TOP 5 GAMING BUILDS
for your P-ATX V1 case
Today we are bringing you the list of the recommended configurations for your new P-ATX case.
SFF time P-ATX is a 9L case that supports full sized ATX motherboards, SFX power supply, and full length dual slot GPU. This makes it the smallest ATX case on the market!
So, let's see which configuration works best for you...
All of the configurations share some common qualities.
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They have best price to performance ratio without sacrificing the quality of individual components.
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They do not conform to some arbitrary price ranges, but are instead chosen to have balanced components.
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And most importantly, they are perfect match for the P-ATX case and should have best compatibility.
Lets start with the first build:
P-ATX Budget build 1080p60
First on our list is the budget friendly build, that allows for very comfortable 1080p gaming and some light workstation use. Despite being the least expensive build on the list, it doesn't make any quality and performance compromises, all the components are well matched and of high quality.
With this build you can fire up even new AAA titles on reasonable quality setting and get a very smooth gameplay. You can even stream your game with six cores on the processor or even with the GPU's Turing NVENC video encoder.
Once you are ready to upgrade, there is space for more RAM, more storage, and faster GPU and CPU.
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CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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CPU Cooler - stock cooler
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Motherboard - ASRock B450M PRO4
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Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws V 8GB (2 x 4GB) 3200cl16
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Storage SSD - Team Group MS30 M.2 256GB SATA
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Storage HDD - Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200 RPM
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Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER SC
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Power Supply - FSP 450W SFX PRO FSP450-50SAC
Total: $570 + P-ATX case
P-ATX Mid-tier build 1080p144 1440p60
Time to step it up with stronger GPU, more RAM and faster storage. This build is your entryway to 1440p gaming, your games will load quicker thanks to the fast 1TB SSD, and with more RAM you can be sure that your system will support new titles for some time to come.
CPU has enough power even for future titles, and GPU has large cooler that ensures quiet operation. Like previous build, this one also offers lots of upgradeability.
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CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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CPU Cooler - stock cooler
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Motherboard - MSI PRO B450-A PRO MAX
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Memory - G.SKILL Flare X 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3200cl16
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Storage SSD - Crucial P1 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
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Video Card - GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming OC
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Power Supply - CORSAIR SF450 450W 80 PLUS GOLD
Total $760 + P-ATX case
High-tier build 1440p144
For those who want to step into high refresh gaming or some serious workstation performance, this build features latest generation Ryzen CPU with high IPC and GPU with all the modern features, very high performance and quiet cooler. The RAM is faster so that the CPU can enjoy its full potential, and storage is even faster.
On top of that, thanks to more powerful motherboard and power supply, the upgrade path is even better.
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CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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CPU Cooler - stock cooler
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Motherboard - ASRock X570 PHANTOM GAMING 4
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Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws V 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600cl16
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Storage SSD - Adata XPG Gammix S5 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
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Video Card - GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Windforce
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Power Supply - CORSAIR SF600 600W 80 PLUS GOLD
Total: $1200 + P-ATX case
Top-tier build 4k60
This build puts the pedal to the metal with the fastest gaming GPU of today, and eight modern Zen 2 cores to match the GPU's performance. RAM has been bumped to 32 GB of Samsung's best B-die chips which are best for tuning and overclocking, for those who want to max out the CPU performance.
With RTX 2080 TI, you can be sure that your 1440p 165 Hz wide or ultrawide, or even 4k display will be fully utilized. And don't worry about storage, 2TB of fastest SSD should be enough for all your needs.
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CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 3700x
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CPU Cooler - Cryorig C7 RGB
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Motherboard - ASRock X570 EXTREME4 WIFI
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Memory - G.SKILL Trident Z Neo 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3600cl16-16-16-36 B-die
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Storage SSD - Corsair Force MP510 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD
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Video Card - GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 TI Windforce
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Power Supply - CORSAIR SF750 750W 80 PLUS PLATINUM
Total: $2520 + P-ATX case
CPU-perf build
If you are more focused on CPU performance, and use programs that are mostly CPU dependant, this is the build for you. Based on the previous build, it doubles on the CPU performance thanks to the inclusion of 120mm all-in-one water cooler and shorter, but still very powerful GPU.
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CPU - AMD Ryzen 9 3950x
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CPU Cooler - Corsair H60 120mm AIO + Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM
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Motherboard - ASRock X570 EXTREME4 WIFI
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Memory - G.SKILL Trident Z Neo 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3600cl16-16-16-36 B-die
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Storage SSD - Corsair Force MP510 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD
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Video Card - ZOTAC GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER MINI
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Power Supply - CORSAIR SF750 750W 80 PLUS PLATINUM
Total: $2395 + P-ATX case