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Ryzen 5 Gaming PC

lkeeney18

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Jul 24, 2017
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Hey guys,

So I'm looking to make a good gaming pc for under $900. I had my friends help me out picking parts and I wanted to know what you guys think. Any suggestions or comments?
Btw I also would want it to run VR so would it be good enough to?
Thanks!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4yFWqk
 
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it's already solid, if u want to save more money though, just get the normal 1600 and u get free stock cooler, meaning u don't have to buy aftermarket cooler and the CPU price will be cheaper :) (1600X only gives u an auto-OC feature, so it's better to buy the 1600 and OC it to reach 1600X performance, except if u already own an aftermarket cooler)
u can spend the extra money on getting a GPU with better cooler like MSI's Gaming X or ASUS's Strix perhaps (the better cooler should be able to give some...


it's already solid, if u want to save more money though, just get the normal 1600 and u get free stock cooler, meaning u don't have to buy aftermarket cooler and the CPU price will be cheaper :) (1600X only gives u an auto-OC feature, so it's better to buy the 1600 and OC it to reach 1600X performance, except if u already own an aftermarket cooler)
u can spend the extra money on getting a GPU with better cooler like MSI's Gaming X or ASUS's Strix perhaps (the better cooler should be able to give some extra fps)
 
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