first time building gaming pc $1200

akhilsukh01

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So i'm planning on making a PC. My budget is around 1200. My needs are a gtx 1070 mini. A Intel i5 6500 or 6600 processor, not the 6600k because i won't be overclocking and a monitor that has a good response time and 60+ frame rate and 24" or 27". Probably this one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014577) Also i don't need a HDD and a ssd, just a 500 gb ssd is fine. The other things don't really matter as long as its compatible and the Intel stock cooler is the one i will be using as i will not be overclocking. I'm not including the keyboard and mice in this budget but tips would be helpful. I also need win10 64bit Also i'm building it over the summer so there is time to look for good deals, etc
 
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Would recommend you to wait for some time and increase your budget by a bit and go for this build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.54 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card ($399.99 @ B&H)...

GraySilencer

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Jun 25, 2016
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Since you're asking for a GTX 1070 Mini, I'm assuming you're doing a Mini-ITX build, right?
Yes, it's a little over budget but I'm sure you can come with $22 more if you're doing a $1,200 build. ;)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *ASRock B150M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($384.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: *Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($189.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1221.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-02 16:54 EDT-0400
 
Would recommend you to wait for some time and increase your budget by a bit and go for this build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.54 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card ($399.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1285.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-02 19:49 EDT-0400
 
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