Budget gaming build for $900?

$2000 Everything needed for the PC build, excluding the monitor, mouse, etc. Also, does anyone happen to know what a decent price for Windows 10 is? I've been looking at prices and the range is wild—some are around $30 while others are over $150.

Kevin Foster said:$2000 Everything needed for the PC build, excluding the monitor, mouse, etc. Also, does anyone happen to know what a decent price for Windows 10 is? I've been looking at prices and the range is wild—some are around $30 while others are over $150.

1 x ASUS H110M, LGA1151, D4,S3,U3,U3.1
1 x 8 GB G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133MHz RAM
1 x Intel Core i5-6402P Desktop CPU (2.8GHz, 6MB, LGA1151) box
1 x Zalman Z1, USB3.0 black, 2x120mm
1 x Fortron Hyper 600W, 80+ - 60mj.
1 x 1TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD, 64MB, 7200rpm, High-Performance
1 x 120GB Kingston UV400 SSD, 2.5” 7mm, SATA 6 Gbit/s
1 x Sapphire RX480 Nitro+, 4GB, 256bit GDDR5

Total: $1977

Future

This might be a silly question on me, 😁 but should I consider picking up some extra cooling fans? Also, could someone take a quick look at this build and let me know if I should tweak anything? Specifically, would the GTX 1060 6gb work okay with everything else here?

Kevin Foster said:This might be a silly question on me, 😁 but should I consider picking up some extra cooling fans? Also, could someone take a quick look at this build and let me know if I should tweak anything? Specifically, would the GTX 1060 6gb work okay with everything else here?

You've already got 2 fans in the case, and that stock cooler that comes with the CPU is plenty for what you need.👍

It shouldn't be necessary. That stock CPU cooler is more than enough, especially since the case already has dedicated intake and exhaust ports.

The build looks solid, but if you're looking to tweak things, here are some potential modifications:

- Swap in a more budget-friendly motherboard (like an ASUS H110M), then put that extra cash toward a 240GB SSD. There's also $33 a cheaper 480GB option available from XFX RS
- Ditch the smaller SSD entirely and just go for a 480GB or 8GB drive instead.

If I were in your shoes, I'd definitely prioritize a larger SSD.

Kimberly Gomez34 said:It shouldn't be necessary. That stock CPU cooler is more than enough, especially since the case already has dedicated intake and exhaust ports.

The build looks solid, but if you're looking to tweak things, here are some potential modifications:

- Swap in a more budget-friendly motherboard (like an ASUS H110M), then put that extra cash toward a 240GB SSD. There's also $33 a cheaper 480GB option available from XFX RS
- Ditch the smaller SSD entirely and just go for a 480GB or 8GB drive instead.

If I were in your shoes, I'd definitely prioritize a larger SSD.

I read those RS cards run pretty hot, which is why I went with Sapphire.