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800$ pc build.

attaker5

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I want to make a 800$ max gaming build. I plan to play video games on it and do college tasks as well as in a couple months to video edit and photoshop. I already bought the FTC 1060 for 260$ so I wanted to know if the rest of my build is good? I have second thoughts about the mother board and power supply. The case has two fans so I would like to know if there’s a better approach to this. Thank you! I do plan to overclock once I learn more on how.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bhhchq
 
Solution
SSD is very important for your video/photo editing purpose:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($145.45 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($259.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool - D-Shield ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $803.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-25 22:28 EDT-0400
 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PCjVjc
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PCjVjc/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.14 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card (Purchased For $260.00)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total (Not Yet Purchased): $590.66
Total (Purchased): $260.00
Total: $850.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-25 22:41 EDT-0400

just some minor improvement
1. replaced the mobo with the ones with 4 RAM slot, which should offer more upgradability later on
2. adding an SSD, it'll vastly improve your system responsiveness, the 250GB should be enough for putting OS, steam, and some editing apps like photoshop and more :) u can still keep your game in the normal HDD
3. replaced the RAM with a higher rated one, allows better OC later on

lemme know if u want any changes :)
 


As a heads up, while PCpartpicker might list the total price for it at "$29.99+", if you click-through to SuperBiz's product page for the case, you'll see that shipping is apparently another $16, bringing it's total cost up to $46. B&H has it for $40, but considering much nicer cases can be found for a little more, a case like that is probably only worth considering for an extreme-budget build.