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Hi, I'm going to buy a new PC, my current one is almost 10 years old. I was trying to put together a build using the forums here, websites like logicalincrements, etc. My budget is about 1300 USD for the box and the monitor. This is what I have so far:

  • gtx 1060 3gb - gpu
    i5 8400 - cpu
    asrock z370m pro4 - motherboard
    2x 8gb goodram 2400mhz - memory
    1tb samsung hdd - main drive
    crucial ssd 128gb - system drive
    cooler master v650 650w - psu
    Noctua NH-U12S - cpu cooling
    haf 912 - case
    LG 25UM58-P - screen - can be other, but at least 23 inches

It will be used mostly for gaming - WoW, Bioshock, Witcher, maybe some shooters, etc.

Would you guys say this is a sensible build? Should anything be swapped for other stuff? Perhaps better components are available for a simillar/better price? Any bottlenecks? Apprieciate any advice on this, thank you.
 
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I would look for a more powerful GPU. The 1060 3gb is two years old and it wont be long before it starts to show its age. Right now is a strange time with GPUs because Nvidia is about to release their new GPUs and we are just coming off a very heavy GPU storage. If I were building a system today with your budget, I would want to have at least a 1070 in it. It will be much better for longer than the 1060.

You also dont need a z370 board with the 8400. The 8400 is a locked CPU and cant be overclocked, so you wont be able to use the more expensive features on the z370 board. I would wait on the CPU cooler, the 8400 comes with a stock cooler and it will be more than adequate. They are a little loud, but I would wait and see how it...
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I would look for a more powerful GPU. The 1060 3gb is two years old and it wont be long before it starts to show its age. Right now is a strange time with GPUs because Nvidia is about to release their new GPUs and we are just coming off a very heavy GPU storage. If I were building a system today with your budget, I would want to have at least a 1070 in it. It will be much better for longer than the 1060.

You also dont need a z370 board with the 8400. The 8400 is a locked CPU and cant be overclocked, so you wont be able to use the more expensive features on the z370 board. I would wait on the CPU cooler, the 8400 comes with a stock cooler and it will be more than adequate. They are a little loud, but I would wait and see how it sounds. The case plays a big role in how loud a system is.

I went with a Phanteks case because they make great cases. But cases are more of a personal preference. I also went with a Corsair PSU. I am not a big fan of cooler master's PSU. Additionally, 550 watts will be more than enough for this rig.

I dropped a 1tb Crucial SSD in the rig. You can load the OS on it and throw all your games in one spot. I would much rather have one big drive than several smaller ones. The MX500 is a really good SSD and a really good price. It is though to beat.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dWgyV6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dWgyV6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC2 Gaming iCX Video Card ($409.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - XF270H Bbmiiprzx 27.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($219.48 @ Amazon)
Total: $1297.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 08:26 EDT-0400
 
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Or something like this, if you want to save a couple of more quid, and aren't into high hz gaming:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($170.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($76.39 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.35 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($275.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - HAF 912 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: BenQ - GW2470ML 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1035.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 08:31 EDT-0400
 
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Definitely can be better.

PSU is shoddy. 1060 3Gb won't last long. The Z370 idea is not bad if you want to stick to the line but with that budget, you should compromise on it for now. Use stock cooling. 128 GB SSD too small.

Here:
Intel -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team - L3 EVO 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($38.50 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($401.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.51 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus - VG278Q 27.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($288.67 @ B&H)
Total: $1262.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 08:54 EDT-0400

8400 with 16 gigs of RAM at 3000Mhz and a GTX 1070, which is better than a 1060 and will last longer, with a quality PSU and decent Case as well as 1 MS 144Hz 1080p monitor to take advantage of that 1070.

Ryzen-
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team - L3 EVO 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($38.50 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($401.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.51 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: BenQ - XL2411 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($249.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1277.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 08:57 EDT-0400

Ryzen 5 2600 and X470 to last longer, everything else is the same except the monitor which is slightly smaller.
 
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For 1300$ you can do much better

Ryzen 7 1800x 8 core CPU, Gtx1080 and 1440p monitor for about 1300$

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1800X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($239.29 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.35 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE 8G Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool - DUKASE V2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - BQ 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer - G247HYU 23.8" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ Walmart)
Total: $1307.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 10:51 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($82.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.35 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE 8G Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.01 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($179.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1307.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 11:08 EDT-0400

For $1300 you should really get a gtx 1080
 
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BQ units of EVGA PSU are not really good. On par with the VS units from Corsair. Decent, but this caliber of system needs better.
 
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Absolutely amazed how you got all of that within $1300. Continually surprised by how much goodness you can pack in $1300.
 
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