Make a cheap gaming PC with "10,000 yen Alder Lake generation Pentium" [Fort Night 144Hz achievement]

　I want to make my own gaming PC as cheaply as possible! However, as of February 2022, the rise of video cards, which has continued since the beginning of 2021, is continuing. Therefore, it seems that the timing is bad, but this situation is unlikely to change due to multiple factors such as semiconductor deficiency. There are some rumors that have been raised further. In that case, there is no choice but to manage with the parts currently on sale! After all, as long as it is a “PC”, I want to secure not only solidifying with the lowest price parts, but also versatility, expandability, and future potential. After all, you can play popular games, as well as distribute and record and edit. If you are dissatisfied with the performance of the video card, it is better to switch to a higher model or add storage if the capacity is insufficient. It's cheap, but I want to finish it on a gaming PC that's not the only. First, I would like to choose from a video card that can be said to be the heart of the gaming PC. If it is as cheap as possible due to practical performance, it will be narrowed down to the video card equipped with the entry -class NVIDIA "GeForce GTX 1650" or AMD "Radeon RX 6500 XT". The GTX 1650 is around 28,000 yen for the lowest class and around 30,000 yen for RX 6500 XT. RX 6500 XT is slightly higher in terms of performance, but it does not have a hardware encoder, so if it is not suitable for distribution or recording, it will drop slightly from versatility. Therefore, this time, we decided to choose a video card with GTX 1650 with a hardware encoder NVENC. Next is CPU. I want to choose from the Alder Lake generation. This is not just the simple reason that it is the latest generation. The performance from the previous generation is remarkable, and the lineup is abundant from high -end to entry, and if you purchase a compatible motherboard, it will be easier to upgrade in the future. In the entry class of the Alder Lake generation, Core i3-12100F, which sells around 14,500 yen for 4 cores and 8 threads, is very popular, but this time we will select a 2-core 4 thread Pentium G7400 for around 15,000 yen. 。 The basic performance of the CPU is the Core i3-12100F with a large number of cores, but when combined with a video card equipped with GTX 1650, the frame rate is almost the same as the Pentium Gold G7400 in the actual game. At the benchmark described later, we are testing using both CPUs, so please check. Once the CPU is decided, the next is the motherboard. If you aim for the lowest price with Pentium GOLD G7400, it will be a product equipped with an H610 chipset, but here you chose ASROCK's "B660M Pro RS", which uses a B660 chipset. The big reason is M.2 Slots have a heat sink.Low -priced mothers often cut this heat sink to reduce costs.It is great to be able to use high -speed NVME SSDs with confidence.Separately M.It takes less time to buy a 2 heat sink.Another advantage is that the PCI Express X16 slot can support the strengthened steel slot specification and large video cards without anxiety.The point is that the back of the sideways SATA connector glows casually.Since the motherboard supports DDR4, select DDR4-3200 according to the rating of the CPU.16GB is enough for game play, so Micron's "CRUCIAL CT2K8G4DFRA32A", which has a large distribution volume with a set of 8GB x 2 pieces and has a high price, is affordable.It is a simple type without a heat spread.The storage was particular about NVME SSD.PCI Express 3.Even in the 0 x4 connection entry class, it is faster than the SATA -connected SSD.Now that the game is increasing, we want at least 500GB, so we have selected Micron's "CRUCIAL P2 CT500P2SSD8JP".M.Although it is the lowest class class as 2 NVME SSD, it still has the best performance than the classic SATA SSD classic CRUCIAL MX500 even in the game -related benchmark. The power supply unit was selected for Deepcool's "DP-BZ-DA600N". This is because it is the cheapest class as a 600W class power supply. Although the output is lower and low -priced, there are 550W or more of GeForce RTX 3060 and the recommended power supply for GeForce RTX 3060 TI is 600W or more, so in the future for middle -range class video cards. If you think about transfer, it is more convenient to have 600W or more. However, it is important to note that GeForce RTX 3060 TI high OC models have a recommended power supply with a recommended power supply of 750W or more. In addition, DP-BZ-DA600N has only one CPU auxiliary power cable 8 (4 + 4) pins. The motherboard used this time is not a