BUDGET BUILD

Enjoy 1080p gaming without breaking the bank

T O TA L $1,018

B360M-DS3H Gigabyte $68 It lacks overclocking options, but the new B360 chipset is far cheaper than Z370, and perfect for this budget build.

Core i3-8100 Intel $119 Intel’s new Coffee Lake processors add an additional two cores to the lineup. Think of this as a Core i5 processor, but cheaper.

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Inno3D $280 The GTX 1060 3GB is the clear choice of graphics card for this price of build, and this month Inno3D is offering the best value.

Hyper 212 Evo CoolerMaster $30 We’ve dropped the controller from this build and added in a better CPU cooler, for a quieter, cooler system.

Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) @2400MHz Corsair $103 DDR4 prices are still high, however this Corsair pair is a good value option.

500BQ EVGA $40 It may be cheap, but this 500W PSU is more than enough to handle any budget build. This rig only draws 269W at maximum load, too.

MX500 250GB Crucial $75 Crucial’s SSD range is fantastic value and offers good performance, too. It’s also time we jumped up to 250GB.

Caviar Blue 1TB 7200rpm Western Digital $44 One terabyte of old-fashioned hard storage is the perfect home for all of your media, backups, and AAA titles.

Neos Bitfenix $51 The Neos provides decent airflow, good support for 3.5-inch hard drives, and a fairly painless build experience.

VP247HA Asus $130 1080p and 24 inches is a perfect match for that GTX 1060 GPU. Expect an easy 60fps in all of your titles, in crisp clear HD perfection.

450K Cougar $49 Smart design, hybrid mechanical switches, splashproof exterior, and three backlighting color options make this a good pick.

Rival 100 SteelSeries $29 SteelSeries’ Rival lineup is ideal for those looking to get a quality gaming mouse at a respectable price.