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Cheapest possible build in December 2019
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| You have no excuse to not run a 64-bit PC in 2019 anymore, and you can thank AMD for that. Here's a simple guide: | |
| Hardware Name Price Why? Link | |
| * Motherboard Any AM4 45,- € https://geizhals.eu/?cat=mbam4 | |
| * CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1200 (Zen1) 45,- € Cheap https://geizhals.eu/amd-ryzen-3-1200-yd1200bbaebox-a1663145.html | |
| * CPU w/ GPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G(Zen+) 95,- € IGP & Zen+ https://geizhals.eu/amd-ryzen-3-3200g-yd3200c5fhbox-a2073708.html | |
| * CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (Zen+) 120,- € Extra Cores https://geizhals.eu/amd-ryzen-5-2600-yd2600bbafbox-a1804462.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=eu&hloc=pl&hloc=uk | |
| * CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (Zen2) 198,- € Future proofing https://geizhals.eu/amd-ryzen-5-3600-100-100000031box-a2064574.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=eu&hloc=pl&hloc=uk | |
| * RAM 16GB DDR4 2 Stick Kit 45,- € https://geizhals.eu/?cat=ramddr3&xf=253_16384 | |
| Total: 135,- to 288,- € | |
| If you chose to go without IGP and don't have a GPU yet: | |
| Name Perf% Gaming Price Encoder Quality Link | |
| * AMD Ryzen 5 3200G 40% - below x264 superfast See CPU w/ GPU | |
| * NVidia GT 1030 50% 70,- € about x264 veryfast https://geizhals.eu/kfa2-geforce-gt-1030-30nph4hvq4sk-a1625399.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=eu&hloc=pl&hloc=uk | |
| * AMD Radeon RX 560 100% 76,- € below x264 superfast https://geizhals.eu/asus-arez-radeon-rx-560d-oc-evo-90yv0ahc-m0na00-a1829357.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=eu&hloc=pl&hloc=uk | |
| * Nvidia GTX 1650 Super 210% 170,- € above x264 fast https://geizhals.eu/kfa2-geforce-gtx-1650-super-ex-1-click-oc-65sql8ds61ek-a2181399.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=eu&hloc=pl&hloc=uk | |
| Total: 205,- to 458,- € | |
| Missing a PSU? Thanks to AMD and Nvidia you can get away with just 300W: | |
| Name Price Why? Link | |
| * be quiet! System Power B9 300W 31,- € 300W is enough https://geizhals.eu/be-quiet-system-power-b9-300w-atx-2-4-bn206-a1765525.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=eu&hloc=pl&hloc=uk | |
| Total (w/o GPU): 166,- to 219,- € | |
| Total (w/ GPU): 236,- to 489,- € | |
| Missing a HDD or SSD? Dunno how you managed that, but i got you: | |
| Name Price Why? Link | |
| * System SSD ~30,- € SSDs are much faster https://geizhals.eu/?cat=hdssd&xf=252_240 | |
| * Games and Data ~20,- € Long term storage https://geizhals.eu/?cat=hde7s&xf=1080_SATA+6Gb%2Fs%7E957_HGST%7E957_Seagate%7E958_500 | |
| Total (w/o GPU, PSU): 155,- to 338,- € | |
| Total (w/o PSU): 225,- to 508,- € | |
| Total (w/ Everything): 256,- to 539,- € | |
| Congratulations, you have arrived in the current generation for less than 550,- € at worst. | |
| Each of these builds should be able to run games at 1080p30, with the more costly GPUs even pushing 1080p120. | |
| You might find many of these parts used in your area, which can be cheaper than new. Check ebay, Craigslist and so on. |