problem because the CPU's auxiliary power supply is only one pin, but the high -end class motherboard has a lot of 8 pins x 2 or 8 pins + 4 pins. You need to be careful about the combined motherboard. The last is a PC case. The lowest class class is MicroAtx size, but that is inevitably limited. Here, we chose the ATX size ZALMAN "T8", which was cheap at around 3,500 yen. Up to 29.Compatible with video cards up to 5cm, supporting a 16cm high CPU cooler, and a 24cm class simple water -cooled cooler can be installed on the front.There is also 5 inch bay, 2.5 inch shadow bay 4, 3.5 1 inch shadow, 2.5/3.One of the 5 -inch shared shadows and here and here are also enriched. The only disappointment is that the connector on the front does not have Type-C. Because it is ATX size, it is easy to transfer ATX mother in the future. This plan is summarized again. The actual selling price is around 76,000 yen without OS. From now on, I will try to see how well this plan can be performed. Here, there is only one apology. The video card used for the equipment procurement is not the "Zotac Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 OC GDDR6", which is equipped with GDDR6 on the memory, but the not currently distributed memory is "Zotac Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 OC". That is. In many cases, the performance of the GDDR6 version is about 10%higher, and if you use Zotac Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 OC GDDR6, it will not be lower than the result of the benchmark introduced here, so please be relieved. ■ High frame rate is also cool by image quality adjustment! I want to try out the actual performance with the actual game test this time. Only the CPU is changed to Core i3-12100F. Please refer to it when you are lost in choosing a CPU. First, let's look at the "Cinebench R23", which measures the power of the CPU with CG rendering, and "PCMark 10", which measures the overall performance of the PC. In the Cinebench R23, the Pentium Gold G7400 of 2 core 4 threads and the 4-core 8 thread Core i3-12100F have a clear power difference. The multi -core test is a big difference. Core i3-12100F also exceeds for PCMark 10. If you often use office apps and creative apps, Core i3-12100F will be ant. But what about the game performance? First, try from the classic 3DMark. In this test, the difference between the two CPUs is smaller than before. The Core i3-12100F is about 4%for Fire Strike and about 8%for Time Spy. Both tests use CPU power, so it is natural that Core i3-12100F will be dominant. So what about the real game? Here, we will fix the resolution to the full HD and compare it with two patterns of image quality. First, let's look at the light FPS "Rainbow Six Siege". The frame rate is measured using the benchmark function in the game. The difference is small. Core i3-12100F is a level that can be called an error, just 2-3fps. This is probably a lighter FPS, but the GeForce GTX 1650 has become a bottleneck, and there is no difference in CPU power. Next, try "Rainbow Six Extraction" and "APEX Legends" as a medium -class game. Rainbow Six Extraction measures the frame rate in the game benchmark function in the game, and the APEX Legends is a Capframex when the tracing mode has moved a certain course. Both clear the average 60fps or more, which is a guide for comfortable play with the highest image quality. If the image quality is dropped to a medium level, average gaming LCD with high refresh rate, such as an average of 100 fps over 100 fps and 144 Hz, can be used. In addition, there is almost no difference in frame rate in two CPUs. Again, you can see that Pentium Gold G7400 can be played comfortably enough. Next, let's try the popular TPS "Fort Knight". The frame rate when the solo mode replay data is played is measured by Capframex. In the case of "highest" with the preset of the image quality, and the 3D resolution is 100%in order to reduce the roughness after "low", the drawing distance is set to "distant" to make the enemy easier to find. The benchmark was executed in two patterns. The highest image quality does not reach an average of 60 fps, but in the case of competition, the average of 170 fps over 170 fps and a 144 Hz gaming liquid crystal can be used to make full use of a frame rate. Here, the drawing load is light and the video card is less likely to be a bottleneck, and the Core i3-12100F has slightly higher frame rates. Next, try "Monster Hunter Rise", "Call of Duty: Vanguard", and "Forza Horizon 5". "Monster Hunter Rise" measures the frame rate when traveling a certain course at the meetinghouse with Capframex, Call of Dutyx measuring the frame