Building an affordable gaming computer 2012

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This slim, no-nonsense memory kit from Corsair lets us deliver a huge amount of memory and increases our clock speeds, too, without going off the deep end with our budget. Of course, there are tons of options for memory kits, and this is just a suggestion. Memory prices have really dropped recently, but there's always the potential for higher quality RAM savings. Just make sure to pay attention to the frequency and timing, as well as the price. If you need some additional pointers when looking for memory, our guide to the best RAM for gaming can help point you in the right direction.

Capacity: 1 TB Interface: M. You can't have a PC without storage, and you're going to need space for your OS as well as whatever games you want to keep on hand. Thankfully, with memory and SSD prices dropping in pretty rapid order, we've finally found a way to slot an M. Not only are M. The transfer speeds of the Intel p, however, do tend to slow down considerably as it approaches capacity, so you'll be grateful for all that space. This drive isn't exactly what anyone would call the top-of-the-line performance, but this is still one of the best SSDs for gaming if you're on a budget.

Just try to keep at least GB free, and it should perform fine. The various upgrades to our budget rig draw more power than previous builds, so we've had to go with a slightly larger PSU.

It's tough to go wrong with a power supply as long as you're sticking with a major vendor. This non-modular unit from EVGA has more than enough juice for our needs. Disagree Agree. Most Voted Newest Oldest. Inline Feedbacks. Load More Comments.

AMD Ryzen 5 Cougar MX I think it would be interesting if next quarter for your Budget PC you try to bring the performance per watt as high as you can while still maintaining an enjoyable gaming experience. At least I can take less heat for recommending b75 mobo That seems like the opposite thing I'm talking about.

Overclocking is good for performance per dollar, not performance per watt. Nice, looking forward to the next builds. Some times OC does yield its advantages, those few frames can help and have helped me in games running smoothly or just over 30FPS. I honestly don't see why people are concerned with power, PC's don't cost much to run even overclocked.