BUDGET BUILD

Enjoy 1080p gaming without breaking the bank

H270M Bazooka MSI $84 Kaby Lake has landed and the 270 series chipsets with it. MSI’s Bazooka H270M is a perfect fit for our new CPU.

Pentium G4560 Intel $60 We saw zero framerate difference between this four-threaded Pentium and a core i7-7700K across multiple titles.

GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Gigabyte $139 We gave the 1050 Ti another shot, and when buying a fresh system, it’s more than capable of driving most games at 1080p.

Fury Black 8GB @2400 HyperX $68 DDR4 packs higher speeds, better energy efficiency, and larger capacities. 8GB is still perfect for most games, too.

600BQ G4560 EVGA $40 This system should only draw 225W from the wall. However, if you’re looking to upgrade, this PSU gives you plenty of headroom.

CS1311 120GB SSD PNY $53 It’s a budget offering, but for $53 and with sequential reads, and writes of 550 and 520MB/s, it’s hard to argue with.

Caviar Blue 1TB 7200rpm Western Digital $49 One terabyte of old-fashioned hard storage is the perfect home for all of your media, backups, and AAA titles.

Neos Bitfenix $55 The Neos provides decent airflow, good support for 3.5-inch hard drives, and a fairly painless build experience.

VS247HR 60Hz 1080p Asus $131 1080p resolution, 60fps—it’s a monitor made for PC gamers. Coupled with the RX 480, playing on this will be silky smooth.

K30 Corsair $60 It may not be mechanical, but it’s still a classy act for any would be gamer looking to build themselves a sweet entry later.

Rival 100 SteelSeries $30 SteelSeries’ Rival lineup is ideal for those looking to get a quality gaming mouse at a respectable price.

HyperX Cloud Kingston $76 Our favorite gaming headset, and it happens to be as cheap as plenty of inferior cans. A good buy for any gaming rig.