Building a gaming PC on a $400 budget is challenging but achievable with careful selection of components. This guide will help you put together a system that can handle popular games at 1080p with reasonable settings. Let’s get started.
Components:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G – $115
- The Ryzen 5 5600G is an excellent choice because it includes a powerful integrated GPU (Radeon Vega), which is essential for keeping costs down by not needing a separate graphics card initially.
- Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4 – $75
- A reliable and affordable motherboard that supports the Ryzen 5 5600G and offers enough features for a budget build.
- RAM: TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 – $45
- 16GB of RAM is the sweet spot for gaming, and DDR4-3200 provides good speed for the Ryzen APU.
- Storage: Kingston NV1 500GB NVMe SSD – $30
- A 500GB NVMe SSD provides fast boot times and quick load times for games, as well as enough storage for your operating system and several games.
- Power Supply: EVGA 450 BR, 80+ Bronze 450W – $40
- A reliable power supply with enough wattage for this build, and some headroom for future upgrades.
- Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L – $40
- A budget-friendly case with decent airflow and a compact design.
- Operating System: Windows 10 Home (OEM) – $30
- You can find OEM keys at lower prices from various online retailers.
Total Cost: $375
We saved $25 for a CPU cooler or a set of budget oriented peripheral – i.e., a mouse and keyboard combo.
Optional Components (if budget allows)
Graphics Card: If you can stretch your budget slightly, consider adding a used graphics card like the GTX 1650 or RX 570, which can be found around $50-$75. This will significantly improve gaming performance.
Post-Build Tips:
- Update drivers: After installing the OS, download and install the latest drivers for your motherboard, GPU (if you added one), and any other peripherals.
- Enable XMP/DOCP: In the BIOS, enable XMP (Intel) or DOCP (AMD) to ensure your RAM runs at its rated speed.
This $400 budget gaming PC will provide a solid foundation for 1080p gaming. As you save more money, consider upgrading to a dedicated graphics card for even better performance. Enjoy your new build!
It’s cheaper to buy the Procie + Mobo in the same store because they give additional discount cash price.
Usually it is the case, especially at PCHub. But, you have to make sure that the stock is there for both. It’s also imperative to ask them about the discount.
Yes, but if the stocks aren’t there, you have to improvise.
btw that 32gb ssd cant be a boot drive.
good thing you didnt go with that 32gb ssd, you cant use it as boot drive or install os. it’s only for cache
Hello bro, thanks a lot for the heads up. I have updated the guide. Have a cookie!
Good Day Sir. I’m going to do a Skylake build soon using this PC case. Would this build be good enough?
https://pcpartpicker.com/p/qvDqCJ
BTW your cable management sir is really good :D
I actually have the BAZOOKA from MSI here. It’s a nice motherboard. The case will suite the setup just well but you’d want to check out SilverStone’s Temjin 08 since it’s on a discounted sale at PCHub right now.
do you think pchub have all the needed parts for this build?
okay na okay na kc to sakin
At this moment, I’m not quite sure although majority of the parts should be available and will probably at a lower price (and their equivalent).
I’ll get back to you soon since I’m planning to visit them again this week of January 2016. :)
How about an intel 20k build? Thank you sir!
Meron tayo sa taas na Intel Equivalent. :)
Ay hehe sir same lang ba ang biostar mobo sa gigabyte-ga-h81m-d? And tama po ba na kapag nag for example nag upgrade ako ng latest video card di na kaya ng processor?
Same chipset but may ilang features na maaaring magkaiba. Rest assured, they support the same processors.
Pag nagpalit ka ng latest card or any, compatible padin naman si CPU. Ang importante na titignan mo eh yung power requirement and in this case, si PSU.
sir pwede bato gamitan ng ng r9 380?
Pwede but kailangan mo ng better PSU compared sa naisama sa actual build. A a VS550 or higher / equivalent will do.
ahh. kung gtx 950 sli sir compare to r9 380, anu mas maganda? kailangan ku din ba ng better psu?
950 SLI is comparable to GTX 970, and will still require a better PSU bro. Hope it helps!
In a Gaming PC build, Always buy a good quality power supply, for a stable supply of power. Don’t sacrifice your expensive GPU, CPU and other components for a low price, low quality power supply. Look for a unit not only that it can provide the wattage, but also a constant value of 12V and 5V supply, and the protection able to provide not to damage the components inside the PC, like Over voltage protection, Over current protection and others. There are lots of good quality brand power supply with a decent price.
pwede po bang amd fx 6300 sa cpu at avexir core 2x4gb sa ram?
