Should I buy a AMD Rizen system as a entry level gaming rig?

[surfer949]

Sorry for the broad question but I'm a noob about this stuff. My budget is around $500 to $600 tops for a entry level gaming rig. So far I'm finding better deals for AMD Rizen chip and GPU systems. Why are they so much cheaper than Intel systems?

Are the AMD's system ok for gaming?

 

[vapour]

what games?
resolution?
setting?
fps desired?
yes, for the budget ryzen could be a good buy.

 

[trampus123]

AMD is good for gaming. what LCD are you going to use at what rez do you want at 1080p the ryzen 3 2200g will work on mid game graphics setting with out a add in GPU. that cpu is cheap at $100. US add ram and mobo,PSU,case,ssd,OS win10 will be best. if you needc more gaming power you can add a GPU.

 

[SgtScream]

What is your monitor's resolution and refresh rate? How much are you willing to spend?

 

[trampus123]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4DGxNQ



this will game at 1080p and you can upgrade latter

 

[surfer949]

what games?
resolution?
setting?
fps desired?
yes, for the budget ryzen could be a good buy.

FPS like Squad no CoD or BF, some older RTS games like Company of heroes
1080p
high
anything better fps than my Xbox One I'll be happy
I'm interested in this system from Costco http://

 

[trampus123]

what games?
resolution?
setting?
fps desired?
yes, for the budget ryzen could be a good buy.

FPS like Squad no CoD or BF, some older RTS games like Company of heroes
1080p
high
anything better fps than my Xbox One I'll be happy
I'm interested in this system from Costco http://

don't buy that system it has a nice CPU and that is it. it will not last long at all

 

[SgtScream]

What is your refresh rate and how much do you want to spend?

 

[tejayd]

Ryzen is definitely fine. AMD is currently the way to go for budget mid range builds. I just made this quick as for reference. Cases and psu's you can usually find deals on like the examples here. 2200g is a fine entry lvl cpu. If you can squeeze the extra 60$ the ryzen 2600 would be nice to have. The rx570 gpu is also fine and about 50$ less if you wanted to cut costs.

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HXx2YT) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HXx2YT/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RkJtt6/amd-ryzen-3-2200g-35ghz-quad-core-processor-yd2200c5fbbox) | $97.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LLYLrH/asrock-b450m-hdv-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-hdv) | $61.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xDx9TW/gskill-memory-f42800c16d8gvr) | $67.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6yKcCJ/samsung-860-evo-500gb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-76e500bam) | $82.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Red Devil Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PTfmP6/powercolor-radeon-rx-580-8gb-red-devil-video-card-axrx-580-8gbd5-3dhoc) | $199.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair - Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/shtWGX/corsair-case-cc9011086ww) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tc3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-ss620gm2) | $35.06 @ B&H
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $605.98
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
| **Total** | **$575.98**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2018-11-08 13:25 EST-0500 |

 

[trampus123]

Ryzen is definitely fine. AMD is currently the way to go for budget mid range builds. I just made this quick as for reference. Cases and psu's you can usually find deals on like the examples here. 2200g is a fine entry lvl cpu. If you can squeeze the extra 60$ the ryzen 2600 would be nice to have. The rx570 gpu is also fine and about 50$ less if you wanted to cut costs.

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HXx2YT) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HXx2YT/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RkJtt6/amd-ryzen-3-2200g-35ghz-quad-core-processor-yd2200c5fbbox) | $97.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LLYLrH/asrock-b450m-hdv-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-hdv) | $61.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xDx9TW/gskill-memory-f42800c16d8gvr) | $67.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6yKcCJ/samsung-860-evo-500gb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-76e500bam) | $82.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Red Devil Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PTfmP6/powercolor-radeon-rx-580-8gb-red-devil-video-card-axrx-580-8gbd5-3dhoc) | $199.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair - Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/shtWGX/corsair-case-cc9011086ww) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tc3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-ss620gm2) | $35.06 @ B&H
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $605.98
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
| **Total** | **$575.98**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2018-11-08 13:25 EST-0500 |

this will be a nice computer at that price point.
the good thing is it can be upgraded a bunch to push 1440p rez

 

[surfer949]

thank you all for the input. Looks like the best path is self build. I'm a little scared to build my own pc but I think I can do it since it will be the better option to go with.

 

[surfer949]

What is your refresh rate and how much do you want to spend?

nothing too fancy since that I'm using a Xbox One for now. Budget is $500 - $600

 

[SgtScream]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M BAZOOKA Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($204.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.44 @ Amazon)
Total: $678.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-08 14:24 EST-0500

 

[vapour]

After 70 rebates:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 570 4 GB RED DRAGON Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Yellow) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($35.06 @ B&H)
Total: $570.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-08 14:48 EST-0500

 

[tejayd]

Building a pc is very easy. Especially after you do it once.