$850 Pure Performance Gaming PC Build Guide

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00:00Today's $850 gaming PC focuses on squeezing out the absolute most FPS per dollar value,

00:06but I'm also starting a new system for the way we do things around here.

00:11The goal is to make this build as easy to copy as possible,

00:14especially for people who have never built a gaming PC before.

00:17Linked down in the description is a cheat sheet with way more information

00:20that I'll cover in this video to include alternative parts,

00:23BIOS settings, a cable management guide, monitor recommendations,

00:27all sorts of stuff, and it's all totally free.

00:29Also linked down there is a step-by-step building video of this PC,

00:32which we extracted from the original live stream,

00:34and even a full benchmarking video for all the games that we tested.

00:38I'm trying to give you as much value as possible,

00:40so if you want to build this PC, no matter what your skill level is, you can do it.

00:45In this video, I'm going to show you all of the parts inside of here,

00:47talk about why I picked them, and we'll of course take a look at how it performs as well,

00:51which by the way is pretty impressive, such as this over 100 FPS in Cyberpunk with high settings.

00:56This is the pinnacle of a pure performance gaming PC here in 2025.

01:01So let's get into it.

01:17All right, so the bread and butter of this build and the price to performance concept

01:20is definitely the GPU, which is the Intel Arc B580.

01:23For $250, this card consistently beats the more expensive RTX 4060 by about 10 to 20%,

01:29and it's also packing a much appreciated 12 gigabytes of VRAM.

01:32The problem though is obviously availability,

01:35especially if you don't live close to a Micro Center.

01:38Hopefully this changes over time, and sooner rather than later,

01:40but from what I've been hearing, Micro Center is the only consistent way to score this card.

01:45If you don't have a Micro Center, or if you just don't want to experiment with an Intel GPU,

01:48then definitely check out that cheat sheet in the description,

01:50which has a few alternatives, such as a much easier to get RTX 4060.

01:54You can definitely just copy this entire build, but swap out the graphics card,

01:58and it'll still be perfectly relevant.

01:59Just know that the B580 is going to be the best in terms of FPS per dollar value.

02:04One thing to be aware of, however,

02:05is the overhead issue that the B580 has with budget range CPUs,

02:09and I actually had to change my original CPU choice because of that.

02:12I originally wanted to go with the Ryzen 5 5600,

02:15and although I'm sure that would be fine, and most gamers won't even notice a thing,

02:19the hardware unbox video did highlight that even the 5600

02:22limits the performance of the B580 a bit more than it should,

02:25at least with the more CPU demanding titles.

02:27And no, this isn't just a rebar issue.

02:29This whole problem isn't the end of the world,

02:31and like I said, most PC gamers probably won't even notice,

02:33but for a pure performance build guide, I want to keep this PC optimized.

02:37So instead, I opted to go with the Ryzen 5 7600,

02:40but of course, I did snag it from AliExpress to keep our price to performance metric high.

02:44I got mine for $165, and that's usually the going rate for these,

02:47but that's a solid $20 to $40 cheaper than what you'll find on places like Amazon or Newegg.

02:52It's perfectly fine if you don't want to shop from AliExpress,

02:54just know that you'll have to add that $20 to $40 on top of your total build cost.

02:59The 7600 provides a super fast 6 cores and 12 threads, which are perfect for gaming,

03:03and this CPU actually pairs very nicely with some higher-end GPUs as well for a nice upgrade path.

03:08It's also on the AM5 platform, which is the pinnacle of upgradability right now.

03:12Speaking of which, the motherboard we're plugging this into is the MSI B650 Gaming Plus Wi-Fi,

03:17and for about $150, this motherboard will allow you to upgrade that CPU later on down the line.

03:21I don't think the VRMs in here are the greatest or anything,

03:24but we've been having some really good reliability and results with this board,

03:27so I'm a big fan of it right now for the price.

03:29I'll have it linked down in the description along with all the other parts in this build.