Yes, pwedeng pwede. :)
salamat po sa pagsagot :)
Walang anuman bro :D
Sir yung akin build is mobo: gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, fx8320, 4x4gb gskill..palit gtx 650ti. Psu: corsair tx650..oks na po ba ito kaso stock lang ganit ko thanks
Yes bro. But you might want to upgrade your card in the near future.
Yup anu pwede ilagay dito.. ang case ko si FX Cougar
Sir balak ko mag upgrade to zotac gtx 950 amp! edition (naka a8-7600 APU aku. integrated graphics gamit ko ngaun). Tanong ko lang kung kaya ba ng Deep cool 500w psu? same kasi ng psu ko ngaun eh, para d na sana mag upgrade ng psu.
e2 iba components ko sir:
AMD A8-7600 APU,
avixer 2×4 naka 2133mhz config,
CM blizzard T2 proc cooler,
tatlong 120mm fan,
gigabyte fm2+ mobo micro atx,
120gb ssd hyperx fury(sa sunod na dagdag HD),
at DE deepcool 500w PSU.
(pang online games lang fps/moba)
btw.. e2 pla ung first pc build ko sir =)
kya d pa masyado ako confident sa pag upgrade. salamat
Kahit naka integrated ka via AMD A8, ramdam mo difference when you go GTX 950, or even GTX 750 Ti for that matter. While okay si DE 500, I’m afraid inalis na siya sa Deepcool website, so support is limited na for that product at the moment. I suggest a Corsair VS450.
pero ok lang sir na di muna palitan ang PSU?
Yup. We still got a syste, with a DE 500 PSU + GTX 950. Still working fine, but I highly suggest a better one after a year or so. Make sure not to go past the 350W rated power of the DE 500.
If I go with the i3 4170 alternative, will I have bottleneck issues with gtx 950 (or anything higher than that)? And will the stock cooler suffice?
Also, upgrade-wise with the Biostar H81MHV3 board, will I be able to upgrade to the i5/i7 road without issues from the i3? TIA
It would be better in core per core performance, and power efficiency.
sir
you see, im noob when comes to CPU set ups but i was interested on getting your intel setup but then my friend gave me this:
Processor Pentium G4400
Motherboard ECS H110M-C3D
GPU Zotac GTX 950
PSU Seasonic S12II
RAM Gskill Aegis 8GB DDR3-1600
HDD WD Blue 1TB
Case Tecware Infinity
i ll use the pc mainly on playing dota 2 hope you can give me second opinion or a pro advise?
thank you
You friend’s recommendations are good, however you could try mixing things up. Feel free to swap the CPU, Storage, and PSU / Case selections.
Thank you for the response, sir if you don’t mind me asking, well given i mixed it up, is there a way like i could cut it down to like around 15k ?
but i want to play dota 2 on high settings, sorry its my first time to get a pc :D
You could cut the price down if you’re going to go with a GTX 750 / 750 Ti. Pretty sure prices of those are around 5K. Then you gotta compromise the CPU by going with a lower end model.
Go for the 750ti, if high setting is your target. Dynaquestpc is now selling their gigabyte gtx 750ti for 5K.
for PSU Corsair VS 450w would be cheaper, or look for a Branded casing with 400w PSU.
for memory you could start with 4Gb ram, upgrade to 8Gb later. You could consider this if you want to squeeze in your 15K budget.
Thanks for this awesome guide! Built mine using your specs list.
Just want ask, what monitor did you use on your system tests? Currently using my old Toshiba HDTV and i’m guessing i’m not using my gpu power to its full potential. Thanks!
I used my 27″ DELL U2715H. It’s a WQHD Panel, with a resolution of 2560 x 1140. You should be good with a 1080P display for this build :)
Using this build’s mother board, could it run an I7 processor?
You can use an i7 on the build’s Intel counterpart. :)
Sir Good Day! Magkakasya po ba ang GA F2A 88XM HD3 FM2+ motherboard sa Casing na yan Deepcool Smart CHasis?
Yup! Kasyang kasya :)
Salamat sa pag reply sir (thumbs up!)