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| Recommended Builds from the above list: | |
| "720p30 Gaming Basics": | |
| * Any AM4 Motherboard 45,- € | |
| * AMD Ryzen 5 3200G 95,- € This GPU is just slightly slower than the 1030, but beats the CPU+GPU price by around 20 €. | |
| * 16GB Kit 45,- € | |
| * be quiet! System Power B9 300W 31,- € | |
| * System + Game 500GB HDD ~20,- € | |
| Total cost: 236,- € | |
| "720p30 Streaming Basics": | |
| * Any AM4 Motherboard 45,- € | |
| * AMD Ryzen 5 1200 45,- € | |
| * 16GB Kit 45,- € | |
| * NVidia GT 1030 70,- € Used for the NVENC Encoder (AMDs Encoder is awful) | |
| * be quiet! System Power B9 300W 31,- € | |
| * System + Game 500GB HDD ~20,- € | |
| Total cost: 256,- € | |
| "To 720p60/1080p30 and Beyond Gaming": | |
| * Any AM4 Motherboard 45,- € | |
| * AMD Ryzen 5 1200 45,- € Possibly capable of 720p30 x264 veryfast in some situations. | |
| * 16GB Kit 45,- € | |
| * AMD Radeon RX 560 76,- € Encoder Quality is trash, so don't bother streaming. | |
| * be quiet! System Power B9 300W 31,- € | |
| * System + Game 500GB HDD ~20,- € | |
| Total cost: 262,- € | |
| "Entry-Level 720p60 Streamer": | |
| * Any AM4 Motherboard 45,- € | |
| * AMD Ryzen 5 2600 120,- € Capable of 1080p30 and 720p60 x264 veryfast or higher. | |
| * 16GB Kit 45,- € | |
| * AMD Radeon RX 560 76,- € Needed for the PCI-E bandwidth for CPU transfer streaming. | |
| * be quiet! System Power B9 300W 31,- € | |
| * System + Game 500GB HDD ~20,- € | |
| Total cost: 337,- € | |
| "Entry-Level High Quality 720p60/1080p30 Streamer" aka "The Dual-PC Streaming Setup": | |
| * Any AM4 Motherboard 45,- € | |
| * AMD Ryzen 5 1200 45,- € CPU is only important for game here. | |
| * 16GB Kit 45,- € | |
| * Nvidia GTX 1650 Super 170,- € Thanks to the Turing NVENC, we can push out quality equal to x264 fast for free. Remember to use "NVENC (New)" or "NVidia H.264/AVC Encoder (Hardware)". | |
| * be quiet! System Power B9 300W 31,- € | |
| * System SSD ~30,- € (Optional) Split System and Game for higher performance and frames. | |
| * Game/Recording HDD ~20,- € | |
| Total cost: 366,- € or 386,- € | |
| "My Budget is only so much" aka "A slightly more future proofed Dual-PC Streaming Setup": | |
| * Any AM4 Motherboard 45,- € | |
| * AMD Ryzen 5 2600 120,- € Can push 720p60 and 1080p30 x264 faster, but we'll be using... | |
| * 16GB Kit 45,- € | |
| * Nvidia GTX 1650 Super 170,- € ... the free Turing NVENC which costs almost zero performance and is a free x264 fast encoder! | |
| * be quiet! System Power B9 300W 31,- € | |
| * System SSD ~30,- € Split System and Game for higher performance and frames. | |
| * Game/Recording HDD ~20,- € | |
| Total Cost: 461,- € | |
| "This is just right on the edge of Entry-Level": | |
| * Any AM4 Motherboard 45,- € | |
| * AMD Ryzen 5 3600 198,- € Can push 1080p60 x264 fast, but we'll be using... | |
| * 16GB Kit 45,- € | |
| * Nvidia GTX 1650 Super 170,- € ... the free Turing NVENC which costs almost zero performance and is a free x264 fast encoder! | |
| * be quiet! System Power B9 300W 31,- € | |
| * System SSD ~30,- € Split System and Game for higher performance and frames. | |
| * Game/Recording HDD ~20,- € | |
| Total Cost: 539,- € | |
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