$900-1000 budget build

[fil.broz.bp]

Hello.

I’d want to ask what do you think about this build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YBThjy
I am looking for budget build, that could run most games on high/max settings 60 fps. my real budget is around $1200, but, in my country, all parts are more expensive. I’d like to use the 1070ti, but i could use 1070 too. Someone advised me that i should use the Ryzen 5 2600x instead.

Thanks for any feedback.

 

[Eximo]

If you are buying this new then it is a disaster. Absolutely no reason to be buying a 3rd Gen Intel chip. If you are using used parts, it is a bit unbalanced towards graphics performance. Some recent titles have CPUs faster than that listed as the minimum.

An i3-8100 would be more or less equivalent to an i5-3570k. A Ryzen R5 would be about the same gaming performance, but much better in everything else.

I don't see the point in buying into a DDR3 platform now.

For $900-1200 you can do a lot better I would think. Look into an i5-8400 or R5-2600 if you want longevity.

 

[WildCard999]

For about a $1000 I'd get something like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-G/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($153.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($69.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1010.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:00 EDT-0400


If you could use the extra threads of Ryzen then I'd swap it to a 2600/B350/2x8gb @3200mhz.

 

[bmockeg]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($53.83 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1180.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:01 EDT-0400

This is a much better build.

 

[fil.broz.bp]

If you are buying this new then it is a disaster. Absolutely no reason to be buying a 3rd Gen Intel chip. If you are using used parts, it is a bit unbalanced towards graphics performance. Some recent titles have CPUs faster than that listed as the minimum.

An i3-8100 would be more or less equivalent to an i5-3570k. A Ryzen R5 would be about the same gaming performance, but much better in everything else.

I don't see the point in buying into a DDR3 platform now.

For $900-1200 you can do a lot better I would think. Look into an i5-8400 or R5-2600 if you want longevity.

I wanted the 8400, but I couldn't find it on the partspicker

 

[zyh1987]

not sure why the ssd is so much more expensive.

this is a ryzen system. since you have 8gb vram from the 1070ti, i think 8gb is good enough for your system ram for most games.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zzps8Y
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zzps8Y/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1099.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:07 EDT-0400

here is an intel system.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F49zZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F49zZR/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1027.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:09 EDT-0400

 

[fil.broz.bp]

not sure why the ssd is so much more expensive.

this is a ryzen system. since you have 8gb vram from the 1070ti, i think 8gb is good enough for your system ram for most games.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zzps8Y
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zzps8Y/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1099.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:07 EDT-0400

here is an intel system.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F49zZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F49zZR/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1027.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:09 EDT-0400

id go with the intel, beacose its cheaper, but what about HDD?, also i cant find the RAM, selling in my country, only 16GB (2x8) version

 

[bmockeg]

Any RAM should be ok as long as it's DDR4 2666mhz. Prefer Gskill, Kingston, crucial. Geil, patriot

 

[zyh1987]

not sure why the ssd is so much more expensive.

this is a ryzen system. since you have 8gb vram from the 1070ti, i think 8gb is good enough for your system ram for most games.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zzps8Y
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zzps8Y/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1099.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:07 EDT-0400

here is an intel system.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F49zZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F49zZR/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1027.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:09 EDT-0400

id go with the intel, beacose its cheaper, but what about HDD?, also i cant find the RAM, selling in my country, only 16GB (2x8) version

hdd is about $50 for 1~2 tb. not sure in your country. but they are not that expensive. as for ram, look for a 2666 kit with someting like a cl16 timing, if that's too expensive, you could go with 2400 cl16 memory.

 

[fil.broz.bp]

not sure why the ssd is so much more expensive.

this is a ryzen system. since you have 8gb vram from the 1070ti, i think 8gb is good enough for your system ram for most games.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zzps8Y
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zzps8Y/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1099.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:07 EDT-0400

here is an intel system.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F49zZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F49zZR/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1027.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:09 EDT-0400

id go with the intel, beacose its cheaper, but what about HDD?, also i cant find the RAM, selling in my country, only 16GB (2x8) version

hdd is about $50 for 1~2 tb. not sure in your country. but they are not that expensive. as for ram, look for a 2666 kit with someting like a cl16 timing, if that's too expensive, you could go with 2400 cl16 memory.

okay, thanks, what about this then?:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXjFXP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXjFXP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($71.44 @ Walmart)
Monitor: Samsung - S24F350FH 23.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor
Total: $1013.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-11 13:32 EDT-0400

will the 60Hz monitor be engouh, or should i get 100-144Hz one?

 

[zyh1987]

not sure why the ssd is so much more expensive.

this is a ryzen system. since you have 8gb vram from the 1070ti, i think 8gb is good enough for your system ram for most games.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zzps8Y
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zzps8Y/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1099.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:07 EDT-0400

here is an intel system.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F49zZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F49zZR/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($122.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $1027.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 14:09 EDT-0400

id go with the intel, beacose its cheaper, but what about HDD?, also i cant find the RAM, selling in my country, only 16GB (2x8) version

hdd is about $50 for 1~2 tb. not sure in your country. but they are not that expensive. as for ram, look for a 2666 kit with someting like a cl16 timing, if that's too expensive, you could go with 2400 cl16 memory.

okay, thanks, what about this then?:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXjFXP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXjFXP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($71.44 @ Walmart)
Monitor: Samsung - S24F350FH 23.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor
Total: $1013.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-11 13:32 EDT-0400

will the 60Hz monitor be engouh, or should i get 100-144Hz one?

100-144 monitor will unleash its full potential, as the machine is capable of producing 100~144 fps @ 1080p on most aaa title. but for now, you can enjoy max setting with 60 Hz monitor