OK po ba to sir?
CPU: AMD A10- 7850K 4MB 3.7 GHz
MB: GA F2A 88XM HD3 FM2+
RAM: KINGSTON KHX318C10FR18 8GB FURY (red)
CPU COOLER: DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX 300
STORAGE: KINGSTON 120 GB SSD V300
PSU: Corsair VS450 (450W)
CASE: Deepcool Smarter (w/out PSU)
That’s good bro but make sure to get a dual channel RAM at around 1866 MHz and above speed to make full use of the APU’s potential.
Still, I would recommend a CPU and a Discrete Graphics. Kung kaya mo kahit Pentium G3258 or Core i3 + GTX 750 Ti basta pasok sa price that would be better for gaming. There are GTX 750 Tis around 5K by the way.
Ano po latest na build nyo ngayon para sa 20k budjet
Medyo busy bro, so nag s-scrap ako ng mga naipon ko na build specs pag lumagpas ako sa timeline na gusto ko sila ilabas. Si Back2Gaming updated, so check them out. :)
Sige paps :) check ko nalang po pag may update na :) salamat
I’ve been scavenging around the internet for a good 20k pc build and good thing i came across this one. I compared your build with back2gaming’s and thought if i could mash them up somehow.
Processor – Intel Core i3 4170 3.7Ghz
Motherboard – ECS H110M – C3D
GPU – Zotac GTX 950 2GB
PSU /w Case – Deepcool DE500
RAM – Gskill Aegis 8gb DDR3
HDD – WD Blue 1TB
What do ya think, sir?
Thanks for checking us out, bro and sure go ahead, mash it up with our friends at Back2Gaming :)
boss panu pag 15k lang… was redirected here with the other post that you have. me monitor na ako at kung anek anek. DOTA 2 lang nmn iinstall ko ? pangarap ko rin yang 60 plus FPS kaya kea ng budget ko
Best bet mo bro eh try mo check ngayon prices ng items sa 20K gaming PC list today. Tingin ko you can save more than 2K with the updated pricing. Then, sa ibang parts I do believe a GTX 750 Ti will do naman for smooth DOTA2 performance.
Sir how about this build? Can you tell what would be the difference with your current build and what can i change to limit it to about 20k? Thank you in advance.
Intel i3-6100 3.7GHz
Asus H110M-K
Palit GTX 950 2GB
Kingston 8Gb ddr4
Cougar SL-500w
Seagate barracuda 1tb
Aerocool GT-black
To make your budget a little leaner, you can get the CORSAIR VS 450 for the PSU, and the ASRock H110M – HDV motherboard.
sir pag inoverclocked po ba ito mas maganda ang performance or kahit hindi na?? at mas maganda sana kapag 4gb ddr5 graphics card nya? tapos ram nya 8gb okay na po kasi lahat ung graphics card and ram lang ??
Defintely bro. Although I suggest going the Intel route of the build at the moment kung di ka mag o-overclock.
GTX 950 is GDDR5 na, so good ka na duon. RAM at 8GB is better definitely better.
Hi sir, newbie here, patulong sir for build para sa heroes of newearth gaming. High sa setting budget is 15, 000 – sagad na yung 18, 000. Complete set na CPU and Monitor. Pang matagalan na rin.
Maybe we can help you on our next build guide. Stay tuned!
But for now, pwede mo palitan ng GTX 750 Ti si GTX 950. Then re-check the online prices. I do believe bumaba na pricing ng mga nasa listahan.
sir.. paturo po.. nabili ko na lahat.. d ko alam panu ibuild :(
pls po.. baka masira ko to lahat huhuhu :(
Send me a message on facebook bro. Let me see what I can do.
sir i already have a 7850k processor and a 4gx2 ram, i just want to ask for your opinion how much fps i would have when playing dota 2 if i would add a discrete gpu, im planning to buy the 2g version of sapphire rx 460, thanks
We have an RX 460 here due for testing. Gotta wait for the numbers before I could answer that question. :D
nice, thank you sir, i’ll be waiting for your update ^_^
Hello Vash. Got the update for yah. https://techporn.ph/amd-radeon-rx-460-2gb-review-polaris-for-the-masses/
Ang galing naman, salamat sa blog nato nilagyan pa kung saan pwdi bumili :) .Maraming salamat
Will it be a sin to build this thing and not really use it for gaming? At least not all the time. I’m a freelancer and I do work most days. But I do get that knack to play a game or two once in a while and I wouldn’t want to build an okay-rig that I can use for work and stress it when I play some graphic-hog games. ;)
Definitely not a sin on my book. I’m a freelance myself so I know that playing once in a while is a good reward system for us hardworking folks. :)
Lol. Thanks. At least I wouldn’t feel guilty about not using it to its potential…all the time. Mehehe. Building this by month’s end. Hopefully. Lol. Thanks for all the nice tip. If you have something better before I build my machine, please please post it agad. Lol.
