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Provost's Pick

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($121.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman - ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $748.99 (+$5.99 shipping)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-24 23:55 EDT-0400
 
1080p Gamer Deluxe

Fast boot times and responsive with the solid state hybrid drive, High quality semi modular power supply, good looking budget case, fast Ram.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($68.06 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($264.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Base Total: $746.00
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-25 01:44 EDT-0400
 
"Who cares about a little bottleneck? I have a 1070!"

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($65.87 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.30 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($414.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion - XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $747.12
Prices edited to remove shipping and stuff
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-13 19:01 EDT-0400
You can upgrade the kaby lake cpu, and the power supply (probably) won't blow up in your face. Plus it has a 1070.

[strike]i just wanted to be unique dont hate [/strike]
updated cause [strike]some[/strike] lots of prices went up
 
What's In The Box

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI (rev. 1.0) Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone - Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $752.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-25 11:48 EDT-0400

Minus Ship: <2.99>
Final Cost: $749.92
 
Budget Gamer

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($106.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix - Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.63 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill - N900PCE PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.35 @ Amazon)
Total: $747.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-25 12:40 EDT-0400
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ Amazon)
Salt: Salt-Link
Motherboard: ASRock - H270M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - RE3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($35.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($274.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $749.94 (not including rebates/shipping etc...)
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-25 20:16 EDT-0400
 
Hexa-750

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.13 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Windforce OC Video Card ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman - T2 Plus MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $736.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-25 22:45 EDT-0400

Base Total: $731.06
Shipping: $4.98
Total: $736.04
 
Fractal Design Core 500 Black Mini-ITX Small Form Factor Computer Case $59.99
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GV-N1060D5-6GD REV2 6GB $274.99
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Memory Kit Model CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 $82.99
MSI B250M PRO-VDH LGA 1151 Intel B250 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $64.99
Intel Core i3-7350K Kaby Lake Dual-Core 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 60W BX80677I37350K $149.99
WD Blue M.2 250GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive - SATA 6Gb/s - WDS250G1B0B $89.99
Subtotal: $722.94
all through newegg.

For pretty silent budget gameing, high ghz, fast ram (low cas), but only dual core.
and 28 dollar to spare on the 750.doller.
add an extra fan for better cooling is an option.

 
Gawain

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($130.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX8000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BV 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Base Total: $744.93

The ADATA m.2 NVMe is chosen for the very fast storage experience. This bundled into the very compact Elite 130 case, along with overclockable Ryzen 1200, mobo with WIFI ac and Gigabyte 1060 3GB GPU should prove to be a powerful yet portable gaming package.
 
The Budgetinator

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.91 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 13 36.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z170M Mortar Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.97 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill - 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Base Total: $743.62
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-28 12:52 EDT-0400
 
Don’t Worry, In Real Life, I’m Quite Big


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.96 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - B3 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $749.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-28 13:07 EDT-0400
 
Cerberus

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - RE3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($35.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC - Solo-T1-R ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $766.90
Minus Shipping: - $16.97
Base Total: = $749.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-29 22:51 EDT-0400
 
Gallywix's Magic Box

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $754.92
Minus Shipping: $4.99
Base Total: $749.93

Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-30 17:38 EDT-0400
 
Dorm Gaming Rig


PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wDGg6X
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wDGg6X/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.27 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($79.90 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($318.17 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.58 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.89 @ Amazon)

***BASE BEFORE TAX & SHIPPING*** Base Total: $747.99
Total: $812.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-01 11:54 EDT-0400
 
The VR and Chill

Was able to fit an aftermarket cooler into the budget to hopefully push the Ryzen 1600 into 1600X territory. This is important because the cost of GPUs has gone up so much that it eats into the budget quickly; whereas, even a year ago it would have been possible to get the same GPU but paired with a higher tier CPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - B3 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $748.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-01 16:54 EDT-0400

Base Total: $749.92
Mail-in Rebates: -$10.00
Shipping: $8.98
Total: $748.90
 
Flying along.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 CPU Cooler ($37.33 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - BPX 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.75 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $751.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-10 05:17 EDT-0400



Base Total: $739.92
Shipping: $11.98
Total: $751.90
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($279.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake - VM30001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.38 @ Amazon)
Total: $753.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-13 21:55 EDT-0400

Base Total: $747.22
Shipping: $5.99
Total: $753.21
 
Concessions were made but: "Yes, that's a 1070 in there"

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($21.25 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($426.69)
Case: Rosewill - SCM-01 ATX Mini Tower Case ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $749.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-05 12:23 EDT-0400

For some reason, it won't find the accurate Amazon pricing for the 1070
https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-Compact-Graphics-ZT-P10700G-10M/dp/B01LLAJ8PU/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1504628458&sr=1-3&keywords=gtx+1070&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A6066318011

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Redo!

Like most other people, I went for a ryzen 5 1600 + gtx 1060 6gb. Unlike most people I went for a modular power supply, because the cheaper cases don't have great cable management, and you're going to want to show off dat sweet new build without cables in the way.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC - Zondda-W ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $763.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-11 23:55 EDT-0400

Base Total: $749.74
Shipping: $13.97
 
'Go Big Blue!'

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.03 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.96 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($82.25 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: DIYPC - IllusionI-BL MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($66.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $730.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-07 20:54 EDT-0400
 
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