is thhis a good budget gaming pc

[kcrede]

I am trying to stay under 575$

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MxyqZ8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($118.29 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.84 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card ($144.98 @ Newegg)
Case: LEPA - LPC501A-BL(2U3) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.38 @ OutletPC)



and it didn't include case price so +70$
I forgot g. skill ripjaws so + 58$

total 573.46$

 

[velocityg4]

The AMD 8350 is ancient by computer gaming standards. This Ryzen build is much better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($156.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card ($144.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $577.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 21:51 EDT-0400

 

[Karadjgne]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($128.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($154.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $564.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 22:26 EDT-0400

 

[kcrede]

the AMD fx 8350 are still a valid choice for gaming they might not be as efficient but it still a good cpu

 

[Karadjgne]

It's a choice, yes, but valid? I'm inclined not to agree with that part. When a Ryzen R3 (roughly comparable to a Intel Haswell as far as actual IPC goes) is about the same price as the FX 8350, (which had less than 2/3rds the Intel Haswell IPC), you come down to a choice of 8 threads at Intel speeds or 8 threads at 2/3rds Intel speeds. Personally, I'd bite the bullet on the extra $10 and go Ryzen. There's also with new tech the actual possibility of several upgrades, not just cpu, but ram, gpu, NVMe, USB Type-C etc, whereas with an FX mobo, you'll top out at regular Sata 3 and more than likely USB2

 

[kcrede]

Yes but for the price you also have to include the fact that if you get Ryzen the motherboard also increases in price to be able to handle Ryzen and on the new motherboard the ram will most likely be ddr4 driving price up more and you are not taking this into account

 

[velocityg4]

Yes but for the price you also have to include the fact that if you get Ryzen the motherboard also increases in price to be able to handle Ryzen and on the new motherboard the ram will most likely be ddr4 driving price up more and you are not taking this into account

With price being the factor you could go with an Intel Pentium G4560, motherboard and RAM for less than the AMD FX 8350 setup. It will it will perform on par or better than an 8350 in most games. A few games well optimized for multiple cores will do a little better on the 8350.

At the end of the day Ryzen is a better option than an AMD FX. You are comparing a motherboard and CPU with 2017 tech vs a motherboard and CPU with 2012 tech. The Ryzen motherboard's AM4 socket will also be compatible with new CPU releases through 2020.

Unless you are getting a killer deal on AMD FX equipment. You are better off buying Intel at the very low end, Ryzen for low through high end, Intel for the high to ultra end. The Ryzen 3 makes more sense than i3, Ryzen 5 makes more sense than i5, while the i7 Ryzen 7 is debatable. As for the Pentium AMD doesn't have an ultra budget answer yet. With the i9 we'll have to wait for threadripper to find out. Going by OC teasers of the 16 core threadripper it may dominate in the heavy multi-core arena.

I could only see the AMD FX for a low budget video editing rig or other heavily multi-threaded productivity task as your primary use. Which you also want to play games on.

 

[kcrede]

I am going to be editing live streaming and recording

 

[logainofhades]

FX in 2017 is simply a waste of money. At least a Ryzen rig can be upgraded later. FX is dead.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($144.99 @ B&H)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $577.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-03 17:10 EDT-0400