So, why did I decide to rebuild? I wanted to re-do the cable management. Since I did my original build, I upgraded the RAM and purchased a video card. RAM has dropped dramatically over the last few months. I picked up a 16GB kit (2×8) for less than the 8GB kit (2×4) I purchased when I did the original build…
I found a helluva deal on an AMD RX570 video card, so I decided to pick that up as well.
This case is not really good for great cable management, so let’s try this again.
This was a fun project and now my build is finally done. One can always upgrade, but I don’t feel a need to… Runs games at 1080p pretty well. I am not doing content creation with this machine, but eventually programming and gaming….
I hope you enjoyed reading about my rebuild. I have included a comprehensive list of parts I used. This build was under 1000. So, yes, you can build a gaming PC under 1000. I think mine was closer to 700, but definitely under 1000. I sold old console gaming equipment I had lying around to help fund my build and it was worth it. There is always a way to obtain what you want. You just have to figure out a way…
Here is a list of parts:
- AMD Ryzen 5 2400G with Vega 11 APU
- MSI B450M Gaming Plus Motherboard
- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3000MHz RAM (2×8)
- Enermax ETS-N31 CPU Cooler
- Enermax Revolution Xt 650W 80Plus Gold PSU
- Adata SU800 128GB SSD
- Western Digital 1TB Blue HDD
- Red Dragon AMD RX570 Video Card
- Raidmax Neon WB906 Case
- Corsair 120mm LED Fans (Red, White, Blue)
- Raidmax 80mm Fan
- Raidmax Sleeved extensions (EPS, 24-Pin Motherboard)
- CableMod Sleeved extension (8-pin PCIe)
- Raidmax Sleeved extension combs
Here are some benchmarks:
- Cinebench r15: 831cb
- Cinebench r20: 1833cb
- Geekbench 4: SC 4253/MC 13103
- Heaven Benchmark: 1972 (78.2FPS) @ 1080p on Medium Quality/Tessellation Normal/4xAA