Cheap PC for warzone

Looking to build a cheap pc for mainly warzone. Hoping I can stay under $2500 if possible. I would like to be able to play at 120fps or more on 1080p. I really have no clue what im doing here so not sure if this is feasible or not. Thanks for the help!

Up first, in the truly budget category, the Lynx (Level 3). It does not consist of the latest and greatest tech (e.g., the CPU and motherboard are two generations old now) although, should suffice for your demands.

For example:

COD WARZONE RTX 3060 12GB - 1080P | TJ Gaming (YouTube)
(Slightly lesser CPU and GPU then the Lynx - Level 3 and is reaching 120 fps.)

Next, an Intel 12th gen. rig with RTX 3060 Ti.

Config #: 4234479

While equally sporting the RTX 3060 Ti and 16GB of DDR4 -- DDR5 is still in its infancy, including very expensive. Additionally, the majority of games show little to no gain -- this configuration does feature the latest (Alder Lake) Intel Core i5 and one of the fastest SSDs -- granted, that's not going to boost FPS but will significantly decrease loading times, including re-spawning in some games. In essence, the faster drive can make a game feel snappier overall.

The following demonstrates 3060 Ti performance, including with DLSS enabled.

RTX 3060 Ti | COD Warzone - 1080p, 1440p, 4K, DLSS - ULTRA settings | zWORMz Gaming (YouTube)

The third suggestion, a 12th gen. Core i5 plus an RTX 3070

Config #: 4234641

A little surprisingly, the Ryzen 5 plus RTX 3070 is more expensive. This config does sacrifice some storage size. If you shift among only a few AAA titles, dropping to 500GB is fine, excluding other media (e.g., music, photos). If you want/need extra storage capacity, you could move to the 1TB Samsung 970 without any notable game loading performance loss.

Ryzen 5 5600X - RTX 3070 - Warzone Season 4 (Competitive, High Settings) | Overseer PC (YouTube)

Edited by MrCheetah - 26 Dec 2021 at 9:06pm

It is an excellent presentation of options. Clearly what you are looking for is quite possible. I'd advise the step up to a 3070 is pretty unnecessary. You pay $214 for a slight 7% overall performance bump when you are already beyond your 120 fps target.

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-3070-vs-Nvidia-RTX-3060-Ti/4083vs4090

I highly recommend the 3060 Ti, and spending your savings there on a better storage set-up. You could pair a 500GB 980 Pro with another M.2 NVMe drive, the 1TB 970 EVO PLUS, and have 1.5 GB of really fast storage going forward.

That would look like this in an Intel build:

https://www.digitalstorm.com/configurator.asp?id=4234901

Don't forget the free mousepad and warranty upgrade when you submit a build. The free shipping is automatic.