Fortnite Low End Gamer? Specs included below for discussion.

[chiptouz]

Ok my daughter wants a PC to play fortnite on and so, of course, I am building her one. Cant have her use my gamer all the time, right?

Thinking i5-8400, H370m, DDR4 2400 16gb, 1050ti for 1080 resolution.

I already have a case, powersupply, m.2 drive, storage drive, keyboard, mouse, etc.

I don't play this game so for those of you that do? What do you think?

 

[WildCard999]

It's more then enough to play Fortnite.

You could go a bit cheaper if need be.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($115.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $174.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-15 10:18 EDT-0400


https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/fortnite/15349

 

[chiptouz]

It's more then enough to play Fortnite.

You could go a bit cheaper if need be.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($115.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $174.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-15 10:18 EDT-0400


https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/fortnite/15349

WildCard999 - I should have posted this. I would like onboard wifi. Now I do have a wifi card her old rig was using and I think it is fine, but wasn't sure if onboard wifi would be better.

 

[WildCard999]

The existing wifi card should work fine and that Asrock has the correct connection via PCI or USB, it will also support that M.2 drive. I would just make sure it has the newest drivers to make sure it's performing well.

If the i5-8400 is within budget though I would stick with that though as the turbo boost up to 4ghz and the extra two cores over the 8100 is nice to have for longevity.

 

[chiptouz]

This is where I am at now:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($115.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - H370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.98 @ Newegg Business)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Edition Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $473.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-15 15:10 EDT-0400

 

[chiptouz]

The existing wifi card should work fine and that Asrock has the correct connection via PCI or USB, it will also support that M.2 drive. I would just make sure it has the newest drivers to make sure it's performing well.

If the i5-8400 is within budget though I would stick with that though as the turbo boost up to 4ghz and the extra two cores over the 8100 is nice to have for longevity.

I have to take a look at the existing card. If it can work with a graphics card I may go that way. Otherwise I may go with the one I posted. Yeah the i5-8400 is a nice chip, but also significantly more, almost double, what the i3-8100 costs.

 

[WildCard999]

This is where I am at now:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($115.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.98 @ Newegg Business)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Edition Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $434.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-15 14:58 EDT-0400

Solid build.

 

[chiptouz]

This is where I am at now:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($115.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.98 @ Newegg Business)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Edition Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $434.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-15 14:58 EDT-0400

Solid build.

OK. I actually changed the mobo. See the mobo I posted in two posts above. What you think about that one? It has built in wifi. If I cant reuse the wifi card this is the way I will go. Otherwise I will use the build included in your quote above.

 

[WildCard999]

I'd save $20 and get this Asrock, I'm pretty sure the differences between them are pretty minor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($80.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $80.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-15 15:29 EDT-0400

 

[WildCard999]

I'm actually going to be building something similar but a bit more potato for friends and family that want to game with me.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium Gold G5400 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($80.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($81.39 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 3GB SC GAMING Video Card ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: RAIJINTEK - Metis (White) Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $485.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-15 15:33 EDT-0400

I may make the same thing even for myself, my games don't require much and I rarely play VR so I put up my tower and VR for sale.