$800 Gaming Machine

[iancomputerman]

I like parts with nice looks,
and quality components,
so please don't tell me to
get a crappy mobo, psu or ram
to get the price down, cause I won't.
What I want to know is what will be the capabilities of this machine in terms of performance in the latest games:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BhxLCy

Thanks

 

[Cystash]

Performance would be decent, I would look at getting 16 or more gigs of ram. Also get rid of that seagate and get a western digital black hdd. Seagate drives do not hold up and will crash on you within a year.

 

[jgustin7b]

Considering prices right now of certain components, it looks ok. You can add an SSD later on for the os and any frequent programs. I would have recommended the gtx 1060 6gb as your gpu, but gpu prices are insane, so don’t.

 

[ArchitSahu]

Dual Channel RAM. Single channel is not great.

Take a cheaper case, and use the money for getting a 1050ti.

If you do not overclock, drop the 1500x to a 1400. Use the money saved for an SSD, and maybe consider dropping the 2 TB to 1 TB.

Good choice on PSU.

 

[jgustin7b]

^

Well, that just summed up most, if not, everything you could change with the setup...

EDIT: Although I may say put the RMx 550w to a CXM (2017) 550w. As reliable as it may be, it is a whopping $75. If you were to upgrade and up the wattage, THEN you can get something along those lines. But for a budget build that’s probably going to get an upgrade sooner or later, it may not be the wisest decision...financially .

 

[aquielisunari]

Let's start from the top.

1500X suggests some smart shopping and a desire to possibly OC in the future. Wonder which cooler you chose.

You left the spire in there. Another budget move, maybe.

The Tomahawk is a fairly popular and dependable board.

Your RAM choice earns you a penalty(FPS and bench scores and against manufacturer's recommendation). I'd opt for a dual-channel pair.

I'd opt for the more dependable WB Blue. 1TB now and add another later on. I'd rather have 2 so that if one fails I don't lose everything.

2GB VRAM is so last decade. That isn't a good pairing for the 1500x.

While you picked a top of the line PSU it does only have 550W. That is more than enough for anything up to the 1080 but not the Ti version. I don't think you'd ever buy it but should that happen the PSU would be too weak.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.55 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($224.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $786.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-05 10:41 EST-0500