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Most Optimal And Affordable Gaming PC For 2016
Most optimal and affordable Gaming PC for 2016
In my great search for the Most optimal and affordable Gaming PC 2016 I’ve found some pretty good parts for decent prices.
Tower: CM Storm Scout ll Advanced Gaming Black
CM Storm Scout 2 Advanced is the upgraded edition of Scout 2. It supports up to 9 fans, including two reinforced carrying handles, bolted to the core structure.
And it can be bought for the low price of 130,- USD.
Motherboard: MSI 990FXA Gaming, Socket-AM3+
You can get up to 2 PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots, with optimal placement for better fitting and airflow. That way, you can enjoy the best graphics at the highest framerate jumping off from your screen when running a NVIDIA or AMD gaming setup.
Personally I’m not much of an Intel guy. Since if you didn’t knew already. AMD+ motherboards are able to use the latest AMD processor chips so you will still be able to keep your old motherboard, though if you need one this motherboard costs only 180,- USD.
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition, Socket-AM3+
We call it the new AMD FX 8-Core Processor Black Edition and it’s unlocked for your overclocking pleasure.
Experience unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with the industry’s first 32nm 8-core desktop processor. Get the speed you crave with AMD Turbo CORE Technology to push your core frequencies to the limit when you need it most. Go beyond the limits of maximum speed with easy-to-use AMD OverDrive™ and AMD Catalyst Control Center™ software suites. But the best part of all? You’ll get all this impressive performance at an unbelievable price. You’ll be asking yourself “what competition?” in no time.
You can get this one for 220,- USD. A little expensive but really not a bad product for the price.
Ram: HyperX Savage DDR3 2400MHz 16GB
Well… The name of the kit says it all.
These 2 ram cards costs 130,- USD
Graphics card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
- GPU :*GeForce GTX 970, 1664 cores
- GPU Clockspeed :*1279 MHz (boost) / 1140 MHz (base)
- Memory :*4096MB GDDR5 (256 bit)
- Memory Clockspeed :*7.0 Gbps
- Bandwidth :*224 GB/s
- Bus :*PCI-Express 3.0
- Video-Features :*HDMI 2.0
- Cooling :*2-Slot Cooling
- Connectivity :*DL-DVI-I, DL-DVI-D, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.2
- Product Size :*269mm(L) x 141mm(W)
- Power Connector :*1x8-pin + 1x6-pin
- Power Consumption ;*148W
I use this graphics card myself. It’s pretty good and can run about any game you through at it.
And it costs 408,- USD.
Power supply: Cooler Master V850, 850W PSU
Incredible Efficiency.*
- With 93% efficiency at 50% load, the Cooler Master V Series power supply runs quieter with silent 135 mm FDB fan and generates minimal excess heat. 80 Plus® Gold certification with 100% high quality Japanese capacitor , your guarantee that you're making the right choice for smart, efficient PSU.
- Fully modular cable design incorporates a single 1000W +12V output that delivers up to 58A.
- 80 PLUS Gold certified: up to 93% efficiency @ 50% load
- Silent 135 mm FDB fan for lower noise and longer lifespan
- Four PCI-E 6+2 pin connectors to support high-end GPUs
- 100% high quality Japanese capacitor ensures performance and reliability.
- Reliable 5 year warranty
And it comes with a decently low price of 220,- USD
Hard drive: Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB 2.5" OEM
Kingston’s SSDNow*V300 solid-state drive is a cost-effective way to revive your computer. It’s 10x faster than a hard drive plus more reliable, more durable and shock-proof. It features an LSI® SandForce® controller customised for Kingston and best-in-class components, and is available in kits with all the accessories needed for an effortless transition to the latest technology. For added peace of mind, it’s backed by a three-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability. And the prize is a little spicy but most SSD’s are a little expensive.
182,- USD
It all runs upto a prize of 1470,- USD.
And that’s about all you need for a decently priced gaming PC.
Please write what you think of this build down in the comment section.
And if you have any suggestions or addon’s please let us know!
Have a wonderful day and thanks for reading!
Last edited by KuRIoS; 01-11-2016 at 11:34 AM.
Reason: Fixing layout error :)
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Kenneth,
Eryx (2 members gave Thanks to Mcskeen for this useful post)
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awesome article. I suck when it comes to hardware knowledge but this ended up being an easy read.
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Contributor
This ^ Even I understand most of it. Too bad I don't have 1.5k right now... Maybe I should stop been lazy and get a job or something lol
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Elite User
Why spend 180$ on a mobo for a crappy CPU? You could spend 80$ less on that and save about 50$ on the case as well and upgrade to a better cpu. You also definitely don't need a 850w PSU, if you get a 600w one you can save another 60$ at least.
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1400 is not a affordable PC... there is better and cheaper options out there.
"the true wow experience is Maclone"
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Originally Posted by
CreativeXtent
1400 is not a affordable PC... there is better and cheaper options out there.
Please enlighten us
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Elite User
Originally Posted by
Mcskeen
AMD CPU's takes lots of power but you can go cheaper if you like
This setup would definitely work with a 600w power supply though. Gaming doesn't max out power consumption and even if it did it'd be more than enough.
I'd type out a full build but I'm on my phone and at work, basically you'd get say a 4690 and a gtx 980 for the same price if you did what I said. Check out sites like logical increments if you have no idea what you are doing.
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Elite User
Threw this together at work quickly Intel Core i5-4690K, MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti, Fractal Design Define S w/Window - System Build - PCPartPicker
Rough idea of what you could get. This is also definitely not a budget build.
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hackerlol (1 members gave Thanks to Wetop for this useful post)
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Elite User
Originally Posted by
Mcskeen
I really dont like Intel's processors. But otherwise it seems okay
Well when it's about performance and price you can't really go better than that, personal issues shouldn't matter in these.
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For that price I'd go with something like this: Intel Core i5-6600K, Zotac GeForce GTX 970, Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 - System Build - PCPartPicker I am a fan of the nanoxia cases, very silent and well priced and great air flow. At the moment AMD cpus just can't compete with intel on the single core so intel makes a lot more sense for gaming. Since it's 2016 I would wait for the next generation of nvidia gpus to come out before buying anything, as the price for older ones will go down and the newer ones are supposed to have a large performance improvement.
Here is what I would build for the best 2016 computer, replacing the Titan X SLI with the next generation flagship and replacing the monitor with a higher refresh rate 4k one with gsync Intel Core i7-6700K, EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X (2-Way SLI), Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 - System Build - PCPartPicker
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hackerlol (1 members gave Thanks to Confucius for this useful post)
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Elite User
Still wasting a lot of money on a case that doesn't provide any benefit when it comes to gaming, except if you have horrible cable management. And i am pretty sure the 980ti + 4690k combo will net better FPS in most games. I do love the 970 for the price/performance though and would swap to that if i had to save a few hundred bucks again.
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Yes, I decided to go with the newer generation cpu even though it's performance is probably worse because I wanted the fastest RAM in the world even though there's no point and I also wanted the 950 pro because it's so fast, so I did not have enough money to put in the 980ti. Tomshardware had a good series where they put together computers at different price points: System Builder Marathon Q4 2015: The Build