Prebuilt Budget Machine

[jacob justus]

I am in need of a new computer, im currently an MSI GP60 2QF Leopard Pro, Nvidia GTX950M, Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90 GHz, 8 GB RAM, and like 750GB HDD. This laptop is a few years old now and with the limited GPU and hard drive space, its a nightmare since i use it for school as well. I need a new gaming rig that is under $1000 but i can manage if its over that. 2 TB hdd would be preferred as well. thanks!

 

[Supahos]

Are you 100% opposed to building your own? At that budget you can build an awesome rig that will be awesome for years. Or buy a prebuilt that is okay and will become irrelevant in a few years

 

[jacob justus]

Are you 100% opposed to building your own? At that budget you can build an awesome rig that will be awesome for years. Or buy a prebuilt that is okay and will become irrelevant in a few years

Ive messed with really old rigs by taking them apart and putting them together again, im just not sure im capable of doing it myself without screwing something up and i dont have any resources near me or people that know how to.

 

[Supahos]

It's relatively fool proof. And there are tons of YouTube videos and resources on these forums to help you.

I'll show you what I mean budget wise.

Do you need a monitor (what resolution will you run at if you want one or not in the budget)

Keyboard?

Mouse?

 

[jacob justus]

It's relatively fool proof. And there are tons of YouTube videos and resources on these forums to help you.

I'll show you what I mean budget wise.

Do you need a monitor (what resolution will you run at if you want one or not in the budget)

Keyboard?

Mouse?

I shouldnt need peripherals, just the desktop itself but if you could recommend some monitors that would be nice and at 1920x1080

 

[HEXiT]

as above says its relatively simple. certainly not as hard as it used to be. pretty much everything is plug and play so it is pretty difficult to get it wrong...
first timers will typically need 5 hours for there first build and that includes the install time. so as long as you can set that time aside and have a clear workspace.
yeah there's no real reason why you cant build your own system...

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.89 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z270M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card ($219.99 @ Jet)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.90 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $987.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 18:40 EDT-0400


If you didn't want the monitor included in the $1000 will do a second one with a good 1080 monitor in it

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card ($219.99 @ Jet)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.90 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG245H 24.0" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1036.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 18:45 EDT-0400


Bit over budget but you'd be knocking a chunk off of the quality or performance to go any lower. I'd cut cost on the monitor if $36 is huge to you before taking out of the rest of the build

 

[Supahos]

Also missed the 2tb thing you can swap the hd I listed for a 2gb Seagate and stay under budget on first build

 

[Supahos]

http://store.hp.com/us/en/ConfigureView?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catEntryId=1426159&configId=X9Q71AV_100041&jumpid=cs_con_dt_pm&prodsku=X9Q71AV_100041&utm_medium=cs&utm_source=ga&utm_campaign=PSG%20Consumer%20PCs&utm_content=sp&CAWELAID=120281700000005230&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=10542272627&CATCI=pla-267845011338&catargetid=120281700000038872&cadevice=m


$1000 hp gaming PC. Slowwwww processor, less ram, no hard drive worse GPU most likely.

 

[jacob justus]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.89 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z270M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card ($219.99 @ Jet)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.90 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $987.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 18:40 EDT-0400


If you didn't want the monitor included in the $1000 will do a second one with a good 1080 monitor in it

no, what you have here is great. I look a little more into it and see. thank you for this!

 

[jacob justus]

http://store.hp.com/us/en/ConfigureView?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catEntryId=1426159&configId=X9Q71AV_100041&jumpid=cs_con_dt_pm&prodsku=X9Q71AV_100041&utm_medium=cs&utm_source=ga&utm_campaign=PSG%20Consumer%20PCs&utm_content=sp&CAWELAID=120281700000005230&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=10542272627&CATCI=pla-267845011338&catargetid=120281700000038872&cadevice=m


$1000 hp gaming PC. Slowwwww processor, less ram, no hard drive worse GPU most likely.

yeah, alot of the pre builts came with i3s, standard ram, 1 Hdd, GTX960s, ect and they were barely under budget

 

[mjslakeridge]

Definitely build it yourself. The first build Supahos suggested is good if you want to overclock your CPU, but the second build is a bit cheaper if you do not plan on overclocking.