voyager ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill - 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $385.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-18 11:22 EDT-0400

Even then, it's making a couple more conscessions than I'd really want to do.

elbert · Jul 18, 2017

I suggest getting a differant power supply. Beings its a AMD get the S12II.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $31.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-18 11:23 EDT-0400

King_V · Jul 18, 2017

Yeah, if you're buying new, do NOT go with that processor or board. It's outdated, dead-end technology, and newer/more powerful processors are available for the same or even less money.

Charan83 · Jul 18, 2017

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Charan83 : "In a previous post, I was given a list of pc parts by a commenter..."

Because pcpartpicker said that the HEC - Voyager ATX Mid Tower case wasn't compatible with my mother board, i changed the case. Would these pc parts work?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/D7Ycnn

elbert · Jul 18, 2017

I suggest the Seasonic S12II and get a 1050ti. I'm a bit worried the PSU is a bit to low quality. Also the rx460 is slower than the 1050 and way slower than the 1050ti.

Barty1884 · Jul 18, 2017

OP, just to be clear, I said
The absolute cheapest build I would recommend in 2017 is...

But also "Even then, it's making a couple more conscessions than I'd really want to do."

The PSU is ok, but not the best. The S12II is a better quality unit for marginally more money. The 1050TI is a stronger card, for a decent amount more.... but it is a noticeable gain over the 460.

I was solely pointing out the absolute minimum budget build that's workable in 2017.
(For example, a GTX1030 is cheaper, but it's completely pointless in a modern build IMO).

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