When you build a system yourself, you get total control of everything from the exact make and model of motherboard to aesthetics of the chassis and how many RGB fans you want. To help you assemble the best PC build for gaming or productivity on your budget, we've created a set of recommended parts lists below, organized by total price.
Before we get to our recommendations, we have to talk about the state of the PC component market right now. All of the best graphics cards and even many of the worst ones are out of stock.
So where does this leave our build recommendations? Here, we're going to be realistic based and put in rough prices for GPUs based on what we've seen from eBay resellers, which appears to be the most reliable way to get a GPU.
Whether or not you want to reward scalpers is up to you. Also note that we don't include the cost of an operating system, because you can get Windows 10 for Free or Cheap. Nor do we include the price of peripherals such as the best gaming monitors , best gaming keyboards or best gaming mouse. You can always save your pennies for a future GPU upgrade. It's a decently priced DDR kit from a reputable brand.
There are a lot of decent budget case options. Without a discrete GPU, this will be plenty. To get a discrete GPU in here, you're going to have to go with something low-end and possibly even used. Thanks, component shortage! With this card and the Core i, you should be able to play most games at medium to high settings and p, though you may need to turn some settings down.
Again, we picked the Gigabyte BM motherboard for its price, but it offers a nice selection of ports, including USB 3.
And it supports PCIe 4. For the case, we've boosted up slightly to the Phanteks Eclipse P, which also features tempered glass and a partially steel construction. That's hard to swallow at this point, but with the GPU market as it is, it's something to consider. You could upgrade to a Ryzen 7 G and spend some of the money you would on a GPU on a nicer case, more storage or other nice-to-haves until you have room to add a discrete GPU.
Where this chip really gains its budget bragging rights, however, is in the on-board Radeon Vega 8 graphics. But, if you're not comfortable with that, you can always pick up the Ryzen 3 G instead — you won't lose much performance. There are some heavy duty games that will really start to push past that limit, but those are few and far between — especially at p. So, we recommend picking up an 8GB kit of G. But, because that could literally present a fire hazard, you should at least find something like the Corsair VSK.
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Selecting a case is mostly a matter of looks. I was actually hoping for something a little cheaper than the Corsair D Tempered Glass case, but it was the least expensive case I could find that also had a USB-C input on the front. Remember: Your motherboard will have front-facing USB options, so make sure that your case has the proper connections for them.
As such, our final build may have slightly different components, depending on what they have available. This article was originally published on October 11, , and is Part 1 in a three-part series.
Part 2: How to build a gaming PC for beginners: Putting it all together. Part 3: How to build a gaming PC for beginners: What to do if it all goes wrong. Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom's Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a science writing background, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of science and technology.
After hours, you can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on classic sci-fi. Building a gaming PC is arguably the best technological investment you can make.
Marshall Honorof. Topics Gaming. See all comments 5. No offense, but are you pulling off one of those "just buy it" Tom's Hardware pulled off recently and went super well for them? Unless this is to make Intel and nVidia happy, this guide should really be made after those come out to actually recommend parts based on reviews of everything. Sorry, but it is paculiar timing. So every time something new is coming out. This is less of a guide as a shopping list of what you bought.
You didn't talk about making sure your power supply has an efficiency rating so it doesn't blow up. This the Verge build in article form.
This is fine but I don't know about this being a "guide" per se. Seems more like a blog with a few helpful tips. Seems to focus more on the "why" for a singular, personal scenario. To be a proper guide, IMO, should go into more detail regarding choice of hardware, what specs to look for, how to check for compatibility, and offer more information on procuring them.
Having an article about picking parts and not mentioning certain specifics? I could go on. I mean it's vaguely informative but again, more of a blog with tips and not really a guide.
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