Question Building budget gaming rig with $450-$600

[astroxyz]

Hey Folks, I am considering a new rig soon, would appreciate some recommendations on parts, ideally compatible parts. on GPU i am thinking $150-250 ideally something like the new Arc B580, Motherboard and CPU choice are quite difficult, I doubt i would be able to spend any more than $150-200 on them combined maybe a MSI B760M E DDR5 (rev. 1.0) LGA1700 Motherboard
ram preferably 32GB ram or single slot 16? i do not know if DDR5 is an option, i will probably need a 500W or so PSU as well. what i would like for this is to be upgradeable in the next few years and i do not run really high specs on games or play very demanding games.

 

[COLGeek]

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[LordVile]

Hey Folks, I am considering a new rig soon, would appreciate some recommendations on parts, ideally compatible parts. on GPU i am thinking $150-250 ideally something like the new Arc B580, Motherboard and CPU choice are quite difficult, I doubt i would be able to spend any more than $150-200 on them combined maybe a MSI B760M E DDR5 (rev. 1.0) LGA1700 Motherboard
ram preferably 32GB ram or single slot 16? i do not know if DDR5 is an option, i will probably need a 500W or so PSU as well. what i would like for this is to be upgradeable in the next few years and i do not run really high specs on games or play very demanding games.

Issue with the B580 is you need a new CPU to go with it which would be more than half the budget. If you’re ok doing a platform upgrade later you can get something like a R5 3600 and motherboard for dirt cheap, throw in 16GB of RAM and an older GPU like a 1080Ti and you’re good to go

 

[helper800]

This would be the minimum viable AM5 PC, in my opinion:
PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: ASRock B850M-X WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Inland Performance Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($71.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Arc B580 12 GB Video Card ($249.99)
Case: Zalman S2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Custom: AMD 7400F ($121.49)
Total: $772.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-29 13:11 EST-0500

The builds below would work but be on dead end platforms and about as down costed as you can get:

Intel:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-14100F 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($90.09 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H670M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44Q 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Arc B580 12 GB Video Card ($249.99)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650BE 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $627.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-29 13:20 EST-0500

AMD:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ MSI)
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44Q 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Arc B580 12 GB Video Card ($249.99)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650BE 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $615.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-29 13:25 EST-0500

 

[Eximo]

My take on an Intel build. Substitute the B580 if available:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($111.34 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H670 PG Riptide ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($42.97 @ Newegg Sellers)
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Arc B570 10 GB Video Card ($234.99 @ B&H)
Case: Zalman S2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $646.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-29 13:37 EST-0500

 

[punkncat]

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[Eximo]

I suppose if we are going for lowest possible, are you near a microcenter? Can often get core components quite cheaply. Often have openbox items for a lot less, but you don't get to be too choosy.

They do have a good deal on an i7-12700K combo still, but it is a bit more expensive then what we have looked at so far.