Build A Gaming PC For £500
The definitive and most comprehensive build guide for those wanting to build a £500 Gaming PC.
Spec List: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G, AM4 Motherboard, GTX 1660/RX590, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 120GB SSD, 500W PSU, Micro-ATX case.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics & Wraith Stealth Cooler
64-bit quad-core performance x86 desktop microprocessor
Base frequency of 3.5 GHz with a TDP of 65 W and a Boost frequency of 3.7 GHz
Incorporates Radeon Vega 8 Graphics operating at 1.1 GHz
GIGABYTE B450M DS3H AM4 Micro-ATX Motherboard
- Supports AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics
- Support for Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4 RAM, 4 DIMMs Max
- HDMI, DVI-D Ports for Multiple Display
- Ultra-Fast PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 with PCIe NVMe & SATA mode support
GPU Option 1:
Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6GB
- Integrated with 6GB GDDR5 192-bit memory interface
- WINDFORCE 2X Cooling System with 90mm unique alternate spinning blade fans
- nVidia GeForce Experience Software Support
- 3x DisplayPort 1.4 & 1x HDMI 2.0b
GPU Option 2:
XFX AMD Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
- 2304 Stream Processors
- Up to 1580 MHz True Clock
- 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 @ 8000 MHz Effective Memory Clock
- AMD Radeon Adrenalin Software Supprt
- PCI Express 3.0 Support
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4 3000MHz CL16
- Built with a pure aluminium heat spreader for faster heat dissipation and cooler operation
- Vengeance LPX offers higher frequencies, high bandwidth, and lower power consumption
- Vengeance LPX module height is carefully designed to fit smaller spaces
- XMP 2.0 enabled for high overclocking. SPD Latency: 15-15-15-36
Western Digital 1TB Blue Hard Drive
- Form Factor: 3.5 inch
- Depth: 14.7 cm
- Height: 2.54 cm
- Buffer Size: 64MB
- Device Type: Hard drive – internal
- Capacity: 1 TB
Crucial BX500 | 120GB SSD
- Boot up faster; load files quicker; improve overall system responsiveness
- 300 percent faster than a typical hard drive
- 45x more energy efficient than a typical hard drive
- Micron 3D NAND – advanced memory and storage technology
- Sequential reads/writes up to 540/500 MB/s on all file types
EVGA 500 W1, 80+ WHITE 500W, Power Supply
80 PLUS White certified, with 80% efficiency or higher under typical loads
Fan Size / Bearing: 120mm Sleeve Bearing. Operating temperature: 0° to 40° C
3 Year Warranty and unparalleled EVGA Customer Support
High Amperage Single-Rail design for maximum power and efficiency
Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3.1 Micro-ATX Case
- DarkMirror front panel and three custom trim colours
- Edge to edge transparent acrylic side panel to show your internal components
- USB 3.0 x 1, USB 2.0 x 1, Audio In / Out
- Support for up to 3 cooling fans and a watercooling system
Alternative Micro-ATX Case Options
Addtional Components and Peripherals that you may need…
Aftermarket CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard and Mouse Bundle: HAVIT LED Backlit Keyboard & Mouse Combo Set
Monitor: ASUS VS247HR Full HD LED Monitor (1920 x 1080, TN, 2 ms, HDMI, DVI-D, D-Sub) – 23.6 Inch
Optical (CD/DVD) Drive: Asus DRW-24D5MT DVD Super Multi DL Black Internal Optical Disc Drive
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional ESD (Electronic Software Download) – License Only
Wireless Adapter: ANEWISH WiFi Dongle 600mbps Wireless Adapter Dual Band (5GHz 433Mbps OR 2.4GHz 150Mbps)
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Post by: Toby Jagmohan – Founder
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25 May 2019