Gaming PC

[sadkisson]

I have two 12 year old twin sons that have been enjoying their PS4 consoles for a couple years now and have recently asked for gaming PCs for Christmas. I immediately thought yeah! I will get a Threadripper2 and setup two gaming VMs! My current unRaid server has a Xeon E3-1230 v2 but not enough to handle an additional 2 gaming VMs. The wife set me about a $2000 budget and unfortunately when I looked at setting up a PC that can handle two gaming VMs it will just cost too much. When I looked at setting up 2 separate gaming PCs it is much more achievable. I have put together some equipment that I believe will make for a respectable mid range budget gaming PCs. I am asking for input or ideas that can improve the gaming experience. Thanks for your input!

 

MB - GIGABYTE B360M DS3H (LGA1151/Intel/Micro ATX/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB3.0) Type A/DDR4/Motherboard) - Cost $68 - Amazon
CPU - Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor - Cost $119 - Amazon
RAM - Patriot Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 PC4-19200 2400MHz Memory Module Kit PSD48G2400K - Cost $73 - Amazon
Power Supply - Corsair RMX Series, RM550x, 550 Watt, Fully Modular Power Supply, 80+ Gold Certified - Cost $90 - Amazon
Graphics - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Mini ITX OC 6GB GDDR5 Graphics Cards (GV-N1060IXOC-6GD) - Cost $280 - Amazon
M.2 - Intel Optane Memory Module 32 GB PCIe M.2 80mm MEMPEK1W032GAXT - Cost $58 - Amazon
HD - HGST/Hitachi (HUA723020ALA641) Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 64MB 7200RPM 3.5" (Enterprise Grade) SATA III 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Cost $55
Case - MasterBox 5 Mid-tower Computer Case with Internal Configuration - ATX, Micro ATX, Mini ITX Supported - Black - Cost $66

OS - Windows 10 Home - Cost $99

Total: $908 x2 = $1816

 

[testdasi]

That is a very nice balanced barebone build for gaming. However, I think with that budget, you can for sure build an unRAID Ryzen 2 gamer 1 PC build.

[hitman2158]

Hi there,

 

in June/July I had to setup a gaming rig for the 12 year old son of a friend. They had a limited bugdet of around 700 EURO, so roughly 820 USD. See following compilation:

 

MB - Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming AMD X470 So.AM4 Dual Channel DDR4 ATX Retai - Cost $130 - Amazon
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 4x 3.60GHz So.AM4 BOX - Cost $159 - Amazon
RAM - 16GB G.Skill RipJaws V schwarz DDR4-3200 DIMM CL16 Dual Kit - Cost $153 - Amazon
Power Supply - 550 Watt Seasonic FOCUS Plus Modular 80+ Gold - Cost $74 - Amazon
Graphics - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Mini ITX OC 6GB GDDR5 Graphics Cards (GV-N1060IXOC-6GD) - Cost $280 - Amazon
M.2 - Intel Optane Memory Module 32 GB PCIe M.2 80mm MEMPEK1W032GAXT - Cost $58 - Amazon

HD - HGST/Hitachi (HUA723020ALA641) Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 64MB 7200RPM 3.5" (Enterprise Grade) SATA III 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Cost $55

SSD - 500GB Crucial MX500 2.5" (6.4cm) SATA 6Gb/s 3D-NAND TLC (CT500MX500SSD1) - Cost $99 - Amazon
Case - MasterBox 5 Mid-tower Computer Case with Internal Configuration - ATX, Micro ATX, Mini ITX Supported - Black - Cost $66 - Amazon

ODD - LG Electronics GH24NSD1 DVD-Writer SATA Bulk - Cost $27 - Amazon

OS - Windows 10 Home - Cost $99 - Amazon

Total: $807 x2 = $1614

 

Yannick is completely satisfied with his rig, fast enough for his games like minecraft, fortnite etc. The system is really silent, almost noiseless. The MB is fit for the future, ready for Ryzen 7 2700X, if more power is needed. If more GPU power is needed just buy a dedicated one. OS Win 10 Pro was just around 5 bucks, in Germany we can buy legal keys of unused OEM-SW. Microsoft doesn´t like this, but it´s legal. And it works. 

 

I hope you enjoy this suggestion.

[sadkisson]

Thank you for the feedback! Going the AMD route is definitely looking good. I appreciate the info.