Gaming PC (budget) build - Need community "quality stamp"

[Henrik_91]

Dear friends,

I'm about to build a (budget) gaming PC for my nephew, who will play games like CS:GO, GTA, Fortnite, PUBG, Overwatch and other - mainly FPS/shooters I guess - games.

It will be his first gaming PC (and first PC actually. He's mainly been playing games on PS) and I am allowed to spend maximum 10,000 Danish crowns which corresponds to approximately 1,500 USD. Please be aware, that we in Denmark have to deal with a VAT of 25% in the detail market.

Therefore, we could argue for a USD budget of 1100-1200 USD just to be sure.
I've build two gaming PC's before - my own with a budget of around 1800 USD and one for a friend of mine back in october 2017. I was considering to copy the PC I build for my friend which you can see here:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bWhx8K

As said, since my nephew will be a first-time gaming PC owner this build may be sufficient. However, I am not sure if we get a high enough cost/performance ratio with this build?

(E.g. considering to change the SSD with a m.2 drive and also go with a GTX 1070 GPU).

We would appreciate your feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements.
Thanks in advance!

Edit: P.S: We are most likely not going to overclock since I'm not into this (yet).

 

[volkgren]

Hi Henrik,

Kuddos on building your nephew a gaming PC. I'm sure he'll enjoy it.

I have some suggestions on your build:

1.) Try to get the fastest RAM you can with Ryzen; usually 3000-3200MHz but even 2800MHz would be better. You will have to set the speed in bios.
2.) A 2TB HDD is usually only a few $$ more than a 1TB.
3.) 120GB SSD is small, 240GB+ is more reasonable.
4.) The EVGA NEX was one of the older, lower quality PSUs they made. The G2, G3, or G1+ would be much better. If on a budget you could also go with a bronze rated unit such as the Corsair CX650 (2017) but even a 550W would work well.
5.) Optional: Ryzen 2600 + B450 mobo would be better, but if the price is much more then I wouldn't worry about it.

Hope this helps.
-Volk

 

[WiiUMasterGman]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qvWt9J
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qvWt9J/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 Quad Lumi 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($83.85 @ Amazon)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Mushkin - Source 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.60 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill - TYRFING ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BQ 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1155.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-11 15:57 EDT-0400

 

[Henrik_91]

Hi Henrik,

Kuddos on building your nephew a gaming PC. I'm sure he'll enjoy it.

I have some suggestions on your build:

1.) Try to get the fastest RAM you can with Ryzen; usually 3000-3200MHz but even 2800MHz would be better. You will have to set the speed in bios.
2.) A 2TB HDD is usually only a few $$ more than a 1TB.
3.) 120GB SSD is small, 240GB+ is more reasonable.
4.) The EVGA NEX was one of the older, lower quality PSUs they made. The G2, G3, or G1+ would be much better. If on a budget you could also go with a bronze rated unit such as the Corsair CX650 (2017) but even a 550W would work well.
5.) Optional: Ryzen 2600 + B450 mobo would be better, but if the price is much more then I wouldn't worry about it.

Hope this helps.
-Volk

Hi Volkgren,

Thank you for your feedback, appreciate it!
I also did this build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LZfytg

This could be a great alternative; maybe switch RAM from 16 gigs to 8.
Do you wanna comment on this build as well?
Cheers!

 

[WiiUMasterGman]

Hi Henrik,

Kuddos on building your nephew a gaming PC. I'm sure he'll enjoy it.

I have some suggestions on your build:

1.) Try to get the fastest RAM you can with Ryzen; usually 3000-3200MHz but even 2800MHz would be better. You will have to set the speed in bios.
2.) A 2TB HDD is usually only a few $$ more than a 1TB.
3.) 120GB SSD is small, 240GB+ is more reasonable.
4.) The EVGA NEX was one of the older, lower quality PSUs they made. The G2, G3, or G1+ would be much better. If on a budget you could also go with a bronze rated unit such as the Corsair CX650 (2017) but even a 550W would work well.
5.) Optional: Ryzen 2600 + B450 mobo would be better, but if the price is much more then I wouldn't worry about it.

Hope this helps.
-Volk

Hi Volkgren,

Thank you for your feedback, appreciate it!
I also did this build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

This could be a great alternative; maybe switch RAM from 16 gigs to 8.
Do you wanna comment on this build as well?
Cheers!

Forgot the actual link haha

 

[jankerson]

Made some adjustments, more balanced machine with better quality parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($98.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.89 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1107.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-11 16:00 EDT-0400

 

[volkgren]

Hi Volkgren,

Thank you for your feedback, appreciate it!
I also did this build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

This could be a great alternative; maybe switch RAM from 16 gigs to 8.
Do you wanna comment on this build as well?
Cheers!

That link doesn't show me your build. You have to use the Permalink.

 

[Henrik_91]

Hi Volkgren,

Thank you for your feedback, appreciate it!
I also did this build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

This could be a great alternative; maybe switch RAM from 16 gigs to 8.
Do you wanna comment on this build as well?
Cheers!

That link doesn't show me your build. You have to use the Permalink.

How noobish of me: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LZfytg

 

[WiiUMasterGman]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NKh3gw
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NKh3gw/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor ($240.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: FSP Group - Windale 6 60.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($83.85 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar - MX300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BQ 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1126.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-11 16:39 EDT-0400

Its a bit more then your build but it includes some of the stuff that didn't have a price

 

[volkgren]

Hi Volkgren,

Thank you for your feedback, appreciate it!
I also did this build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

This could be a great alternative; maybe switch RAM from 16 gigs to 8.
Do you wanna comment on this build as well?
Cheers!

That link doesn't show me your build. You have to use the Permalink.

How noobish of me: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LZfytg

Yeah that looks pretty good.

 

[Henrik_91]

Does any of the CPU's proposed in this thread come with a CPU cooler?

 

[volkgren]

Does any of the CPU's proposed in this thread come with a CPU cooler?

The Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 1700 come with a cooler. The 1600X and 2600X do not.

 

[madmatt30]

^ the 2600x comes with the full size wrailth spire .

Dump the idea of a Ryzen 1700 , the 2600x outperforms it a fair stretch for gaming.

 

[madmatt30]

Ram
https://www.komplett.dk/product/917678/hardware/pc-komponenter/hukommelse-ram/ballistix-sport-lt-ddr4-16gb?fromSearchOverlay=1&q=ddr4+2x8gb

Motherboard
https://www.komplett.dk/product/1079920/hardware/pc-komponenter/bundkort/amd-socket/msi-b450-tomahawk-am4?fromSearchOverlay=1&q=B450+tomahawk

Cpu
https://www.komplett.dk/product/993770/hardware/pc-komponenter/processorer/amd-ryzen-5-2600-processor

That's your best price performance combo