The EVGA 400W is a solid choice for this price bracket CLICK. What kind of build are we looking at here? If you're running a power-hungry setup that really demands a reliable 600W unit, I'm afraid you'll have to shell out more than $100...
The barebones kit includes the power supply. The Stock Ryzen cooler fits the case perfectly.
Just throw in 2x8GB of RAM and an SSD, and you're good to go.
The 3400G is miles ahead of any ultra-low voltage processor, and I think it’ll handle those games just fine.
Nice, this is exactly what I was looking for since I figured size would be the main factor. I just didn't know the specific name or where to track it down.
Stick a 3400G and 2x8GB 3200MHz RAM in here and you'll run League of Legends and DotA quite smoothly. 🙂
League of Legends, and especially dota, have become way more demanding over the last few years. Plus, if you try running games on a 55" screen at 720p, it’s going to look absolutely terrible. Then there's the input lag—if you actually play MOBAs seriously, a TV is just way too sluggish and unresponsive compared to a standard monitor.
My advice? Save up a little more cash to aim for something like this:
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 3400 g CPU tray + Wraith Spire cooler, s. AM4 Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H, AM4 DDR4 16GB (2x8) G.Skill 3200MHz AEGIS C16, F4-3200C16D-16GIS Kingston SSD 240GB A400 2.5" SATA, SA400S37/240G Zalman T7 Midi Tower Black Acrylic window EVGA 400W Power Supply, PPA4004900
Total: $993 gadgetguide.com
With this setup, you'll be able to play MOBAs at 1080p with 60FPS if you drop the settings down a bit. You might even squeeze League of Legends through on max settings. Still, I wouldn't recommend gaming like this on a TV. FIFA, racing games, fighting games—those are fine, but MOBAs where split-second timing is everything in a team fight? Definitely not. 🙂
I totally agree. I initially went in trying to cut every possible corner, but honestly, it wasn't even necessary in the end. Looking at the power supply selection over at Micro Center right now, I don't see anything particularly worth the money in terms of price-to-performance in the $167 range.
Feel free to suggest any cases you think would fit; personally, I'm leaning toward a minimalist aesthetic, especially since this build is going to be whisper-quiet. 🙂 I went with the 3700X just to ensure some level of future-proofing, given this is a $1,500 build, and the motherboard is easily one of the better options in the upper mid to lower high-end tier. If you paired a Ryzen 5 3600 with an MSI B450 Tomahawk—which offers incredible value—the price drops below $667.
Here’s one for the Intel fans, featuring a slightly more flashy case. Just for comparison 🙂
You've got some room there to add more storage if you need to. You could save a bit more $333 by switching to an MSI B450 Tomahawk, but since your budget is already at 15k...
Also, if you aren't planning on doing any overclocking, you can just stick with the stock cooler; it'll do the job. Or maybe something like an Arctic Freezer 34, though I'm not even sure how much better that actually is than the AMD Wraith Prism you get with the 3700X.
Check THIS page for cards eligible for the 24-month installment plan; not everything qualifies.
Otherwise, you could save an extra $333 by going with THIS graphics card instead. Performance-wise they aren't far apart—the Radeon is about ~8-9% slower on average—but the price difference is definitely noticeable.
Adam Reyes64 said:BTW. Once I wipe all my current drivers, is just downloading the new ones from the web enough for this little GTX card? No need to mess with anything else?
Just use DDU to clean out all the old stuff and then grab the new drivers. That’s all there is to it. 🎉
It’s a bit of an unbalanced build. What are you actually planning to do with this rig? If you're just gaming, that 3900X is massive overkill. Honestly, even the 3700X is way more than what you really need. I’d also swap in a Tomahawk motherboard, and you definitely forgot to include a power supply 😬
If you're picking everything up Downtown, you might as well grab THIS motherboard along with 2X THIS RAM. Ryzen generally performs much better with Dual Channel memory. Everything else looks fine.
Peter Green said:That’s not a good deal at all. It's overpriced and just as mediocre as any other pre-built system you'll find. As for that extended warranty, don't bother—it's total nonsense.
Jonathan Barrett said:It might be better to go with dual channel since that hardware really struggles with single channel memory.
It's dual channel in the cart, and the price is correct—I just forgot to add that in earlier. Correction : Quote 2x Wait... Thanks for the correction. 😉
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Adam Moore3 said:Intel Core i3-9100 BOX, socket LGA 1151, ASUS Prime B450M-A, AM4 2x DDR4 4GB (1x4) Kingston 2666MHz Value, KVR26N19S6/4 Kingston 240GB A400 2.5" SATA SSD, SA400S37/240G EVGA 400 W power supply, PPA4004900 Mid Tower PC Case Black
@Alexander Moore67 I’m not sure when we started recommending pre-built rigs on this forum, let alone from Santa Monica 🙂
@Jason White5 They're compatible, but would I recommend them? Not really. The processor is complete overkill if the goal is strictly browsing and streaming. Plus, there's a poor choice of power supply for this price range, and the SSD is tiny—since they aren't luxury items anymore, 240GB has become the basic standard.
Intel Core i3-9100 BOX, LGA 1151, ASUS Prime B450M-A, AM4 DDR4 4GB (1x4) Kingston 2666MHz Value, KVR26N19S6/4 Kingston SSD 240GB A400 2.5" SATA, SA400S37/240G EVGA 400 W Mid Tower PC Case
Total: $887 Best Buy
You can get something much more balanced like this for noticeably less money. You could even step up to an Intel Core i5-9400 if you want more processing power, and it would still be cheaper than the original build.
It’s been added, and it's noticeably more powerful. Awesome. It’s basically running at the same level as an RTX2070.
When it comes to 4K gaming—it’s a bit hit or miss. You might be able to crank some titles up to solid settings, but most of the time you'll have to settle for at least Medium if you want to maintain a decent 60 FPS average. That's all assuming we aren't factoring a 4K monitor into this budget... 😁