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| RX 5500XT/RX 5500 (OEM only) | RX 580 | RX 570 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streaming Processors | 1408 | 2304 | 2048 |
| Base Clock/Game Clock (MHz) | 1607/1717 | 1257/1340 | 1168/1244 |
| Mem Clock | 14Gbps GDDR6 | 8Gbps GDDR5 | 7Gbps GDDR5 |
| Mem Bus Width | 128-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| VRAM | 4GB/8GB | 4GB/8GB | 4GB/8GB |
| Typical Board Power (TBP) | 130W | 185W | 150W |
| Launch MSRP USD | $170/$200 | $230 | $170 |
| Website | Text | Video | SKU Reviewed |
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like, this community is just dedicated to helping people, I've heard such stereotypical things like how "pc gamers are elitist" or whatever but honestly, everyone here has been so helpful and open-minded in literally every way. Nobody here has ever been like, "Wow, your build is stupid, mine is better" like some people think pc gamers do, and overall this community is just great. 10/10
$85 new for essentially a Ryzen 5 2600. AMD is killing it right now. This seems to me like an insane budget deal. Gamers Nexus has a great video reviewing the CPU
This list isn't just for people who just got some Christmas money and want to build a PC but are on a budget but still want it to be good, but also for anyone who is on a budget and wants to build a PC but still wants it to be good.
With the release of the R5 1600AF, I thought it would be fun to put together a low budget PC build that doesn't really cut corners and will be a very strong performer at 1080p. This build comes out to just shy of $600.
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Motherboard | ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $78.98 @ Newegg |
| Memory | Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $59.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | HP EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $57.99 @ Amazon |
| Video Card | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card | $199.99 @ Newegg |
| Case | Cooler Master MasterBox NR400 (w/ODD) MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $64.98 @ Amazon |
| Power Supply | Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | $52.49 @ Amazon |
| Custom | Ryzen 5 1600 AF | $85.00 |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $609.42 | |
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00 | |
| Total | $599.42 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-03 13:02 EST-0500 |
It's about to go down.
2I just want to give a huge thank you to everyone in this community for helping me out and being very non-toxic and friendly to me even with my dumb questions. It feels so good to build a computer and for it to actually work so once again, thanks a ton to you guys.
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