Build Advice I need help building a PC or buying a prebuilt with a budget of $1000 ?

[demorah95x]

I need help building a PC or buying a prebuilt with a budget of $1000.
It's mainly for gaming - - - Monster Hunter Wilds and League of Legends

 

[Lutfij]

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[Zerk2012]

Monster Hunter Wilds Recommended System Requirements​

• OS: Windows 10 or newer
• CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K or Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or AMD Ryzen 5 5500
• Memory: 16 GB
• GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super (8 GB VRAM) or NVIDIA RTX 4060 (8 GB VRAM) / AMD RX 6700XT (12 GB VRAM)
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 140 GB available space (SSD required)

Additional Notes: This game is expected to run at 60 fps @ 1080p (with Frame Generation enabled) under the "Medium" graphics setting. DirectStorage supported

 

[JayGau]

Even the most powerful gaming PC with a 9800X3D and a 5090 can't run Monster Hunter Wilds properly. When the devs specify that you need frame gen to hit 60 fps at 1080p medium settings with the recommended specs, it's because there's a problem. And the problem is that Capcom used an engine designed for corridor-like games to make a vast and dynamic open world. And it just doesn't work. Same for Dragon Dogma 2, but MHW is worse.

So just get the best hardware you can with your budget and hope you gonna have a smooth 60 fps ride.

With a RTX 4060, a Ryzen 9600x, a B650 motherboard, a 32 GB ddr5 6000 MT/s RAM kit, a good 650 W PSU and a 1 TB NVMe drive, you should be able to stay close to 1000$ if you look for good deals.

 

[logainofhades]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($180.97 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE V3 70.84 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 S WIFI DDR4 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Inland Performance Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7600 XT 16 GB Video Card ($369.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.97 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Montech CENTURY II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $1007.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-07 19:36 EDT-0400

 

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING SE-214-XT ARGB 68.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($17.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 S WIFI DDR4 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($95.97 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7600 XT 16 GB Video Card ($369.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.97 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II VE 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $939.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-07 20:48 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker Part List

Monitor: *MSI G244PF E2 23.8" 1920 x 1080 180 Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ MSI)
Total: $109.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-07 20:49 EDT-0400

 

[batuchka]

Hello there i was asked to spec out a sub $1k all Newegg build for a young lady but it had to be cuteish and pink Maybe could be useful to someone to bounce ideas off? For monster hunter wilds specifically one could leverage FSR4/AFMF 2.1 supported by all RDNA4 gpus?

 

[helper800]

I need help building a PC or buying a prebuilt with a budget of $1000.
It's mainly for gaming - - - Monster Hunter Wilds and League of Legends

MH:Wilds is a hard to run game. Its CPU intensive and requires a good graphics card even for 1080p. Here is what I would consider the minimum viable PC to play such a game:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($164.00 @ Walmart)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 PRO RS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($150.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Inland Performance Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY OC GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Video Card ($549.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Zalman i4 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.97 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Montech CENTURY II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $1210.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-14 12:44 EDT-0400