$400-$650 Custom or $660 Prebuilt Pc?

[DylanPC24]

So I'm currently in the market for a gaming pc to make youtube videos, game, and use for school. I know that building your own makes you feel awesome, etc, but i can't find a better custom built pc around this price. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-ultra-desktop-amd-fx-black-edition-series-8gb-memory-amd-radeon-rx-480-1tb-hard-drive-black/5615010.p?skuId=5615010 . If you can build a better PC for less or if i should get this one. My budget is $400 to $650, including keyboard and mouse ( Not OS ). PS: I plan to play Gta LSPDFR, NR2003, Bo3, etc. Thank you

 

[Hellfire13]

Dont get it. That FX processor is old and obsolete and wont perform well by current standards. This should be a more optimum build...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.66 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill - SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Jet)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Thermaltake - Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $619.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-09 00:08 EDT-0400

With slightly better parts...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.66 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Thermaltake - Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $652.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-09 00:11 EDT-0400

 

[Lucky_SLS]

an overclockable build without keyboard :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($78.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake - V3 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $669.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-09 00:58 EDT-0400

to reduce costs, go for a 1x8gb 3000mhz memory now. i couldnt find a 1x8gb config in pcpp XD

 

[Chugalug_]

Custom for sure, but i'd go with Ryzen over an i5, performance is gradually being greatly improved, and it's more futureproof in terms of threads and the increasingly thread based CPU utilization of games.
8GB of RAM is all that is needed.
The Coolermaster Lite L bundle is one of the best around, and great value for money.
If you want to stay under budget though get the Thermaltake Commander bundle Hellfire listed above.
You can lightly just OC the frequency of the 1400 without changing voltage (maybe a very tiny bit) in BIOS to 1500X levels easily, saves you $20 as well.

Edit: The RAM isn't available anymore, swapped out. 😛
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($163.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Lite L Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $659.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-09 02:03 EDT-0400

 

[Hellfire13]

Intel is still better in gaming. Ryzen shines more with compute work and "gaming pc to make youtube videos, game, and use for school" none of that requires Ryzen.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ there will come a time when OP has to use Auto CAD or Mat lab or Ansys for his high school/college works, useful in that regard. also what if he starts a liking for video editing and rendering? still in school, got so many things unexplored 😉

 

[Hellfire13]

^ Good point, but Intel can still handle that along with gaming. I think, OP has to decide based on his priorities.
Gaming first = Intel, otherwise Ryzen.

 

[Chugalug_]

Ryzen is nearly on par with an i5, given the increasing relevance of hyperthreading in games nowadays I believe it's worth it to suffer a little worse gaming performance now for much more in the future.

 

[LucoTF]

I like ryzen too but i wouldn't get a 1400 /1500 over an i5. Depending on budget:

1600(x) > i5 > 1500(x)

 

[Chugalug_]

Small OC on the 1400 = 1500X. 🙁
They released a performance update a few days ago and a windows specific power plan for Ryzen which improved performance by about 7%.

 

[Hellfire13]

A lot of hype regarding how multi threaded games are going to be in future. And its going on like this for ages now, but never happening. Nobody knows when and if ever its going to materialise. And on that context people are wasting their present. What a waste. 😛

 

[LucoTF]

Yep, sounds eerily similar to the arguments for fx chips back in 2013. Judge ryzen on its merits today, dont hang your hat on possibilities

 

[Chugalug_]

No, I mean it's literally a thing that's already happening, see BF1, Arma 3, Deus Ex; DX12 has a very multi-threaded architecture and design.
The way I see it, most games require a quad core minimum to even run nowadays, that's gotta be saying something as to what the mid-high end is going to be relatively soon.
Oh well, even if you don't agree with me, each to their own.

 

[adiec]

the gap is closing and imo if you go budget the g4560 is the choice mid range ryzen r5 1600 and high end it's a much tougher choice because it fels like it makes more sense to go for the r5 1600 if you're going to go ryzen at this point so intel i7 7700k would be the best gaming choice at the price point . but if the gap keeps closing then we'll all be sat expecting something special from coffee lake . will coffee lake energise the market ? 😛

 

[Chugalug_]

Tbh Coffee lake'll just be higher clock speeds realistically, Intel're just getting the most out of their dollar by staying on the 14nm socket, which is a smart move at the moment, although hopefully AMD can put out some good low voltage laptop CPUs/APUs later this year that're actually competitive...

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ i think the next gen intel is called cannon lake, not coffee lake lol

 

[adiec]

^ i think the next gen intel is called cannon lake, not coffee lake lol

it's definitely coffee lake next . then cannon i believe .

 

[Lucky_SLS]

oh, so those r the kaby refresh? my bad.