Building a new gaming pc and need help to pick parts!

[stevenphan10]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Budget Range: I would say 1000-1200

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and watching youtube at home

Are you buying a monitor: yes



Parts to Upgrade: Everything. (posting a pcpartpicker I made at the bottom of the thread)


Do you need to buy OS: yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon, newegg, I'm open to any other sites

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Parts Preferences: I would like to upgrade to intel cpu and nvidia because of past experience with amd. Also a SSD please

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: idk

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 60hz

Additional Comments: I would like a semi cheap case looks cool a bit not too pricey. I would take any suggestions . Probably a side window (Might install led inside)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My older brother said the next school year If i get
all straight A's I get a new pc. Because mine right now is pretty shit p.p

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/stevenphan10/saved/r7nWZL ] My Pcpartpicker build (so far) [/url]

 

[stevenphan10]

There is also this build I found https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GC9psJ

 

[MeatFeastMan]

This intel+ nvidia build should work well. Put the cpu to i5 7400 and gpu to 1060 since you don't need to extra power at 60hz. Saves a bit of money as well, and allows us to upgrade psu, case a bit.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/GdGg7h

Also that build you mentioned in that link is a ryzen build, which is amd. So that goes against what you want.

 

[stevenphan10]

oh didn't look at cpu xD saw that 1080 and went :O

 

[stevenphan10]

Do you also have a Amd + Nvidia and a Intel + Amd ??

 

[MeatFeastMan]

Amd + nvidia is possible yes. You would have a ryzen cpu and a pascal gpu. Intel + Amd is also possible. For that, just change the gpu to something like an rx 570 or rx 580 instead of the gtx 1060 6gb.

 

[stevenphan10]

What monitor would you suggest to buy if I was to go with the build that I suggested with the 1080?

 

[MeatFeastMan]

Uh something like this would be good:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/7TrcCJ/asus-pb277q-270-75hz-monitor-pb277q

 

[stevenphan10]

okay thanks hopefully I get a new monitor lol

 

[madmatt30]

Go with a ryzen 1600 matey , best bang for Buck CPU on the market.
The 1700 is totally unnecessary for gaming.

Does that $1200 max limit need to include monitor & windows or is it just for the tower itself ??

 

[Kunra Zether]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: PNY - CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Smart M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1201.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-26 05:45 EDT-0400

 

[Kunra Zether]

I could only recommend the 1080 atm due to price gouging on the 1060 and 1070 I don't believe in supporting that kind of behavior from companies I could care less about a shortage. I'd rather them be out of stock then charging over $100 more for a card I got for only $386 back in February.

 

[stevenphan10]

should I get a cpu cooler with that?

 

[madmatt30]

I cant think of one singular good reason to even consider a locked i5 when the ryzen chips are the same price or less.
Even if it means dropping to a 1070 its a far better choice.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.95 @ Adorama)
Storage: Toshiba - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($434.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman - R1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1170.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-26 18:08 EDT-0400