"Level Up, Minus the Lag: Essential Gaming PC Builds on a Budget"

[lastrok8]

Hey fellow gamers, what's good. I'm looking to build a sick gaming PC without breaking the bank, and I'd love to hear your suggestions on the essentials you can't live without. Should I be prioritizing CPU or GPU for a smooth experience?

 

[Raff123]

"Dude, I've got a sweet build that'll run most games at 144 FPS on 1080p - I went with an AMD Ryzen 5, 16 GB DDR4, and a 650W EVGA PSU for under $600. Anyone know if I should upgrade to DDR5 or just stick with DDR4?"

 

[Spaceman]

"Dude, I just built a gaming PC with a Ryzen 5, 16 GB RAM, and a 650W PSU for around $500, and it handles pretty much everything on low-med settings. Not sure if I'd call it 'budget gaming' anymore, lol. Anyone else managed to get a sweet deal on a graphics card?"

 

[vovank67]

"Just threw together a gaming PC on a similar budget, went with an AMD Ryzen 5 and a GeForce GTX 1660. Played some Overwatch with low settings and it was smooth as butter. Anyone else have any good budget build recs?"

 

[shipullin]

"Dude, I'm with you on getting a decent gaming build without breaking the bank. I went with a Ryzen 5 5600X and a 3060 for $800 and it's still crushing it with low settings on Cyberpunk 2077. Anyone else have similar builds that they can recommend?"

 

[AlexFateev]

Thoughts on opportunities?

 

[jet800]

Discussion: latest news

 

[ppunish]

"Agreed, I recently built a gaming PC for under 600 bucks and I'm stoked with the performance. I went with an AMD Ryzen 5 and a GTX 1660 Super, no regrets so far. Anyone know if the NVIDIA 4070 is worth the splurge or is it just overkill?"

 

[oleg skv]

"Dude, just got my hands on the build from the OP, and I gotta say, it's a beast for the price. I swapped out the 5600X for a 5800X3D, and now I'm rocking 120fps in Cyberpunk 2077. Total cost was around $1,200, can't complain"