[SOLVED] Cheap gaming PC

[jtavarezmail]

I don't play much games.
But I recently tried PubG and wanted a desktop to play.
Is this worth it? Good buy it bad buy? Thoughts?

I found this on Best Buy for $599:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-5-series-8gb-memory-amd-radeon-rx-580-1tb-hard-drive-128gb-solid-state-drive-shadow-black-with-a-brushed-hairline-pattern/6280608.p?skuId=6280608#tabbed-customerreviews

 

[Eximo]

Not bad at all. Bit of a waste to have both an APU and a full discrete graphics card.

It could also benefit a lot from dual channel memory, so if you can afford another 8GB of memory, you might want to get that.

Fair warning, OEM systems can be difficult to upgrade later, and they often cheap out on the power supply.

Here is a rough build comparison, big saving on the bundled OS. And whatever peripherals it comes with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - PM961 128 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($47.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - Blackbone ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $701.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-25 17:31 EST-0500

 

[punkncat]

You could do worse for a pre built. Considering the convenience of a build, ready, warrantied walk out the door box, I think it would be ok for what it is.

 

[Eximo]

I didn't go down the road to exact part match. My drive choices are certainly more expensive than what they will have put in there. Case is always tricky because you never know what they spent. Went with a larger power supply since the RX580 is quite power hungry. But I would say that this is one of the more competitively priced gaming desktops out there right now.

The recent reviews I've seen on the HP Omen line shows they actually have some decent people picking out the hardware over there. Not sure about the Pavilion line, but if we are lucky it is the same people.

 

[punkncat]

I know that if I were to purchase that, the exact first thing I would do after being sure it was operating properly would be to download Windows 10 onto USB and reformat that SSD. It's SO full of bloatware.