Help picking and building first pc

[fernramis]

Hi. I'm looking to build my first pc, but I don't know where to start.
My budget is 12-1300. I would mainly use it for gaming and just messing around on the internet. I don't need some electronic behemoth that can play everything at max settings while streaming at the same time. Running most games at mid to high settings would be fine for me.
It would be nice if it could run art programs like Photoshop or manga studio and audio editing like audacity too, but that's not a major concern.
Anyone have any suggestions for a build that would get the most out of my budget, and where I could learn to put it together properly?

 

[theonerm2]

Hi. I'm looking to build my first pc, but I don't know where to start.
My budget is 12-1300. I would mainly use it for gaming and just messing around on the internet. I don't need some electronic behemoth that can play everything at max settings while streaming at the same time. Running most games at mid to high settings would be fine for me.
It would be nice if it could run art programs like Photoshop or manga studio and audio editing like audacity too, but that's not a major concern.
Anyone have any suggestions for a build that would get the most out of my budget, and where I could learn to put it together properly?

Please tell me more. What resolution do you want to play at? Does the budget include games, controllers, windows 10, and other such software or peripherals?

 

[theonerm2]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6hyBYT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6hyBYT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($160.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Newegg Business)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar - Solution 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.88 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus - VP228H 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($108.60 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - MasterSet MS120 (US) Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($68.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1025.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-27 22:44 EST-0500

 

[winks42]

That build looks good but I’d recommend 16gb of ram

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

I agree, go 16gb ram. Doesn't have to be 3600mhz, but 3000 or higher would be a good idea.

Also, might spend a little more and get a higher refresh rate monitor.

 

[theonerm2]

I agree, go 16gb ram. Doesn't have to be 3600mhz, but 3000 or higher would be a good idea.

Also, might spend a little more and get a higher refresh rate monitor.

I went purposely low for the sake of caution. In case more of the budget needs to go for other things. I went with 3600MHz RAM because it was the best deal on a stick of 8GB of RAM. I could have went with something like this instead.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($160.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Newegg Business)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC - Gamemax-W ATX Full Tower Case ($59.97 @ Newegg Business)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Sceptre - U275W-4000R 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor ($179.73 @ Amazon)
Total: $1211.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-28 14:59 EST-0500

But it would not have allowed for much extra in case it was needed.

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

I understand. I would say if budget was a big concern, bump the SSD down to a 512 or 256, which should knock off a good chunk. 2tb should be plenty for storage and games etc. Don't get me wrong, you can play with 8gb, but at this point, and that budget, I'd go 16gb.

 

[fernramis]

I can't figure out how to reply directly, so here's the specifics for the first reply.
For resolution, 1080 will be fine for my needs. The budget would be for the parts, os (probably windows), and the monitor, and I could push it to about 1400, but would prefer not to. The games, programs, and such i would get separately as I need them. If I understand what you mean by peripherals, than just the usual mouse, key board, usb and maybe an external hard drive.

 

[theonerm2]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($160.98 @ Newegg Business)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($75.07 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Newegg Business)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Cougar - Solution 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.88 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus - VC279H 27.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg Business)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - MasterSet MS120 (US) Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($68.75 @ OutletPC)
External Storage: Seagate - Backup Plus 4 TB External Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg Business)
Total: $1166.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-29 00:23 EST-0500

All you need is this. You can customize it to your liking. For example get a different case or different keyboard/mouse if you like. Really you can get anything different as long as you make sure it's compatible.

 

[fernramis]

I think this is the one I'm going to go with. Any recommended tutorials for how to put it tohether?

 

[theonerm2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhX0fOUYd8Q

 

[fernramis]

Thanks for all the help. You saved me a lot of time doing research and comparisons I probably would have messed up.

 

[hucharles5]

Core i9-9900K
Asus Maximus Extreme XI
RTX 2080Ti 4 way NVLink
64GB DDR4 4666 mHz Ram
2 Custom liquid cooling loops each with a 360mm radiator and 500ml+ reservoir
2000W PSU
16TB m.2 NVME
everything inlcuding monitor overclocked to extreme
then you should come VERY close to run minesweeper at 144p 5fps