Best gaming pc for 5 to 600 euro

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Barty1884

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A couple of options:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (€125.71 @ Custompcparts)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€74.02 @ Custompcparts)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€92.56 @ Custompcparts)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€45.21 @ Custompcparts)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB StormX Video Card (€183.36 @ Custompcparts)
Case: Zalman - ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€31.27 @ Custompcparts)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€64.39 @ Custompcparts)
Total: €616.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 20:01 IST+0100

Slightly over, so you could cut back to a GTX 1050 - but the TI is a stronger card, and there's not a whole lot of savings by dropping.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (€125.71 @ Custompcparts)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€74.02 @ Custompcparts)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€92.56 @ Custompcparts)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€45.21 @ Custompcparts)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB SC GAMING Video Card (€150.12 @ Custompcparts)
Case: Zalman - ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€31.27 @ Custompcparts)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€64.39 @ Custompcparts)
Total: €583.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 20:03 IST+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (€95.35 @ Custompcparts)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€69.68 @ Custompcparts)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€92.56 @ Custompcparts)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€45.21 @ Custompcparts)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB StormX Video Card (€183.36 @ Custompcparts)
Case: Zalman - ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€31.27 @ Custompcparts)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€64.39 @ Custompcparts)
Total: €581.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 20:04 IST+0100

 
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justin.m.beauvais

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https://ie.pcpartpicker.com/list/RRvRzY

How about this PC? It should work great for Fortnite and R6 Siege.

The Pentium is a low end CPU, but will be just fine, and offers you a good upgrade path to a good i5 or i7 later. The GTX 1050 will be enough graphics power to run most games at very reasonable settings at 1080p. 8GB of RAM is pretty much the standard and there is a big enough hard drive to hold a lot of games.

You should be fairly happy with the performance and it fits right at the top end of your budget. Honestly, aside from buying used, I don't think you can get better performance for the money.
 
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justin.m.beauvais

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Did you use Ireland prices for this? Because Ireland is on the region drop down and I didn't find ANY of these deals.
 
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therealduckofdeath

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I would maybe consider something built around a Core i3-8100 or a Ryzen 3 (the cheapest Core or Ryzen), with a decent motherboard (Intel H370 or AMD B350/B450 based). That way you retain a upgrade path to more powerful processor, memory and storage. The cheap processor will leave you with a few bob more for the GPU, which is good because you can't fake graphics detail or frame rate with a processor no matter how much you tweak everything in a PC. :)

Look for a Micro ATX motherboard, it's a great value alternative to regular ATX boards. Get a cheap mechanical hard drive. You can always buy an SSD or M.2 drive later. Don't oversize the power supply. 500W will run a high end single graphics card PC. A decent budget 500W PSU will last you until you buy a new PC (or until it breaks).

Personally I wouldn't choose a processor below the Core i or Ryzen if it's for gaming. There is a need for a fair amount of processing power and RAM speed to make gaming smooth these days and the low end alternatives obviously cuts back on core performance and RAM bandwidth.

If you can sign up for Amazon Prime, I think there are a few good deals on components up until Thursday on there.
 
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That is pretty odd. I originally tried building an i3 system and I busted budget really early on. Well, you've got the best deals.
 
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The memory module on those lists from CPUs Expert doesn't exist. They also link to a single module even thought the part picker specifies 2x4GB. Those are details you obviously have to double check before clicking order anywhere. I think it's hard to find 2x4GB @ 3000MHz below high 90's quid, or a bit over €100 (€150 on that specific site). You can squeeze in under €600 if you buy at Amazon. That obviously also means more problematic customer service as their office is "UK-based" (in Dublin).

(I tested to put one together at amazon with a Gigabyte Z370 motherboard (because that product was cheaper at Amazon than any H370's :) ), 2x4GB ADATA 3000MHz RAM, the cheapo i3-8100, a not too terrible Silverstone case, a 500W EVGA PSU, an ASUS Dual-GTX1050ti 4GB and a 1TB Seagate hard drive. It clocked in at €583.

More edits: Just to clarify why I'd suggest a minimum of a H370-based motherboard is because the B360 chipset memory support maxes out at 2,666 MHz. It just happened to be a Z730 on the list I randomly picked as there is apparently a discount on that board on Amazon today. Z370 boards comes with all the bells and whistles, like support for RAM up to almost 4GHz, and it comes with an excellent DAC for headphone bliss, too.
 
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Barty1884

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Who's memory modules don't exist?

The one's I linked sure do:
https://www.custompcparts.ie/team-group-vulcan-ddr4-2400-8gb-8gb-ddr4-2400mhz-memory-module.ireland.direct.gaming.components?fee=12&fep=56301#.W09RqtJKiHs

And using the actual part code to confirm it's a 2x4GB kit, and it is...
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313770

And JMB linked these:
https://www.komplett.ie/corsair-vengeance-lpx-8gb-pc4-24000-dimm/20554130/product?channable=e38347.MjA1NTQxMzA&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=&awc=8912_1531924990_b45e5d969b525b3a684706696dc70938

Which do, clearly exist and... as per the product spec page, is a 2x4GB kit, despite the pic of a single module.



As for B360 vs H370/Z370, for a <600EUR system, Z370 makes no sense. B360 and max 2666MHz is probably the best idea to cut down a little bit on outlay. H310 is an option too, but that always feels like cutting too many corners to me.

Given an Intel platform and predominantly gaming, on a budget - trying to squeeze in 3000MHz DDR4 (or allowing for 4000MHz in future) is a complete waste of time. The actual gaming impact will be negligible
 
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When I click through the links on your partpicker it gets me to an "out of stock" product. :)
The actual part code link you proveded goes to a DDR4-2400 pair.
I admit I was fooled by the image and main product description on the link only saying "Team Group Vulcan DDR4-3000 8GB 8GB DDR4 3000MHz memory module", the fine print suggests 2x4GB. But, it's still Out of Stock when I click on it and not listed at all when you browse their web shop.

Like I said about the suggested Z370, I only suggested that specific motherboard at Amazon because it's currently cheaper than any H370 they sell there. Finding an unexpected deal like that is what makes price hunting fun. The advantage with not going below a H-chipset based motherboard for a gaming PC is the more relaxed future upgrade options. Faster memory, higher clock speeds, more ports. And obviously also things like longer software support by them. Budget models usually get one or two bug fixes and that's it, while Z-models gets a couple years of software update. (It's not only for fun, just look at the latest Meltdown and Spectre issues. Budget boards are generally ignored by manufacturers for those BIOS updates that fixes the exploits on a hardware level)
 
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Barty1884

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Oh, for the AMD build - I understand now.
Wasn;t out of stock when I picked it.... must've been limited quantities.

Regardless, the Intel build(s) probably make the most sense - and won't benefit near as much from the faster memory. The 2400MHz kit is more than sufficient.

I can appreciate planning for future upgrades.... but that rarely makes too much sense with a starting point in the 500-600EUR range.

Faster memory, typically negligible. Higher clock speeds.... only benefits when replacing with a K CPU. Otherwise, any locked sku will work just fine.
As for bug fixes etc, yes, there's usually more updates to Z boards..... but even that is finite. Spectre/Meltdown ignored anything pre-Skylake, which is just poor all round regardless.
 
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