$900 Gaming Build?

[EddieA2]

So my birthday is coming up and i have a $900-$1000 budget. I want this build to be good at running cs go smoothly, and to be used for school work and stuff. I'm kind of new to the whole "PC Building" and such so I don't know whats best for the right build.

 

[timeconsumer]

Does the budget need to include an operating system, monitor, keyboard or mouse?

 

[EddieA2]

Does the budget need to include an operating system, monitor, keyboard or mouse?

Well i already have a monitor that i was going to use, so just the operating system, keyboard and mouse.

 

[timeconsumer]

Okay, just curious though, is the monitor 144Hz? Because if not I would incorporate a new 144Hz monitor into the budget if CS:GO is what you really want to play.

 

[Xemko]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($63.56 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.39 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $932.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 11:50 EDT-0400

 

[Hlsgsz]

You get FreeSync with this. Look into it 😉

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC G2460PF 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($229.81 @ Amazon)
Total: $900.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 12:17 EDT-0400

 

[jaged]

@Xemko I'm considering using this build for my teen son who has been kicking me off my PC.

He plays Overwatch, CS:GO, Fallout 4, No Man's Sky(who knows what will run this well hehe), are the more modern games. he plays others as well but they're all older.

Would the specs above work for those?

I would be buying this in Canadian funds so it'd be more obviously.

 

[Xemko]

@Jaged, it will run these(and most) games on 1080p high/ultra settings with enjoyable fps.
Examples :
1060
i5 6500

FPS might be slightly lower with i5.

 

[EddieA2]

Okay, just curious though, is the monitor 144Hz? Because if not I would incorporate a new 144Hz monitor into the budget if CS:GO is what you really want to play.

yea i have a benq monitor which is 144hz

 

[timeconsumer]

yea i have a benq monitor which is 144hz

Good stuff. In that case a build like what Xemko posted is good. Games like Overwatch and Fallout definitely prefer Nvidia GPUs so a 1060 and i5 is the way to go.

 

[EddieA2]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($63.56 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.39 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $932.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 11:50 EDT-0400

Will i also. need and optical disc drive for windows?

 

[Xemko]

You can download it here, install and then activate it with license key.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10