April 2020 Gaming PC Builds of the Month ($1500, $1000, $700 & $500)

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• $1500 Gaming PC Build
• $1000 Gaming PC Build
• $700 Gaming PC Build
• $500 Gaming PC Build
• Gaming PC Peripherals & Components Ideas

Have you been planning a Pandemic Gaming PC Build? Seriously, have you? I don’t mean this in bad taste either, but many have been scrambling to get their hands on a sweet gaming pc in order to hunker down and quarantine themselves while having something to do.

Welcome to the April 2020 Gaming PC Builds of the month, where we have compiled the best of the best pc builds in the budgets of and in-between $500, $700, $1000 and $1500.

I bet you’ve seen the memes circulating around the inter-webs (do people still say inter-webs?), saying things like the image to the right.

With that being said….hardware has been a little harder to come by, as in it’s selling out everywhere. The April Gaming PC Builds reflect the current demand, and have accommodated for some fluctuations in prices lately. These builds should be available but if not:

• All hardware below is linked to Amazon, but you could try other sites to source your hardware or even local marketplaces.
• Consider used hardware, Amazon is great at showing you what’s available right on the product page.
• Look for alternative hardware that serves the same task (for example different brands of the same type of graphics card, different storage brands, or memory brands)
• Questions? Leave a comment here and ask!

The builds included below comes in each of the budgets of $500, $700, $1000, and $1500. And your choices in hardware aren’t limited to those, as there are also upgrade alternatives available for each budget range, making each budget flexible depending on how much you have to spend.

Best of luck building your gaming PC build this month!

Have a different budget than either $1500, $1000, $700 or $500?

The builds chosen in this article are chosen simply based on three performance targets of maxing games out at resolutions anywhere from 1080p 60fps, to 1080p 144fps to 2K resolutions and beyond. The idea being you can swap the hardware in each of the builds should you have a bit more or less to spend (simply see the hardware alternatives sections for any of the builds) — which means each of these gaming pc builds should fit the bill for 99% of gamers out there.

If you are not sure which pc build is right for you based solely on your budget, then here is a quick breakdown on which build may be a right fit for you:

• $1500 PC Build: For gaming at 2K resolutions into 4K
• $1000 PC Build: For gaming MAX settings at 2K resolutions
• $700 PC Build: For gaming at MAX settings 1080p resolutions into 2K
• $500 PC Build: Basically a console killer and will play any game out there, sometimes scaled-down in settings.

Best of luck building the best possible gaming pc build this April 2020, and if you have any questions be sure to leave a comment or simply join our new Facebook Group: Gaming PC Builders Facebook Group.

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The Best $1500 Gaming PC Build | April 2020

Performance: Game with Extreme settings and High FPS at resolutions of 1920×1080 (1080P) & 2560×1440 (1440p) + good gameplay at 4K

*This PC Build is powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU and RTX 2070 SUPER

Overview | Best Gaming PC Build for $1500

The $1500 gaming pc build for April includes an AMD Ryzen 3700X CPU paired with a powerful RTX 2070 SUPER graphics card, making this a very powerful gaming pc. Seriously, this build is probably way more than a typical gamer’s needs and should be considered the best of the best unless you are wanting to get into seriously high-end 4K gaming — in that case, simply consider upping the graphics card to something like an RTX 2080 or RTX 2080 Ti. This build also includes a very good gaming pc case, with great cooling included and more.

$1500 Gaming PC Build Upgrades

To read the full overview and for a list of hardware alternatives, please visit the Best $1500 Gaming PC Build Page

Also, check out the hardware alternatives for each build in this article by visiting the full overview page. The $1500 can be further upgraded with other hardware like a higher performing graphics card, more RAM, a better performing storage solution or higher-performing CPU cooler.

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The Best $1000 Gaming PC Build | April 2020

Capability: Game with Extreme settings at 1920X1080 (HD) resolutions up to Higher Settings at 2560×1440 (2K)

Powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and the RX 5700 8GB Graphics Card

Overview | $1000 Best Gaming PC Build 2019

The $1000 build for April 2020 includes a Ryzen 5 3600X CPU, which straight out of the box performs amazingly and even comes with a stock cooler that will be more than enough to cool this pc build down efficiently. The real performance driver behind this build is the included RX 5700 XT 8GB (yep we include an “XT” this month) graphics card which is a phenomenal card for 2K resolution gaming. It may use a bit more power than some other graphics cards on the market but performs so well for the cost.

