Description

The last time I had a gaming PC was with an Ivy Bridge processor back in 2012. I was lured back into PC gaming specifically for PUBG and now DOS2. Hence I was initially intrigued by budget builds with the G4560, then Ryzen debuted. I'm not a hardcore gamer, not possible with a newborn but this is my budget to mid range system.

I have minimal experience in building a PC and zero experience in overclocking, but with YouTube guides I have successfully built this dekstop and it's currently running at 3.8GHz at 1.25v.

Part Reviews

CPU

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor

Loving the Ryzen, got it to 3.8GHz quite effortlessly.

Motherboard

ASRock AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard

Great board, easy to work with and the front panel headers wasn't that difficult to install. Wifi and Bluetooth works great.

Comments

  • 25 months ago
  • 4 points

Awesome looking build. Its kind of along the lines what I'm planning. How have you found it's doing for performance in games and with pubg? What settings are you doing for it?

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Thank you! Performance is very good in my books, PUBG is running around 60-80fps at 1080p. I think I have most on High and View Distance at Ultra.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Does this cpu works without bios update ? Some people are saying that ryzen 3 won't post without a new bios.

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

Works fine!

  • 25 months ago
  • 2 points

This is so hygge.

  • 25 months ago
  • 2 points

hygge means... ?

  • 25 months ago
  • 2 points

It's a Danish word that basically translates to comfortable and cozy.

Your setup is cozy, not frenetic and RGB, which I appreciate.

Of course, I'm also old, married and have a hectic job. So for me, the computer is relaxation zone...not a crazy zone.

  • 24 months ago
  • 2 points

hygge is exactly what I was going for. Thank you!

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Whats the performance of 1060 and 1200 combo is it good?

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

To me (layman's perspective) its pretty good.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Wheres the keyboard from?

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

I curious too.. which keyboard is that?

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Looks like it is the Ducky Legend Blue LED Backlit Mechanical Keyboard.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Yeah, I'm thinking the same thing as well:

http://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/ducky-legend/

The biggest giveaway is the Ducky logo and the word Legend on the space bar.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Taiwan, its a Ducky Legend Blue LED mechanical keyboard.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Great budget build! My father's PC has the same motherboard and case.

Which Dell monitor do you have? Looks great!

  • 25 months ago
  • 2 points

THANKS, its a Dell U2414H. Got it in 2015.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

What desk is that ?

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Its from a local furniture shop here in Singapore.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Whats the keyboard called that you have in your set-up

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Its a Ducky Legend Blue LED mechanical keyboard.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Stunning build. I'm a big fan of the monitor! This build has no weaknesses, and is a very capable mid range pc.

The only thing I'd keep in mind for the future is another 8gb stick so you can run dual channel. +1

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Yea, thats my upgrade path for the near future. Thank you.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

Wow! This is funny. I am in the exact same RL situation as you, and I was about to order this build, then I found yours when checking for compatibility on this website. My only doubt is whether I should go for 1070 or not. You say PUBG works well? I play that too + League.

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

1070 if your budget allows!

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

How did you get that backpack?

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

A free gift by the distributor here locally in Singapore

  • 15 months ago
  • 1 point

What framerate on GTA V?

  • 25 months ago
  • -2 points

Mate I'm sorry but this build has alot of mistakes that I do not understand, your mobo literally costs more than your CPU, and you have a 1200 w/ a 1060 6gb. But I guess whatever floats your boat.

  • 25 months ago
  • 2 points

That motherboard is the cheapest AM4 board you can get in the mini-itx form factor. As for the Ryzen 3, it really doesn't become a bottleneck until you get into the 1070 or higher class of GPUs.

Granted, he probably should have gone with a Ryzen 5 or 7, but it may not have been in his budget at the time and he can upgrade later; possibly to the Zen 2 series.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

No worries, but I was looking for a budget to mid range build. Could you advise what you would have done differently?