Building My Friend a Computer

[M491]

Okay, so I need your help. I need to build my friend a gaming PC and have a budget of around $1,000 but am willing to stretch a bit. Can anyone build a PC that can play most modern titles at 60FPS for ~$1,000? Thanks so much!

 

[manddy123]

A bit beyond your budget, but great build for 1080p 144Hz or some 1440p.
If he wanna play @ 1080p 60Hz we could step down in the GPU and get some other pieces.
Both would be able to max-out about any game.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($191.91 @ Jet)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($389.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1033.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-13 15:44 EST-0500

 

[esco_sid]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($230.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($84.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($244.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1011.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-13 15:45 EST-0500

 

[M491]

A bit beyond your budget, but great build for 1080p 144Hz or some 1440p.
If he wanna play @ 1080p 60Hz we could step down in the GPU and get some other pieces.
Both would be able to max-out about any game.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($191.91 @ Jet)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($389.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1033.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-13 15:44 EST-0500

Thanks so much!

 

[M491]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($230.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($84.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($244.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1011.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-13 15:45 EST-0500

Thanks a ton!

 

[mcconkeymike]

I would go with esco_sid's build if just sticking with 1080p gaming. The GTX 1070 is really only needed if doing hardcore 1440p or lite 4k.

 

[boosted1g]

Manddy has the better build for gaming as you will be much better off for gaming with the faster GPU then you will with the marginal improvement of the faster overclockable CPU (and if your friend would not know how to setup and monitor the overclocking then it is even more a waste).
Only issue is that the 450w psu will be pushed pretty hard, I would go for at bare minimum a 500w.

 

[M491]

Manddy has the better build for gaming as you will be much better off for gaming with the faster GPU then you will with the marginal improvement of the faster overclockable CPU (and if your friend would not know how to setup and monitor the overclocking then it is even more a waste).
Only issue is that the 450w psu will be pushed pretty hard, I would go for at bare minimum a 500w.

He most likely will be using a 1080p monitor, would it still be worth?

 

[esco_sid]

Manddy has the better build for gaming as you will be much better off for gaming with the faster GPU then you will with the marginal improvement of the faster overclockable CPU (and if your friend would not know how to setup and monitor the overclocking then it is even more a waste).
Only issue is that the 450w psu will be pushed pretty hard, I would go for at bare minimum a 500w.

I would Agree that 1070 will run games faster but 1060 is plenty for 1080p and I did my build the way i did is because core components cpu/mobo usually survive several GPUs and they don't make much sense to upgrade later on as a GPU 2 years later you can just swap it without much thought.