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.

 

[astroxyz]

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.

unfortunately not i'm in middle east

 

[astroxyz]

@helper800 Thank you, What is the CPU on the first build, i have the HDD SSD covered from the old pc, I do hope they release some new GPUs in $100-200 range so i would have more options

 

[helper800]

@helper800 Thank you, What is the CPU on the first build, i have the HDD SSD covered from the old pc, I do hope they release some new GPUs in $100-200 range so i would have more options

The CPU is the AMD 7400F and its on the bottom of the list. This CPU is not available at normal retailers so you have to order it on AliExpress but its a 6 core CPU that gets you into the AM5 socket for around 122 dollars.