Looking to build a $700 to $800 budget PC that can handle the latest games heading into 2018? Here are the parts we'd recommend for an AMD Ryzen 3 build or an Intel i3 Coffee Lake PC. Both builds allow for a budget of $250 for a graphics card. that should give you fantastic performance on ultra settings in 1080p or medium to high in 1440p. Finding the right balance between … [Read more...]
Build a Gaming PC Without a Graphics Card with Ryzen VEGA APUs
The graphics card market is steep these days. So, we've been getting a lot of questions about how to build a gaming PC without even using a graphics card. Choices were limited before. You could use the integrated graphics of what was already available or AMD's previous generation APUs. Enter Ryzen's Ryzen 2200G and 2400G APUs with VEGA graphics. These two APUs give us a … [Read more...]
How to Build a Cheap AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Gaming PC With a $500 Budget
Want to build a cheap gaming PC for playing today's latest games? We highly recommend AMD's Ryzen 3 processor. This, along with an inexpensive B350 motherboard, allows for insane value at this price point. While this PC will play all of today's latest AAA titles, I'm focusing on today's most popular competitive and eSports games. Specifically, Overwatch, CS:GO, PUBG and … [Read more...]
Build a Good Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 $1,000 Gaming PC for 2018
Wondering what parts you should use for your $1,000 budget? In this post, we'll take you through an AMD Ryzen 5 and an Intel 5 build that fall within this budget. We'll also include benchmarks, comparisons, and give you our thoughts on the parts we've chosen. A budget of $1,000 is plenty to make a gaming PC that will cover today's latest AAA titles in 1080p. Yes, that's even … [Read more...]
Best Graphics Card for AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and 1300X Processors 2018
When I see testers showing the GTX 1080Ti along with the new Ryzen 3 lineup, I wonder where all the sense has gone in the PC hardware market. The Ryzen 3 Processor is a budget 4 core option aimed at gamers looking to build an affordable system. It isn't meant to be used with a $1,000 GPU. Yet you might be surprised at just how much the Ryzen 3 can handle. So, if you're … [Read more...]