$600 Gaming PC
Last Updated: 8/26/2024
This $600 gaming PC offers great value and exceptional performance for 1080p gaming. Equipped with an I3 12100F and an RX 6650 XT this PC will play the most recent triple AAA titles at 1080p 60fps at high or ultra settings. Paired with 16 gigs of RAM and a decent b660 motherboard, this is one of the best entry-level PCs to get into PC gaming.
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This $600 gaming PC is your best bet to game at 1080p if you are on a tight budget as it delivers excellent performance for this resolution while not breaking the bank.
Starting with one of the central pieces of this build, the i3 12100f, although it's quite budget conscious, this CPU has single-threaded performance that punches above it's weight class, which can run nearly all modern gaming-related tasks with ease, despite being four cores.
We have paired this CPU with a budget but reliable b660 motherboard that helps us reach this price point while offering PCIE Gen 4 connectivity and room for upgrades.
For RAM and storage, there is 16gb of DDR4 RAM which is the minimum amount recommended for a gaming PC and a 1TB gen3 NVME SSD drive. Given the budget of this system though, we'll need to settle for a dramless SSD.
The GPU of choice is the RX 6650 XT. This is the best 1080p graphics card available right now since it outperforms all other graphics cards in it's class, including the popular RTX 3060, at almost the same affordable price of an Intel ARC A750.
For our case selection, we have selected a case that doesn't break the bank offering a decent amount of airflow, 3 pre-included ARGB fans, and a useful front USB Type-C connector.
Lastly, the PSU is a reliable bronze-rated unit from MSI that will give us enough wattage to power this entire build.
Author
Nemusdark,
Hardware advisor
Nemusdark is a hardware enthusiast who is always up-to-date with the latest hardware news and trends. He also does market analysis and is aware of many different optimal combinations for PC builds at various different price points.