03:32Just as a heads up, absolutely none of these parts were sponsored or anything for today's video.

03:36Next up, we have the RAM, and this Silicon Power Zenith 32GB DDR5 kit

03:40is really tough to beat right now for these types of builds.

03:42This is clocked at 6000MHz with a CL rating of 30,

03:45and if you're searching for RAM on PC Part Picker, that's the exact search filter that you should use.

03:50Feel free to go with any kit that you find a good deal on with these specs,

03:53but for the last 6 months or so, this kit is usually the best option.

03:56What's also usually the best option is the SSD, and it's again from Silicon Power.

04:00It's the UD85, and this is a 1TB NVMe Gen4 drive with a decent read and write speed.

04:05They're certainly not breaking any records or anything,

04:07but for a pure performance build, we don't want to waste our money on parts

04:10that don't move the FPS needle.

04:11To be honest, any Gen4 drive is usually going to be enough for just gamers,

04:15so feel free to go with whichever one you find a good deal on for around $50.

04:19Again, I'll list out my favorite alternatives in that cheat sheet, which is linked down below.

04:22Moving on, we have the power supply, and honestly,

04:24I probably could have saved a little bit of money here, but it depends on who you ask.

04:28This is the MSI Mag-A650GL, and it's actually a really solid Tier B unit, which cost me $70.

04:34A Tier B power supply is definitely something to shoot for, but in my opinion,

04:37it's not absolutely necessary for a more budget $850 build like this.

04:42Usually, my motto is to go with a Tier C power supply for any build under about $1,000,

04:47but Tier B is obviously better, so we're perfectly fine.

04:49By going with a Tier C unit like the MSI Mag-A650BN,

04:53you could save another $20 or so, and it'll get the job done just as a heads up.

04:57If you don't know anything about this tier system,

04:59then just head on over to ZTTBuildHelp.com and click on the PSU Tier List section.

05:03This not only has a link to the tier list, which was created by people way smarter than me,

05:06but also a quick explanation of how to use it.

05:09And with a pure performance gaming PC,

05:10we're obviously not going to be plugging in any cable extensions or anything like that.

05:13I know I use them for almost all of my gaming PCs,

05:16but when we're focused on FPS per dollar value,

05:18we don't want to waste any money that doesn't improve performance.

05:21And speaking of which,

05:22your case selection usually doesn't have much effect on performance either.

05:25Sometimes it does if the cooling is really bad,

05:27but we shouldn't have to worry about that with this Okinose Oak Cypress 5 Air.

05:31Ever since I saw this posted in the ZTTDeals channel in our Discord server,

05:34I've been itching to use it, and I'm definitely glad that I did.

05:37For 55 bucks, we're not only getting the super relevant and modern wood grain look,

05:41but it also comes with four pre-installed black fans, so we're good to go on cooling.

05:44Cable management was also pretty solid in the back,

05:47because on the left-hand side, there's a nice little valley here to stuff some cables.

05:50And if you're worried about cable management,

05:52this is also where I'm providing value in that cheat sheet.

05:54I took some screenshots of the various stages of my own cable management

05:58and explained exactly how to do it.

05:59Not to keep repeating myself, but again,

06:01the goal here is to make this as repeatable as possible.

06:04And I know a lot of you PC building rookies worry about cable management,

06:07so in that cheat sheet, I got you.

06:09And finally, the last part we have in here is the CPU cooler,

06:12because when we buy the CPU from AliExpress, it usually doesn't come with one.

06:15This is the Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 Black,

06:18and for $23, I have absolutely nothing negative to say about it.

06:21I don't know why I haven't used this one yet,

06:23but it's got good enough cooling performance for the 7600,

06:26and it's perfectly all black, including the heatsink, so no complaints from me.

06:29If you were to buy your 7600 from Amazon or Newegg,

06:32then I'd strongly consider just using the stock cooler that it'll come with.

