Tech Noob Needs Help Building PC for LOL: $900-$1200 budget

[heimer12345]

Can someone help me build a pc?

I play league of legends and am looking to spend $900-$1200 on a computer, monitor, and keyboard. My friend told me I'd also need an SSD. I don't know shit about computers, but am tired of playing on 20-60 fps...so I figured it was time to give up my old mac laptop for something more up to date.

I know graphics cards are pretty pricey right now, but is my budget reasonable to get a computer that can consistently run 150+ FPS with good graphics? Not sure if this matters but I don't see myself playing much more than league and fortnight.

Appreciate any help!

 

[Guest]

Any specifics you want? (Resolution, Max settings etc)? I doubt you'll NEED an SSD, I personally am just fine with my 7200RPM HDD drive, but you can also have like an SSD for the stuff you want to access quickly and also an HDD for the other stuff.

 

[jwcrellin]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($91.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Samsung)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB OC Video Card ($154.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus - VP228H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech - K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($8.49 @ Target)
Mouse: Logitech - G203 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse ($24.80 @ Amazon)
Total: $882.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-20 21:17 EST-0500

 

[heimer12345]

Any specifics you want? (Resolution, Max settings etc)? I doubt you'll NEED an SSD, I personally am just fine with my 7200RPM HDD drive, but you can also have like an SSD for the stuff you want to access quickly and also an HDD for the other stuff.

I don't really have specifics, I play on low settings right now but will probably want to play on medium high or better. And not sure about resolution. The most important thing to me is that these components last 4+ years. I don't want to have to keep switching things out which is why I'm willing to spend a bit more than your avg casual gamer

 

[heimer12345]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($91.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Samsung)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB OC Video Card ($154.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus - VP228H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech - K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($8.49 @ Target)
Mouse: Logitech - G203 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse ($24.80 @ Amazon)
Total: $882.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-20 21:17 EST-0500

Thanks! My friend suggest I get a better CPU, but said everything else there is great for the $$. Any suggestions on a slightly better CPU?

 

[jwcrellin]

Right now the GTX 1050 is the only gpu within $50 of its msrp. The ryzen 5 1600 is the price to performance king right now. If you are sketchy about building your own tower, you can buy a pre-built and install your own graphics card.

 

[R_1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($188.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Black PCIe 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($364.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.41 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell - SE2417HG 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Keyboard: Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($30.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Kensington - 72337 Wired Trackball ($45.81 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1192.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-20 21:42 EST-0500


Keyboard and mouse are placeholders only get what feels good to you.
hope this helps

 

[jake.g.kirby]

LoL isn't the highest demanding game so for that budget you could probably go pretty big. You could get a machine for probably < 400 dollars that could run it at 1080p with 100fps +

Anyway, This is what i'm thinking for your budget! Keep in mind that i cba to go scavenging for the lowest prices on these parts so i'll just use amazon for now.

500Gb SSD ($125)
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B00OBRE5UE/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1519179525&sr=1-3&keywords=500Gb+ssd

i3-8350k ($169)
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80684I38350K-Core-i3-8350K-Processor/dp/B0759FWJDK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1519180197&sr=1-1&keywords=i3+8350k

8Gb DDR4 ($100)
https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Vengeance-2x4GB-3000MHz-Memory/dp/B0123ZBPDA/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1519180108&sr=1-2&keywords=8gb+ddr4+3000mhz

PSU Seasonic 650W ($80)
https://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-650-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-650RM/dp/B00918N4A0/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1519179656&sr=1-5&keywords=seasonic+power+supply

Motherboard ($100)
https://www.amazon.com/Z370P-D3-protection-Anti-Sulfur-Motherboard/dp/B077Y5JBQ5/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1519179722&sr=1-1&keywords=z370+motherboard

GPU ($340)
https://www.amazon.com/PH-GTX1060-3G-GeForce-Phoenix-Ready-Graphics/dp/B072172ZDK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1519180698&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx%2B1060%2B3gb&th=1

Monitor ($219)
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-FreeSync-non-Glare-Optix-G24C/dp/B072JZ66T3/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1519180546&sr=1-9&keywords=1080p+144hz&refinements=p_72%3A1248879011

Case ($50)
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-100R-Tower-Case/dp/B00RORBQNW/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1519180648&sr=1-4&keywords=case

(Total: $1183)

When doing this i kept in mind room for upgrades, so if you need it and have the money you will be able to easily add in more ram, or upgrade to an i7 8700k etc... Monitor + keyboard and mouse is more personal preference but this build should be good for some time.