<$600 Gaming PC What do I look for?

If you know a nice $600 budget pc please let me know all about it.

so if I were to get that pc and I do not have the best monitor i should probably invest in one?

It all depends on the monitors resolution and what games you play.   

When buying a gaming pc you need to decide what monitor will make you happy, like a 1920x1080 resolution as an example, and match the pc to it.     

The cpu in the level 1 is matched to its integrated graphics , both being on the same chip.    The level 1 doesn’t have a separate graphics card.   For that you’d need to move up to the level 2 which is a huge bump in performance. But, your budget, and I do understand a tight budget, restricts you to the level 1.

Edited by bprat22 - 19 Jun 2018 at 4:41pm

They both could be telling the truth, the first gamer running a 720p monitor and playing less demanding games.   The second one, not so happy, might be trying to run The Witcher on a 1080p monitor and has stuttering all over the place.

We really can’t answer your needs without knowing what you want to play and at what resolution.     The information is way too general.   

I've never been one to be shy about blunt honest opinion on behalf of someone not wasting money or effort (its part of what I do all the time at work) - if you are only able to lock in to a $600 budget (and there's nothing wrong with that - we each have our own income levels, debts, expenses, etc.) I don't think you'd be served well from a high end Gaming PC builder.

I've read your posts above I personally , in your situation, would not buy the Level 1 Vanquish @ $699. why? Well first if you are hard locked at $600 you are instantly $99 over budget plus any taxes where applicable.

Its also probably not going make you happy 100% based on what you are telling me as being up in the air worried about which reviewer is right or not. Don't put yourself through the stress when spending money.

My real advice would be try and save up until you can get the Vanquish Level 2.....OR if you can't wait and want/need a pc NOW.... you'd probably save a bit at your budget level building a PC yourself. There's parts websites that help you select components and they'll even show you prices and when all parts are picked even estimate taxes and shipping costs.

You can get such help from more generic sites (so no one gets mad talking about non DS purchased parts)...I don't want to name them but search out PC hardware review sites and use their forums.

(You definitely can build a pc to play games...though not at ultra settings and some games not at high settings....for under $600...I'd link you some selections if I knew was ok to do so)

Originally posted by Free Originally posted by Tomsal I've never been one to be shy about blunt honest opinion on behalf of someone not wasting money or effort (its part of what I do all the time at work) - if you are only able to lock in to a $600 budget (and there's nothing wrong with that - we each have our own income levels, debts, expenses, etc.) I don't think you'd be served well from a high end Gaming PC builder. I've read your posts above I personally , in your situation, would not buy the Level 1 Vanquish @ $699. why? Well first if you are hard locked at $600 you are instantly $99 over budget plus any taxes where applicable. Its also probably not going make you happy 100% based on what you are telling me as being up in the air worried about which reviewer is right or not. Don't put yourself through the stress when spending money. My real advice would be try and save up until you can get the Vanquish Level 2.....OR if you can't wait and want/need a pc NOW.... you'd probably save a bit at your budget level building a PC yourself. There's parts websites that help you select components and they'll even show you prices and when all parts are picked even estimate taxes and shipping costs. You can get such help from more generic sites (so no one gets mad talking about non DS purchased parts)...I don't want to name them but search out PC hardware review sites and use their forums. (You definitely can build a pc to play games...though not at ultra settings and some games not at high settings....for under $600...I'd link you some selections if I knew was ok to do so) I really do appreciate you giving me advice and I am not constricted to exactly 600 but that is mainly where I am focusing I can afford the pc but just very nervous about purchasing it because it would be my first "higher end" PC. My current PC is $200 so really any difference would be the best. I might just be overthinking it or something but I never have this type of opportunity. I am only 15 so getting more money is not really possible atm. But I am willing to either purchase or not purchase on what people tell me. It would be much help if you could further help me.

could you give me anything else to go off of?

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.68 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($289.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $729.39

edit: remove ssd to save some money and keep the hard drive for storage.  can back up to the cloud or buy some cheap external storage later if needed. 

edit #2: best monitor at this price point https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VS228H-P-1920x1080-Back-lit-Monitor/dp/B005BZNDOO?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJB3PKOUXZY2U5MTQ&tag=pcgamingbui02-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B005BZNDOO


Edited by db188 - 20 Jun 2018 at 12:02am

Wow, the feedback I have received is amazing. I really do appreciate any effort any of you gave to help to purchase my first "high end" computer. With the feedback I have convinced myself to purchase the Vanquish level 1 with confidence and will look into upgrading parts in the future. Ya'll have given me lots of information on what the heck this stuff even means and I think I have obtained a lot of knowledge from my experience. I am not trying to shun any of you guy's opinion and suggestions. Took everything in and tried to come out with the best resolution. Hopefully if I still have questions I can return to get more answers. But leading up to my purchase I will accept any feedback with an open mind but im sticking with it until then.

We want you to know you are always welcome here to ask anything on your mind about computers. If you receive a Vanquish level one and it's not what was represented here in your eyes, please come back and tell us. I'm confident it will delight you in the beginning and it will take you awhile to see and understand its limitations. At that point we hope you can get that kick-a** card and just slot it in and be amazed.

Mucking about inside your own PC will undoubtedly give you confidence to perhaps build your own one day. A DS build will show you a template of what that should be and look like. Come back here for anything you need. All our best wishes.