06:35It's not gonna compete with the bigger coolers,

06:37but for the non-X version of the CPU,

06:39it gets the job done and it can save you a little bit of money.

06:41The aesthetics are actually clean and minimal as well.

06:43Overall, here's what the final parts is looking like,

06:45and as you can see, we hit the nail on the head here at exactly $850.

06:49Again, there is gonna be some variability depending on where you buy your CPU from,

06:53where and if you can get your hands on a B580,

06:55as well as which power supply you go with.

06:57But either way, about $850 is what you should shoot for for this type of build,

07:02and honestly, this is pretty repeatable, especially if you live close to a microcenter.

07:05And just as a reminder, before we jump into the benchmarks,

07:08if you wanna see the full step-by-step PC building video,

07:10which is a condensed down version of the live stream

07:12without me reading all of the donations,

07:14reviewing my beer, and yapping like crazy,

07:16the link for that is down in the description.

07:18But now, let's see what the Ryzen 5 7600 and B580 PC is capable of,

07:22and the first game we'll jump into is the new Marvel Rivals.

07:25I've been playing this one just a bit every now and then,

07:27and we even fired it up during the recent Discord moderator LAN party.

07:30With this PC, I averaged 116 FPS in 1080p with medium settings.

07:35For another slightly newer title, we have Black Myth Wukong,

07:38and in 1080p with medium settings again, we got 87 FPS.

07:41Definitely could go up to high if you want to,

07:43but I prefer the higher frame rates in almost every title.

07:45Now here's Delta Force, and with 1080p and medium settings,

07:48I got 112 FPS, which sounds pretty good,

07:51but here you'll notice that the 1% low isn't that great down there at 29 FPS.

07:55We actually had that same exact issue with Once Human as well.

07:58The average FPS looks really great,

08:00but the stuttering is a bit more apparent with these newer titles.

08:03I honestly don't think this is anything more than newer games

08:05not quite being optimized yet with the new Intel architecture though.

08:09We had these same exact issues with these games in our last B580 video,

08:12so it's just something to be aware of.

08:14And finally, here's the rest of the games that we tested for this PC.

08:16I actually just showed you probably the worst results out of all of these.

08:19Almost every other game is cranked up there towards 1080p high or very high settings.

08:23For a brand new gaming PC exactly at $850,

08:26this results in a pretty solid gameplay experience,

08:29and you can even push this up to 1440p in most titles if you want to.

08:32These results are pretty close,

08:33but on average just a bit better than a similar setup with a more popular RTX 4060.

08:38But I do also want to talk about the cooling real quickly,

08:40and instead of just showing you the fully blasted stress testing numbers,

08:44let's look at how it performs when actually just gaming.

08:46Here's our Apex Legends clip,

08:47and this title usually balances out both the CPU and GPU utilization,

08:51usually not blasting either one of them.

08:53And as you can see, the 7600 was comfortable around the mid 70s,

08:56and the GPU was hanging out around 60, which is great.

08:59For a more GPU intensive title, here's Cyberpunk,

09:01and this one had the B580 pushed to 99% utilization the entire time,

09:05and the GPU is getting a bit toasty up there towards the low 80s,

09:08but not to the point where I'm actually worried about it.

09:10And for a CPU demanding title, here's Valorant.

09:12It's actually not super demanding, it just relies on a good CPU more than the GPU.

09:16The 7600 was only being pushed towards the 40 to 50% mark,

09:19and it's staying under 70 degrees the entire time.

09:22And yeah, just as a final reminder,

09:23if you want to see those longer benchmarking clips and a ton of extra games,

09:26we just uploaded a dedicated video for that over on the ZTD Extras channel.

09:30But yeah, hopefully you enjoyed this pure performance B580 build,

09:32and if you want to copy this for yourself,

09:34that totally free cheat sheet is down in the description.

09:36Don't forget to drop a like if this video brought you some value,

09:38and feel free to check out this video,

09:40which is a different way that we use the B580 in a bit more of an aesthetic build.

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