Hyper 212 Evo
CoolerMaster $40
We’ve dropped the controller from this build
and added in a better CPU cooler, for a
quieter, cooler system.MOTHERBOARDCOOLERTOTAL
$1,184
BUDGET
BUILD
Enjoy 1080p gaming without
breaking the bank
Alloy FPS Pro
HyperX $70
A reliable and attractive board with no added
frills from HyperX—plus it’ll match that
Stinger Core headset. Result.Core i3-9100f
Intel $90
An incredibly nippy quad-core CPU for the
price, Intel’s 9th gen budget chip skips
integrated graphics for affordability.Buyer’s Guide
HARDWARE
PROCESSORGRAPHICSCARDMEMORYPOWER^
SUPPLYMX500 250GB
Crucial $63
Crucial’s SSD range is fantastic value and
offers good performance, too. It’s also time
we jumped up to 250GB.SSDNeos
Bitfenix $60
The Neos provides decent airflow, good
support for 3.5-inch hard drives, and a fairly
painless build experience.CASEDISPLAYKEYBOARDMOUSECaviar Blue 1TB 7200rpm
Western Digital $43
One terabyte of old-fashioned hard storage
is the perfect home for all of your media,
backups, and AAA titles.HDDG2460PF
AOC $245
This is the cheapest 144Hz, gaming monitor
you can buy, yet it still offers decent image
quality, great performance, and Freesync.Rival 110
SteelSeries $30
A great sensor, simple design, and
impressively low price make this a great
entry-level gaming mouse.CX-M Series CX550M
Corsair $70
A UK price spike in our previous EVGA
500W pick opens the door for this quiet
Corsair option.B360M-HDV
ASRock $67
ASRock’s B360M board definitely qualifies
as ‘no frills’, but it’ll still get the juice out of
your CPU without bottlenecks.Vengeance LPX 16GB
Corsair $76
16GB of RAM gives you plenty of breathing
room when running multiple programs, and
Corsair’s selling this kit cheap.GeForce RTX 2060 GAMING
EVGA $330
Compact, great value, and part of NVIDIA’s
latest GPU generation, this EVGA model is
the budget gamer’s best friend.NEW
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