I'm looking to purchase or build my first gaming PC

Ik3yboy02 · Aug 5, 2017

Would it be more wise to purchase this pre-built system https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M3UKNVD/ref=psdcmw_13896597011_t1_B01M4NUIAR
Or build this PC, https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6FtqZ8

Thanks for the help!

ThatVietGuy · Aug 5, 2017

Build it.

The AM3+ platform is dead and you'd be doing yourself a disservice buying the pre-built.

Ik3yboy02 · Aug 5, 2017

Ok so is that a good build for the money and should I change anything?

somesh101 · Aug 5, 2017

yes 600w is overkill.. you should look for 500w if not available you can buy this. look you will be using about 225w only and buying a 600w PSU. Sounds good to you?

you should get at least 2400mhz ram
there is a motherboard from gigabyte with wifi. will be 20$ more but i think it's worth it

Ik3yboy02 · Aug 5, 2017

Ok thanks.

somesh101 · Aug 5, 2017

when are you going to buy the system?

Ik3yboy02 · Aug 6, 2017

I'm going for a smaller price, will this play games like BF1 and Player Unknown' s Battlegrounds?
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/439Hm8

somesh101 · Aug 7, 2017

it can but it won't be ultra or high settings. medium settings and some txeture loss
if you don't have problem there are pretty good deals here
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&Memory%2520Size=6GB&_dcat=27386&LH_ItemCondition=3000&_nkw=gtx+1060&_sop=15

leinad555 · Aug 7, 2017

Ik3yboy02 :

Yes it will play them just fine, you'll just have to turn down settings to maintain a stable 60 fps. Also, I would not go with that power supply, unless you have a death wish. Go for this one, EVGA makes great PSUs:
EVGA 430 W1 100-W1-0430-KR 80+ WHITE 430W Power Supply

Also check this vid out to see just how your setup will fare on 1080 in games:
Ryzen 1200 + GTX 1050 Ti - 1080p Gaming Benchmarks - 11 Games Tested

Also consider investing in a cheap 120gb ssd to use as your boot drive, you'll load onto your desktop much faster than on a standard HDD, but it's not essential or anything.

Anyway, you picked some great parts overall, and you have a decent upgrade path ahead of you if you ever wanna upgrade. I wish you good luck and welcome to the master race!

Lucky_SLS · Aug 7, 2017

A better build Imo

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill - NAUTILUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: Samsung - S24D300H 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($104.95 @ B&H)
Total: $646.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-07 00:32 EDT-0400

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