$800 Entry-Level Gaming, Streaming, and Production

 

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This PC is pretty much the lowest specs I would recommend for a substantial gaming experience while also allowing to run a 1080p 60FPS stream if you are so inclined. For production users with the NVIDIA Studio Driver, the included graphics card will accelerate the performance of programs like Auto CAD, PhotoShop, AfterEffects. Premiere Pro… You can get the Studio Driver HERE.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core ($138.94 @ Amazon*) 

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ($115.30 @ Amazon*) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB DDR4-3200 CL16 ($62.99 @ Amazon*) 

Storage (SSD): Team MP33 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME ($36.99 @ Amazon*) 

Storage (HDD): Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM ($53.99 @ Amazon*) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC ($223.54 @ Amazon*) 

Case: Corsair 110R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.95 @ Amazon*) 

Power Supply: EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Semi-modular ($85.65 @ Amazon*) 

Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack  ($20.99 @ Amazon*) 

Custom:  Fan Splitter 1 to 4 Converter ($5.99 @ Amazon*) 

Total: $823.00**

Optional WIFI: EDUP WiF Wireless WiFi  Card with Bluetooth 5.0 ($29.99 @ Amazon*) 

Total with WIFI: $852.99**

Write Up:

CPU:

  The R5 2600 offers 6-core 12-thread Performance that will breeze through most workloads with ease.

Motherboard:

  This board from MSI is a premium B450  board with almost every feature you could want except maybe WIFI and Bluetooth 5.0, but we address that in the optional WIFI card.

Memory:

  This 16GB DDR4-3200 kit from G.Skill is a good pairing for Ryzen CPUs to ensure the CPU is speeding right through all the Chrome Tabs you can throw at it (within reason lol)

Storage (SSD):

  This 256GB NVME SSD drive from Team is the drive to install your system to ensure the pc is speeding along for years to come.

Storage (HDD):

  The Seagate Barracuda 2TB is a mainstay on my lists. This is the drive to put everything you don’t want clogging up your NVME. Games, songs, stream sources…. Any files that aren’t as demanding. HDDs get a lot of flak—a lot of builders switching to a single 1TB NVME. But the price to performance and storage of the Barracuda HDD is unbeatable. HDDs are great at one program at a time. If all you’re doing is loading a game, just playing a song, only loading a stream source… HDDs are fantastic for single tasks.

Video Card:

  This GTX 1660 from EVGA is a reliable mid-tier video card that will breeze through most games at medium to high settings. The GTX 1660 also has a Turing NVENC encoder that can take the stream encoding load off the GPU and the CPU for you aspiring streamers.

Case:

  This case from Corsair offers excellent cable management and airflow.

Power Supply:

  EVGA has a dependable 600W 80+ Bronze power supply here. It has enough power for today and upgrades tomorrow.

Case Fans:

  I included this set of 5 fans to provide three front intakes and two top exhausts, and one rear exhaust with the fan included with the case.

Optional WIFI Card:

  This little card is fantastic. I have one in all of my personal builds. The Bluetooth connectivity is impressive. I have had uninterrupted connectivity throughout my house. So if I am working in the office and then go to the kitchen to grab a snack, my music is still playing through my headphones.

Bible Verse of the day:

Psalm 119:28

28 My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.

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**Price at the time of writing. Prices may change minute to minute and may not be the same as listed.