Is this a good budget build?

adrean123561 · Aug 25, 2017

Hi, I recently started looking into budget build and recently came up with this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mwqpTH

I'm not really sure if it's good or not for budget PC gaming, I'm really not that good with computer building and my budget is about 450 a little higher is okay.

I'm looking to play 3 main games, CS:GO, Minecraft and Terraria.

Thanks for any help!

Supahos · Aug 25, 2017

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - NAUTILUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: HEC - HGX300 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($10.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: DLAND - ZELOTES Wired Optical Mouse ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $465.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-25 16:46 EDT-0400

You weren't far off but this should do much better

Barty1884 · Aug 25, 2017

Yes & no.

If you're comfortable overclocking, then the R3 1200 is an even better value option.

Ryzen benefits from dual channel memory, and faster speeds. So 2x4GB 3000MHz is going to offer sizeable gains vs 1x8GB 2400MHz.

A GTX 1030 can only barely be referred to as a "gaming" GPU. I'd personally cut some corners to fit a 1050TI in there if possible.

Pushes you a little over $500, but performance-wise, should be a sizeable difference.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.38 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill - RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($25.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $521.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-25 16:51 EDT-0400

A 1050 brings it pretty close to your original budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.38 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($25.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $480.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-25 16:52 EDT-0400

why_wolf · Aug 25, 2017

Since the Builders contest is underway right now there's actually a whole page of nothing but $500 builds for you to take a look at. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3501746/builds-2017-500-budget-category.html

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