New Gaming Build! (For reasonable amount)

[Tinibigz_1992]

Hello,

Please assist me in putting together a reasonable priced PC gaming rig. I was looking around 1k if a little less that be nice but 1k would be the most I would want to invest (unless there is something greater in this gaming world I might miss for not going with a 5k build). I would love to build this PC arond the fact that the 1070 or 1080's will drop in price over the next few weeks. Sorry if I am wrong with this info but I think new ones are coming out.

That is the only part I really want in the PC due to the fact it will run games for the next 2 too 3 years at pretty decent settings. All other parts I am open too if anyone could give me some ideas to build around this GPU that would be great.

I don't really have exact games I would play but would really love to have a rig that can play some at good FPS whenever somethings does come that will just blow me away. (I hope it's soon, last one was WOW 2004)

Thank you for your time.

 

[why_wolf]

Something like this then. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.00 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - BPX 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Mini Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $1051.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-24 23:06 EDT-0400

 

[bmockeg]

My recommendation.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.00 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card ($429.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1003.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-24 23:16 EDT-0400

 

[Tinibigz_1992]

Hello,

Thank you for both options here, I was wondering if a i5 is enough power for this type of build? I only ask that due to the GPU being so much greater in this set up. Honestly never heard of the RAM that you both picked which is interesting. (If both agree then it must be reliable)

Both motherboards are less expensive as well, will that impact the performance much?


Would you mind explaining the difference between the two video cards: 1070 VS 1080?

Thank you

 

[madmatt30]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Patriot - Burst 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card ($389.99 @ Dell)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ B&H)
Total: $990.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-26 04:43 EDT-0400

 

[bmockeg]

I5 is fine, as is a Ryzen 5. The GPU plays the biggest part. The motherboard doesnt need to be costly, especially if not overclocking.

 

[Tinibigz_1992]

Thank you for the insight, so 3.4 AMD is better then i5?

So I can save money on motherboard but the memory is Vulcan is that a good brand?

Thank you

 

[bmockeg]

The 8400 will probably give you a few more frames for gaming. The ryzen is a more all around CPU. If you aren't going to overclock the ryzen then the 8400 is probably best. Team group makes good memory, I can recommend some,Gskill if you rather use that. RAM companies assemble the RAM, the actual memory is made by hynix or,samsung

 

[Tinibigz_1992]

Yes please, how much would the GSkull go for?

I will go with Intel, but does it matter much between the 1070 to the 1070ti or the 1080? Or if you have other options that be great.

Any chance you could advise what a rig like this might run for FPS for a game like Fortnite? Or WOW to not be so extreme?

Thank you

 

[bmockeg]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $944.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-26 11:41 EDT-0400

Here you go, its just $60 to go from a 1070 to 1080. I would buy the 1080, it may be overkill now but will be better long term.