Intel Core i3 12100F Budget $500

Build Your Gaming PC Intel Core i3-12100F Budget 500 USD (2024)

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The goal of this PC is focused on Gaming, but on Quality-Price Gaming, so the goal today is to bring a configuration as cheap as possible, the cheapest we can get in the market, but that is a current team, and that allows us to play whatever we want at 1080P Ultra Quality.

Well, with this configuration we have achieved the ideal team with less than 500 dollars, so if you want to know the focus of each component stay until the end.


1. Processor: Intel Core i3-12100F

Have you heard the saying don’t judge a book by its cover? Well, that’s precisely what happens with this Intel processor. Despite being an I3 processor, it has the necessary power to be able to get the juice out of any mid-range graphics card, even mid-high. We have seen it face up to a 4090 on the internet, being able to squeeze up to more than 80% of use in many video games.

Of course, it would be nonsense to buy a 4090 to put an I3 on it, but those tests give us a very objective vision of the power of this processor. Despite having only 4 cores with 8 threads, the increase in IPC that Intel had from the twelfth generation is more than enough for a processor like this to be enough to have a very decent Gaming PC.   

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
  • Intel Core i3-12100F Desktop Processor 4 (4P-0E) Cores Up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Frequency LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 58W Processor Base Power
  • Item Package Dimension: 10.469L x 10.30W x 6.72H inches
  • Item Package Weight - 1.49 Pounds
  • Item Package Quantity - 1
  • Product Type - COMPUTER PROCESSOR

Another advantage of this CPU is that it already comes with its stock dissipation, which suits it very well since it is a processor that does not heat up much.


2. Motherboard: MSI PRO H610M-G

This Motherboard has the advantage of being the cheapest board at this moment to assemble an Alderlake and Raptorlake generation Intel team. But cheap does not mean bad. Despite being a board that seems simple, it contains all the current and necessary technologies for our Gaming PC to work without problems.

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Given that it can support up to 64 GB of Ram memory at 3200 Mhz, the expansion slot of the video card is PCIe 4.0, very important to be able to squeeze the maximum performance out of the video card we will place. And although it does not come with wifi, it does bring the slot to be able to place a Wifi PCIe card, leaving us free the PCIe X 1 slot to place any other add-on we want. In short, it comes with just what is necessary so we can’t complain.

Offer
MSI PRO H610M-G DDR4 Motherboard (12th/13th/14th Gen Intel Core, LGA 1700 Socket, DDR4, PCIe 4, SATA 6Gb/s, 1Gbps LAN, M.2 Slots, USB 3.2, mATX)
  • Supports 12th/13th/14th Gen Intel Core Pentium Celeron processors for LGA 1700 socket
  • Supports DDR4 Memory
  • Core Boost : With premium layout and digital power design to support more cores and provide better performance
  • Memory Boost: Advanced technology to deliver pure data signals for the best performance, stability and compatibility
  • Steel Armor: Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI for better performance, stability and strength.

And now that we have processor, board and dissipation, let’s see what will be the Video card we will place to be able to play all our AAA games.


3. Video Card: XFX Speedster Radeon RX 6600

In this budget we are prioritizing utility over any brand and it is more than proven that the RX 6600 has enough capacity to run any AAA game in 1080P ultra quality with an adequate FPS rate so that the game is very enjoyable which is just what we are looking for here. In addition this XFX model is not only the cheapest at this moment but also elegant efficient and durable its dissipation is more than enough to keep temperatures at bay being able to count on having graphics for a long time.

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XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-66XL8LFDQ
  • Memory Speed:14 GBPS.Minimum Power Supply Requirement: 550 watt
  • Chipset: AMD RX 6600
  • Memory: 8GB GDDR6 AMD RDNA 2 architecture elevates and unifies the gaming
  • Boost Clock: Up To 2491MHz.Avoid using unofficial software
  • Cooling: XFX Speedster SWFT210 Dual Fan Cooling
  • English (Publication Language)

With this we have the most important thing but we still need some necessary components to complete this configuration.


4. RAM: Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4 RAM 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz

Returning to the good, beautiful and cheap we have these DDR4 RAM from Silicon Power, they are super simple and efficient, their aluminum sheet is more than enough to cool their memory modules, and most importantly despite how economical they are they fulfill 100% with the speeds they offer, excellent CL16 RAM at 3200 MHz, which will combine perfectly with this economical Gaming assembly.   

Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4 RAM 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz (PC4 25600) CL16 1.35V Desktop Memory Module with Heatsink Camouflage Grey SP016GXLZU320BDAJ5
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Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4 RAM 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz (PC4 25600) CL16 1.35V Desktop Memory Module with Heatsink Camouflage Grey SP016GXLZU320BDAJ5
  • Supports Intel Coffee Lake Processors and Intel Extreme Memory Profile (Intel XMP) Standards.
  • Aluminum heat sink and low voltage of 1.35V enable fast heat dissipation and lower hardware power consumption.
  • Speeds up to 3200 MT/s / Timing 16-18-18-38 / Voltage 1.35V / Unbuffered / 8GB based
  • Backed by a lifetime warranty to promise complete services and technical support.

And well now that we have the perfect RAM in terms of utility and economy, let’s see what will be the storage for this assembly.


5. Storage: M.2 Crucial P3 500GB

The world of storage has dropped a lot in price, putting products like this M.2 at the top of the quality-price ratio, given that this Crucial model is PCIe 3.0, being able to have a read speed of up to 3500 MB/s and fitting perfectly with this assembly, with an MTTF rating higher than 1.5 million hours, we are talking about a very long-lasting and reliable M.2, so we will place one of these 500 GB for the operating system, the most important files and our initial games, but thinking about adding a high-capacity SSD in the future to store all our games that we will have over time.

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Crucial P3 500GB PCIe Gen3 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, up to 3500MB/s - CT500P3SSD8
  • NVMe (PCIe Gen3 x4) technology with up to 3500MB/s sequential reads, random read/write 350K/460K IOPS.date transfer rate:3500.0 megabytes_per_second.Specific uses: Personal,Gaming,Business
  • Spacious storage up to 4TB
  • Performs up to 33% better than the previous generation
  • Solid Gen3 performance
  • Rated at MTTF greater than 1.5 million hours for extended longevity and reliability
  • English (Publication Language)

Finally, we would only need an adequate power supply to correctly power all these components.


6. Power Supply: ARESGAME AGV 80+ Bronze 500W

According to consumption calculators this configuration should be around 330 or 350W, so a certified power supply of 500W would be more than enough to power this entire configuration.

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And among the economical and good options in the market we have this Aresgame power supply, with an 80 plus Bronze certification, with all the necessary protections to take care of your system, 5 years warranty, a silent fan and a price extremely suitable for our pocket.

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ARESGAME AGV Series 500W Power Supply, 80 Plus Bronze Certified, Non Modular Power Supply, 5 Year Warranty
  • ATX PSU. Delivers 500 Watt Continuous output
  • 80 PLUS Bronze certified, with 85% efficiency or higher under typical loads
  • 5 Year Warranty and heavy protection including OVP/UVP/OPP/SCP
  • All cables are black and not ketchup and mustard colored
  • 120mm ultra quiet fan with excellent cooling performance

And that’s how with less than $500 dollars we can assemble a very capable Gaming PC to be able to run our games in 1080P, enjoy them in high graphic quality and with a very fluid FPS rate, with good, beautiful and cheap pieces.

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