Preface
The dream of an arrow-fast gaming PC with dizzying frame rates at high resolutions with maximum detail remains unfulfillable for many readers. Graphics cards beyond the 1000€, CPUs and boards for several hundred euros – not everyone can or does not want to afford that. But does it necessarily have to be the nonplusultra to achieve a decent gaming experience? For me personally, I can clearly answer this question with "no" and that is why I would like to use this article to create a multi-part and long-term "series" in which components or entire systems with the highest possible performance within the framework of a to be found and tested for limited budgets.
Objectives
First, I'll create "rankings" for CPUs and GPUs, which give you a rough overview of the performance of different generations of graphics cards and processors. Of course, I cannot make an absolute statement about the performance of the individual components, because I do not own all the components and therefore cannot measure and compare them all personally. I am therefore referring to various online rankings and indices and, if available, also to my own experiences. The components are arranged in descending order in order of performance and are ordered at a current price (at the time of the item or updates). These lists should then also be maintained and expanded at irregular intervals. Especially after generational changes (e.g. after the release of new graphics cards) to indicate any changes in the price structure.
In this article I will also present a system, which I have put together from a mix of used and new components within a budget of around 400€. In the first part, I go into detail about the choice of platform and components. In the second part follows the assembly of the components and in the final third part finally the optimization (overclocking) and a series of gaming benchmarks with which I want to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses and the future security of the system.
Important note
It should be noted that this and the forthcoming articles will inevitably also use or recommend used second-hand components. For used parts there is usually no guarantee/guarantee and with a lot of bad luck a supposed bargain can quickly become a misinvestment. The risk of a possible defect is determined in the case of used or older parts. In addition, you do not have the right to exchange private purchases and unfortunately not all people in the world are honest sellers. For some CPUs, make sure that they are not compatible with all motherboards despite the correct socket due to limitations of the chipset! The performance of older components can vary massively between older and newer games, as new games may use technologies that the old hardware does not yet master. I will therefore try to put together an extensive benchmark suite in order to be able to assess the performance of the components well across the widest possible range.
Graphics Cards Ranking
GPU and CPU are, of course, directly dependent on each other. For what the one does not deliver, the other cannot implement. So you always have to find a good compromise so that none of the components get bored. The Preie listed in the table are as of March 2020 and can of course change dramatically over time. Cards under the GTX 680 are virtually irrelevant because they are too slow for current AAA games.
Rank | Model | Eel Price |
1 | Titan RTX | 2750€ |
2 | Geforce RTX 2080 Ti | 1200€ |
3 | Geforce RTX 2080 Super | 800€ |
4 | Geforce RTX 2080 | 550€ |
5 | Geforce RTX 2070 Super | 550€ |
6 | Geforce GTX 1080 Ti | 450€ |
7 | Radeon VII | 550€ |
8 | Radeon RX 5700 XT | 479€ |
9 | Geforce RTX 2070 | 479€ |
10 | Geforce RTX 2060 Super | 449€ |
11 | Radeon RX 5700 | 389€ |
12 | Geforce GTX 1080 | 280€ |
13 | Radeon RX Vega 64 | 260€ |
14 | Geforce RTX 2060 | 349€ |
15 | Geforce GTX 1070 Ti | 280€ |
16 | Radeon RX Vega 56 | 220€ |
17 | Radeon RX 5600 XT | 329€ |
18 | Geforce GTX 1070 | 200€ |
19 | Geforce GTX 1660 Ti | 299€ |
20 | Geforce GTX 1660 Super | 269€ |
21 | Geforce GTX 980 Ti | 180€ |
22 | Geforce GTX 1660 | 239€ |
23 | Radeon RX 590 | 200€ |
24 | Radeon RX 580 | 180€ (100€) |
25 | Geforce GTX 980 | 120€ |
26 | Geforce GTX 1650 Super | 179€ |
27 | Geforce GTX 1060 6GB | 120€ |
28 | Radeon R9 390 | 100€ |
29 | Radeon RX 5500 XT | 229€ |
30 | Radeon RX 570 | 150€ (80€) |
31 | Geforce GTX 780 Ti | 80€ |
32 | Geforce GTX 970 | 80€ |
33 | Radeon R9 290X | 70€ |
34 | Geforce GTX 780 | 60€ |
35th | Radeon R9 280X | 70€ |
36 | Radeon HD 7970 | 50€ |
37th | Geforce GTX 1050 Ti | 75€ |
38 | Geforce GTX 960 4GB | 70€ |
39 | Geforce GTX 680 | 50€ |
Purple marked prices = Used parts
Processors Ranking (Gaming)
This is now the second part that should fit the graphics card (and vice versa) and which then decides on the substructure (motherboard, memory, cooler). Again, prices are as of 2020 and may even vary daily. But as a guideline, that is quite sufficient.
Rank | Model | Socket | Eel Price* |
1 | Intel Core i9 9900KS | 1151 | 649€ |
2 | Intel Core i9 9900K | 1151 | 529€ |
3 | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | AM4 | 479€ |
4 | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | AM4 | 739€ |
5 | Intel Core i7 9700K | 1151 | 399€ |
6 | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | AM4 | 349€ |
7 | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AM4 | 309€ |
8 | Intel Core i7 8700K | 1151 | 300€ |
9 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | AM4 | 209€ |
10 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | AM4 | 169€ |
11 | Intel Core i5 9600K | 1151 | 249€ |
12 | Intel Core i5 9400F | 1151 | 159€ |
13 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | AM4 | 159€ |
14 | Intel Core i7 7700K | 1151 | 230€ |
15 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | AM4 | 129€ (100€) |
16 | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | AM4 | 130€ |
17 | AMD Ryzen 1700X | AM4 | 110€ |
18 | Intel Core i7 6700K | 1151 | 170€ |
19 | Intel Core i7 5775C | 1150 | – |
20 | AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | AM4 | 160€ |
21 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | AM4 | 119€ (80€) |
22 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AM4 | 75€ |
23 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | AM4 | 70€ |
24 | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | AM4 | 90€ |
25 | Intel Core i5 7600K | 1151 | 140€ |
26 | Intel Core i7 4790K | 1150 | 150€ |
27 | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G | AM4 | 169€ |
28 | Intel Xeon E3 1231v3 | 1150 | 75€ |
29 | Intel Core i7 3770K | 1155 | 120€ |
30 | Intel Core i5 4670K | 1150 | 50€ |
31 | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 | AM4 | 50€ |
32 | Intel Core i7 2600K | 1155 | 60€ |
33 | Intel Core i5 2500K | 1155 | 25€ |
Purple marked prices = Used parts
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