Btw, what if I want this to connect to wifi – that possible? Thanks.
Hi Daisy,
Yeah it is possible. You need a dongle, but an internal PCI slot based WiFi card is better.
Thanks :)
Will this affordable monitor be decent enough for this beast build? ViewSonic VX2757-MHD – I am on a budget, lol. Thanks.
That’s an AMD FreeSync Display, so you’re better off with an AMD Radeon RX 400 Series with that one.
The RX 460 which is around 5.6K++ should be fine with it when it comes to eSport titles.
Aw really? So this won’t work well with the AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad Core?
What about Asus VX279H Designo? or Viewsonic VX2771-SMHV?
The RX 460 is actually the GPU, and not the CPU. Since the ViewSonic one features FreeSync, it’s a better choice over the GTX 950.
If you don’t need FreeSync, better get a budget IPS display. The AOC i2381H @ 7, 999 PHP will do.
Ah, right, the GPU. LOL. My bad. I’m frantically trying to build this on paper as I will be shopping this weekend for everything so I can start using it come Monday.
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So, bumili ako ng DeepCool Smarter na may kasamang, DE500. Okay lang ba ‘yun sa Core i5-4460 at GTX 750? Liit ng budget kasi at yung PSU ko ay generic lang kaya bumili ako nito. Please reply :) Thanks.
It’ll work just fine basta wag lalagpas ng 300W maximum power ng rig mo (350W si DE500 actually).
Still, a VS450 is a good replacement should you get enough funds for it.
Papano ko bang malaman kung ano yung power ng rig ko? Hehe thanks for the fast replies.
Wattmeter bro. You can get a cheap one from major hardware stores.
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Hi, Just want to ask what is the max RAM i could use for upgrading this? I followed this build (except the case) religiously. hehe. pa-advise. thanks!
Maximum is 1333 MHz due to motherboard limitations. I hope it helps. :)
As for capacity, the maximum is 16GB. That’s 2X8GB. :)
hi sir… pwede po ba nito mga open-world games (on high settings) like Skyrim, GTA V, Assassin’s Creed, etc. and will it run smoothly? i saw your FPS test eh. thanks ser…
Definitely bro. I suggest getting a GTX 1050 Ti though since halos same na sila ng price ni GTX 950 (on this post)
Paps Updated parin ba ung mga price nito? salamat
Paps hindi na. Gumagawa ako ng bago stay tuned :D
Sir upgradable ba yung RAM to 8GB?
Hindi bro based sa current build specs na ginamit ko, but you can change the kit to 2x4GB.
sir, pwede ba sa mga midtower case yang DeepCool DE500? baka kasi hindi umabot yung mga wires
Depende sa mid tower bro pero sigurado ako na kung magkakasya, kailangan mo i-run yung 4+4 pin CPU power sa harap. Extension is highly recommended.
Hello sir. Icoconsult ko lang po kung ok po ba itong build na ginawa ko for Intel build?
Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz
MSI H110M PRO-VH
2x Kingston 4GB DDR4 2133 KVR21N15S8/4 x2
Western Digital Cavier Blue WD10EZEX
Sapphire Radeon R7 360 2GB
Huntkey Green Power 500 Max
EasyPC Rakk Phantom X Case
At eto po yung AMD Build na ginawa ko
AMD FX-6300
Deepcool Gammaxx 300
ASRock N68-GS4 FX
2x Kingston HyperX Fury 4GB DDR3 1866
Western Digital Cavier Blue WD10EZEX
Sapphire Radeon R7 360 2GB
Huntkey Green Power 500 Max
EasyPC Rakk Phantom X Case
Pinagpipilian ko po kasi sa dalawa kung ano ang mas maganda. Mas mura sir yung AMD build kaysa sa Intel build. Ok na kaya sir parehong build?
