New Gaming Desktop

[drewsurio]

I am looking to buy a cheaper gaming desktop that I will upgrade later. Could any one give me a parts list? I have a budget of around $600.

 

[ritvarsdavis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($118.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $592.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-27 21:24 EDT-0400

Decent build with upgrade path for i7 8700 (non-K), any GPU pretty much (anything beefier than 1060 would require a PSU upgrade as well just for a piece of mind).
1050 Ti will run all games at 1080p no problem.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Here's something to consider starting with:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium Gold G5400 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $507.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-27 21:33 EDT-0400

As funds allow, upgrades would be as follows:

1) Intel Core I7-8600K + Cryorig H7 CPU Cooler - $272.46 ($237.57+$34.89)
2) Gigabyte Geforce GTX1060 6GB - $299.89
3) Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 - $118.24

Of course, instead of these upgrades, you could go with even better (most costly) components, but this should make for a decent gaming rig.

-Wolf sends