We have also just bumped the $1000 gaming pc build up to 16GB of memory given the affordability of gaming memory now, which is a huge upgrade. As well, we now include aSamsung 970 EVO Plus SSD, which is fast in terms of storage speeds when compared to a typical SATA SSD.

This $1000 pc build will play games smoothly at high refresh rate 1080p gameplay and really well into 1400p (2K) resolution gameplay.

$1000 Gaming PC Build Upgrades

To read the full overview and for a list of hardware alternatives, please visit the Best $1000 Gaming PC Build Page

If you visit the full overview for the best $1000 build you’ll also find hardware alternatives and upgrades. This can be upgraded hardware including a better graphics card, more memory, or even more storage space should you need it.

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The Best $700 Gaming PC Build | April 2020

Capability: Game at Smoothly with High settings and FPS at 1920X1080 resolutions in most games.

Powered by the Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and a GTX 1660 SUPER Graphics Card

Overview | Best Gaming PC Build for $700

The $700 budget gaming pc build is for those who just want to build a solid pc capable of maxing out games at standard HD 1080P resolutions and can easily push well fast 60FPS at 1080P in most PC games on the market right now. The CPU included is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor and for the graphics card, we have a GTX 1660 SUPER. This build is probably most of what any very typical “I just want to game” gamers out there as it does max games out easily at 1080p standard HD monitor resolutions.

In order to fit all of the higher-performing hardware, the SSD is only a 500GB SSD, which is plenty for your OS and your most played games/software. Keep in mind that you can also increase your storage speed by going with an NVMe SSD.

$700 Gaming PC Build Upgrades

To read the full overview and for a list of hardware alternatives, please visit the Best $700 Gaming PC Build Page

The best $700 gaming pc build can be further upgraded — visit the full overview page for a full overview of this build including suggestions for hardware upgrades including a higher-performing CPU, a high performing graphics card for those more intense games or even a better pc case.

The Best $500 Gaming PC Build | April 2020

Capability: Game at Smoothly with Medium-High settings and FPS at 1920X1080 resolutions in most games.

Powered by the Ryzen 5 2600 CPU and an RX 570 Graphics Card

Overview | Best Gaming PC Build for $500

The best possible $500 gaming PC build for April 2020 will get you up and playing at standard HD 1080P resolutions with game setting scaled back for optimal FPS gameplay. So if you are looking for the best bang for your buck $500 builds, the following are updated every month here at Newb Computer Build.

This gaming PC build is a back to the basics type build that focusses solely on getting as much performance as we can out of each dollar spent. That means no bells and whistles, only pure performance and focusing on the necessities of our build.

This could be considered the gateway PC for those breaking free of the gaming console and jumping into PC gaming – or for those who want an affordable gaming pc that can play any game out there with scaled settings.

$500 Gaming PC Build Upgrades

To read the full overview and for a list of hardware alternatives, please visit the Best $500 Gaming PC Build Page

The best $500 gaming pc build can be further upgraded — visit the full overview page for a full overview of this build including suggestions for hardware upgrades including a higher-performing CPU, or a high performing graphics card.

Gaming PC Peripheral Ideas (Monitors, Mice & Keyboards)

If you are new to pc building, you may not know that over and above the pc hardware included in the pc builds above, you will need some PC peripherals (keyboard, mouse, and monitor) to actually take control of your pc and use it. And furthermore, you will need an operating system (ie. Windows 10).

If you are looking for some suggestions for monitors, mice, or keyboards, or even network adapters, then please visit the Gaming PC Build Peripherals page for some options, or simply ask below.

Operating Systems for Your Gaming PC

Do keep in mind that you will also need an operating system, however, it’s not too difficult to find keys for windows 10 online, you will need to install it using something like a USB key or external drive.

	OS Link	Price	Image
Windows 10	Microsoft Windows 10 Home USB Flash Drive	$119.00 (You ccan also download WIndows 10 and install on a USB yourself – simply goole how to!)
Ubuntu (Linux OS)	Ubuntu – Desktop	Free (open source)
SteamOS	SteamOS – “Build your own Steam Machine”	Free

April 2020 Gaming PC Builds of the Month Overview Video

A Step by Step on How to Build a Gaming PC this 2020

Looking for a step by step on how to build your pc? Then check out our article for 2020: A Step by Step on How to Build a Gaming PC this 2020

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