rate when moving a constant course in the campaign mode with Capframex, Forza Horizon 5 The frame rate is measured with the benchmark function in the game. Monster Hunter Rise is a light game, so even the highest image quality "high" gave an average of 60 fps or more. In the image quality "Naka", it seems that the video card is not a bottleneck, and the difference in CPU power seems to have come out. However, this is the only game I tried this time. Call of Duty: Vanguard has a high quality of drawing, and is more than 60 fps on average with the image quality "low". Even in the image quality "normal" setting, the average of the average 40 fps and the limit of GeForce GTX 1650 can be seen around here. On the other hand, the beautiful drawing, Forza Horizon 5, was able to give an average of 60 fps on average even in image quality "high". This is a pretty nice place. Next, "Cyberpunk 2077" and "Die light 2 Stay Human" are prepared from the heavyweight game. Both are the highest classes in the highest class. Cyberpunk 2077 measured the frame rate when moving a certain course on the map with Capframex, and Die Light 2 Stay Human measured the frame rate when moving around Bazaar with Capframex. Cyberpunk 2077 has an average of 46 even if the image quality preset is dropped to "low".Only the frame rate that can be played with 6fps can be played somehow. This game is compatible with "DLSS" one of the upscalers that reduce the drawing load, but it is painful that the GTX 1650 cannot be used (RTX series is required to use DLSS). Cyberpunk 2077 supported the upscaler "FSR" that can be used with GTX 1650 in the latest update on February 15, 2022, but this test was not tested before the update. Die -light 2 stay Human supports FSR from the beginning, so if you set the image quality preset "low" and FSR is "quality", you can manage 60 fps on average. It would be nice to be able to play the latest heavyweight games by using upscalers. However, the image quality must be considerably reduced ... ■ The strength of GTX 1650 that can handle gameplay while distributing is that it has a hardware encoder NVENC. Since the video can be encoded without putting a load on the CPU, it is easier to distribute and record while playing the game. In fact, I tried to execute the benchmark under the same conditions as the above while distributing APEX Legends to YouTube on Obs Studio on YouTube. Compared to when it is not distributed, the average is about 6 to 9 fps. The highest image quality is over 60 fps on average, and it is a result that you can play while distributing. ■ Power consumption is small and the temperature is low, and at the end, check the power consumption and temperature of the entire system. The power consumption is 10 minutes after the OS startup, and the maximum value of the Multi Core of Cinebench R23 and the 3DMark Time Spy execution. The power meter uses REX-BTWATTCH1 of the Ratok system. Regarding the temperature, the temperature of the CPU and GPU (video card) when playing "Cyber ​​Punk 2077" for 10 minutes is Hwinfo64 V7..I'm following 16.The Pentium Gold G7400 has a low PBP (previous TDP) as low as 46W, so in Cinebench R23, which mainly uses CPU, power consumption is 74..Low as 8W. The 3DMark, which uses both CPUs and GPUs, is 126W. The combination of high -end CPUs and GPUs is also commonplace, so the performance is completely different, so it can not be compared, but this plan is a PC that consumes power consumption. The power consumption is not so large for both the CPU and GPU this time, so the fever is small. The CPU is as low as 56 ° C, despite the attached retail cooler, and the GPU is a simple single fan, but it is set at 63 ° C. There is no worry about playing the game for a long time. ■ We have introduced a self -made plan for gaming PCs that ensure expandability and future potential while emphasizing cheapness and future potential, where you can enjoy games with full HD resolution even with cheap plans. The GeForce GTX 1650 is an entry GPU two generations that does not support DLSS, but if it is a full HD resolution, it has enough power to get a high frame rate for light FPS and TPS, and AAA with high drawing load. The class title also uses the image quality setting and the upscaler is useless, so it is not impossible to play. It can be said that the minimum performance is secured as a gaming PC. Since the ATX case has a 600W power supply, it is easy to switch to a middle -range class video card. First of all, it may be a good idea to enjoy the game on a cheap gaming PC and make an expansion plan while carefully watching the price of the video card.

PC Watch, Masayoshi Serizawa