Gaming newbie, need advise on pc building

[Dew dEw]

As the title said, Im new to gaming pc, Im looking to build a 1000 to 1200 cad gaming pc. I can see myself playing a lot of Destiny 2 , Heros of the storm and PUBG such types of games. I would like to run them in 1080p 60-75hz smoothly. So I'm wondering if I really need 1060 6gb to run these game in ultra or 1060 3gb will do the job, or maybe I can just downgrade to 1050ti. And is OC really matter to me as Im not going for 144hz gameplay experience. Also, I would like to know if ssd is necessary. Need Advice !!!

 

[imsqam]

Okay, here is a build that meets your requirements. Went with the 6GB 1060, it is more future proof as VRAM requirements seem to be increasing. It will run 1080p at ultra settings no problem. System is capable of a small to moderate overclock if desired. An SSD is added, won't affect game play too much but really makes a difference when loading the OS or screen swaps or anything where a program has to access the storage.

But really need to know if you will need
- Operating System software (OS)
- monitor
- keyboard/mouse
- Wifi connectivity

If you do, then we need to modify the build.

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/WGTkBP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/WGTkBP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.99 @ PC Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($138.99 @ PC Canada)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($177.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: ADATA - Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($117.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ PC Canada)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($374.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($67.78 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1217.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-27 10:00 EDT-0400

 

[seagate_surfer]

As far as the storage portion of your post goes, Heroes of the Storm, games that are similar to it, and open world type games in general see load time benefits from SSD tech, especially when loading up new areas of these expansive maps. SSD is king for performance, but still quite expensive for the amount of storage space you're getting, so it just depends on where your values land in terms of cost vs performance.

One solution which would be a good fit, if you feel that the cost of SSD is prohibitive, is an SSHD or Solid-State Hybrid Drive (current Seagate model: FireCuda). These drives have a small SSD cache, the drive looks at what data you're accessing most frequently and places them on this portion, then also has a larger spinning disk storage capacity for the rest of your data so that you still get solid bang for your buck on storage space.

If you'd like to see how these drives stack up comparatively, here are a couple of charts you may find useful:

The first one compares startup times across several popular games across a traditional spinning 7200 RPM HDD, our SSHD, and an M.2 SSD (128GB). The white is for SSD, the orange for our SSHD, and the gray for the 7200 spinning HDD.

Startup Times

The next one compares the first 3 days of gaming storage utilization on several popular titles, and SYSmark ratings from various drive types and combinations. First of the grays is 7200 RPM 1TB spinning HDD, second (lightest gray) is our SSHD, third (darkest gray) is an SSD + 7200 RPM HDD combo, purple is SSD + our SSHD combo, and lastly blue is SSD.

First 3 Days Gaming Storage Utilization

Good luck wiith your new build, regardless of which drive you determine is right for your needs in the end!