First Pc, advice?

[natebajaj]

I've been considering building a PC for a while now but haven't done it so far cause I don't know jack shit about how to do it. Anyway, I tried to pick the parts I think I'm gonna use and I'd appreciate any advice anyone has. I'm definitely not gonna spend more than 1500 CAD on it. So any other recommendations might need to keep that in mind. I already have a keyboard and a mouse and a friend of mine is gonna give me one of his monitors so they aren't in the list. Thanks for any and all help!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($414.38 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Pure Rock Slim 35.14 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.40 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($95.28 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($72.78 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Intel - 545s 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.38 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GAMING Video Card ($369.58 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($64.94 @ PC-Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - BT 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.93 @ Vuugo)
Keyboard: Logitech - G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($161.48 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1386.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-26 22:28 EST-0500

 

[Lucky_SLS]

I would suggest this instead :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($289.00 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($159.40 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Dark 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($155.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: HP - EX920 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($229.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P350X (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1184.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-27 01:09 EST-0500

Perfect for 1080p 60fps gaming

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($227.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Asus - TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($95.75 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($599.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1372.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-27 01:27 EST-0500

This is extremely powerful build. With GTX1080 you will get around 65% performance boost over GTX1060 or RX580 which is a huge gain. All are high quality components. No compromise build.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ just one question : if the monitor is a 1080p 60hz, then what's the use of the gtx 1080? Be it rx580 or gtx 1080, the monitor will bottleneck it at 60hz...

 

[King Dranzer]

^ just one question : if the monitor is a 1080p 60hz, then what's the use of the gtx 1080? Be it rx580 or gtx 1080, the monitor will bottleneck it at 60hz...

Hope you realize that even GTX1080 cannot maintain 60fps+ at very high to ultra settings in graphic intense games. But still GTX1080 will give you lot smoother experience with lot many titles which GTX1060 cannot maintain 60fps+ for over longer period of time.

 

[King Dranzer]

Instead of saving money while being dissatisfied by the performance over period of time I choose to spend as much as possible and have satisfactory build which can perform lot better over period of time.

 

[bmockeg]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($329.00 @ Canada Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.55 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($76.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($599.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1503.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-27 01:47 EST-0500

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Majority of the games give about 70-80 fps in 1080p ultra with a 1060/580, if you haven't set a crazy anti aliasing.

I would actually in this case suggest a 9600k z390 platform which can handle 144hz and be ready for a high res high frame rate monitor and gpu.

Hope that makes sense.

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($227.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Asus - TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($95.75 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB Video Card ($535.00)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Monitor: LG - 24GM79G-B 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor ($229.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1537.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-27 01:58 EST-0500

If he wants he choose this route. OP Get that RX Vega 64 from Newegg Canada or get GTX1080 and stick with the monitor he gets. Both are fine.