Tapos sir isa pa pong question…pwede ba itong
Avexir Core Series 8GB 2400MHz PC4-19200 DDR4 1.2V LED DIMM for Desktop (Red) sa ASRock H110M HDV or sa MSI H110M PRO-VH? Salamat po.
Hi bro.
Ayos naman both builds, pero mas ok kung mag GTX 1050 / RX 460 ka. Then, PSU palitan mo with something more credible. Kahit 430W na Seasonic ayos ka na.
Rekta ka na sa DDR4 platform, but iwas ka muna sa pampapogi na RAM. Yes gagana yan, but performance first! :)
Thank you po sa reply sir :D So sir recommended niyo po yung Kingston Valueram yung para pong nasa Intel build ko po? Kingston 4GB DDR4 2133 KVR21N15S8/4. Mahal po kasi sir nung mga DDR4 na memory stick sir haha.
Sir may problema din po ako about sa memory cards po. Kasi for example 970A-G43:Supported na type of memory is DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866/2133*(*OC) pero pag titignan ko na po yung compatible memory (https://www.msi.com/file/test_report/TR10_2743.pdf) wala po diyan yung Kingston HyperX Fury 4GB DDR3 1866 pero sir yung specificationg ng HyperX is DDR3 1866 naman po…
Thank you sir sa pag reply. Papalitan ko sir R7 360 sa RX 460 thanks sa tip :D
Edi sir recommended niyo sir yung Kingston Valueram na nasa Intel Build na ginawa ko? Mahal pa kasi ngayon sir mga DDR4 hehe.
May dilemma kasi ako sir about sa memory cards. Yung specification ng memory card for example MSI 970A-G43 ay DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866/2133*(*OC) pero dun sa memory compatibility list (https://www.msi.com/file/test_report/TR10_2743.pdf) wala yung Kingston HyperX Fury 4Gb DDR3 1866 MHz. Kaya sir ano po ba susundin ko yung specification ng memory na DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866/2133*(*OC) or yung compatibility list nila? wala naman kasi sir lahat ng nandun ay binebenta sa pinas. Takot po ako sir baka makabili ako ng memory card di pala compatible. Sorry po kung newbie question. First time po kasi ako mag buibuild. Thank you in advance sir.
Pag wala sa QVL (Qualified Vendors List), it’s either di compatible or di na-test yung memory sa board na gusto mo kunin.
Anyway, may JEDEC specs naman lahat ng kits. Pag di gumana maximum clocks, pwede mo i-configure under JEDEC specs. That’s the non-OC frequency ng kits.
Thank you so much sir :D More power po sa inyo :D At kung may bago po kayong 20k build susubaybayan ko po yan sir :D
Welcome bro. Medyo busy lang kaya di makagawa bagong build guide :(
Amd Ryzen is here. You might want to check this new CPU of AMD. Performance is almost the same as intel but much cheaper. Equivalent Intel i3 is the AMD Ryzen 3. Check it first before you build. Soon to release.
+1 a good option if you’re not in haste.
Sir, wala naman issue sa rig na ito kung mag upgrade ako into i5 in the future? Di ko ba kelangan palitan mobo at psu kung sakali?
With this rig, wala po bang issue kung mag-upgrade ako sa i5 or even i7? I mean wala na po bang ibang papalitan(like psu or mobo?)
Madami kang papalitan kase AM3 socket ito. Old stuff pati RAM papalitan mo kung gusto mo mag DDR4 platform.
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active pa po kau sir?
ask ko lang po!
anu po ba dapat ko palitan or iupgrade para malaro po ang nba 2k18,
wala po akong Graphics Card, anu po kaya ang compatible?
eto po specs ng pc ko…
AMD A10-7860K AMD APU w/ Radeon R7 Graphics, 4.0 Ghz Max Turbo, 4mb Cache
Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-S1 FM2+, AMD A68H,DDR3, AVL,M-
Crucial Ballistix BLS4G3D18ADS3 4gb DDR3 CL10 1866mhz Dimm
Trendsonic Flare FC-FL02A MidTower 600watts Powersupply Black/Red
Marami pong salamat sa Reply! Mabuhay po kau
Palitan mo PSU mo to a branded one. Then get atleast a GTX 750 Ti or a GTX 1050 / Ti.