Budget Gaming PC Build Recommendations

Obey on 22/04/2017 - 18:13
Last edited 22/04/2017 - 22:05 by 1 other user

Looking at building my first gaming PC. Complete nooby in terms of building a PC as my laptop used to play games has recently died. Any hints/tips to get started would be appreciated.

Budget around $600. Any recommendations from below list? Main uses: Playing CS:GO and League of Legends.

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 2GB OC Low Profile Video Card
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Credits to /r/buildapcforme for the above list.

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Diji1 on 22/04/2017 - 19:11

+2

Looks pretty good. t

The next component you add should be ssd and get windows and games onto that. But I wouldn't sacrifice any parts you have listed for that, you can't have everything for the same price.
- Obey on 22/04/2017 - 22:08
  
  Any recommendations for the SSD?
  - Ctn on 25/04/2017 - 01:48
    
    If you care solely about reliability, go for anything Intel except the 540 (why did they make this).
    If you care only a little about reliability but care more for performance, go Samsung EVO/Pro 850/860.
    
    If money is tight, and you like Russian Roulette, then anything else really.
TheOneWhoKnocks on 22/04/2017 - 20:40

+2

I'm also looking for a budget gaming PC, so if you don't mind I might highjack this build lol. The GTX 1050 Ti was only ~$166 a few days ago so I reckon we should wait till it drops around the same price. Also, one of those 20% off selected eBay stores sales will come in handy regardless of the 'price jacking'.
- Obey on 22/04/2017 - 22:06
  
  +2
  
  Not a problem, would be good building a PC together as I've never built one before haha.
- Obey on 25/04/2017 - 20:44
  
  +1
  
  Looks like an ebay sale has popped up. Just in time.
  - TheOneWhoKnocks on 26/04/2017 - 09:15
    
    Price jacking ruined everything. Cheaper at MSY. 😏
AlienC on 22/04/2017 - 21:57

+1

Nice budget build. Any idea if it can do 1080p overwatch and maybe the new dawn of war 3?

I used to game on a 740m or 940m laptop barely handled a few titles but I could feel it burn.

My next build is looking to be either mid range or high end but not 4k ready as I don't think it is feasible yet price wise or content wise.

What monitor and what resolution will you be mainly playing at? 720p 27"?
- Obey on 22/04/2017 - 22:06
  
  Not sure about overwatch but in terms of the monitor, something along those lines.
TheOneWhoKnocks on 23/04/2017 - 13:58

Would it be possible to run a GTX 1060 or RX470 with this setup? It seems better value for money in terms of performance?.
- scrimshaw on 23/04/2017 - 23:05
  
  depends on what games you want to play. Typical e-Sports games like DOTA, CSGO, Overwatch and Rocket League don't need powerful graphics cards.
- klaw81 on 26/04/2017 - 07:26
  
  Yes, a GTX 1060 would be fine…it doesn't need a lot of power so a 450W PSU should easily support it. And you should get a very meaningful boost in framerates over the 1050.
  
  RX470 or RX570 would also work, but you can't afford to go much higher than that with AMD cards without upgrading the PSU (RX570 uses more power than the much higher performance GTX 1070)
FabMan on 25/04/2017 - 15:44

Screen, keyboard and mouse?

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