What are the best components for a gaming desktop on $900 budget?

[Jm5ulla]

I have a $900 budget for a pc build and i have no idea what to buy. i wanna build a pc with an i7 7th gen, any reccomendation for the other components?

 

[jwcrellin]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($308.74 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($174.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 600p Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($108.98 @ Directron)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($139.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $932.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-13 04:19 EST-0500

 

[Vic 40]

Something else,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($288.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($93.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Zotac Premium Edition 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.33 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB HS Triple X Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Jet)
Total: $899.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-13 05:25 EST-0500

One generation older cpu so cheated abit there,but stil about as good,certainly for gaming,a better gpu.You probably could drop the hdd and use the money for 16gb of ram.

 

[jwcrellin]

Yeah, for $900 you're not going to get a k code i7 in there without too many concessions elsewhere. I put a too big motherboard in my buildout, the b250 is a better fit. The i7 7700 comes with a stock cooler no need for aftermarket right away. My go-to ssd these days is the Crucial MX300 525gb, you can save money from the hdd then. I think the rx470 is a little ahead of the 1050ti. Add it all up and you've got a great pc for under a grand.

 

[Jm5ulla]

I forgot to mention, I already have a GTX 750 Ti. Can any of you recommend without a GPU? Thanks for the fast replies.

 

[Vic 40]

Something the same as above ,but with 16gb of ram in it and an "K"cpu + "Z" motherboard.

Or try to sell the 750 ti and buy a better gpu in the pc's above ...

 

[Jm5ulla]

Is the "CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler" good for overclocking a CPU?

My plan for a setup: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cKTdgL

 

[jwcrellin]

Theres not a lot of difference as far as performance between tower air coolers. The big difference is in noise levels; Noctua, Scythe and BeQuiet are the best.

 

[Vic 40]

Is the "CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler" good for overclocking a CPU?

It's about as good as a Cooler Master 212 EVO so can manage some overclocking.It depends on the cpu you get how high since not all are as good overclockers and some do just get hotter.

Why that special need for overclocking? An i7 will last for years to come,even at stock speeds.With a "Z" motherboard would even a non "K"chip be able to run all cores at max turbo which is pretty good. The B250 board i chose seems to have the ability now to overclock looking at the bios,maybe this one can also make that happen,probably will Intel in newer biosses force them to stop that.
I would rather have the ssd and look at max turbo only than go for just the hdd and overclock.

 

[Jm5ulla]

I would rather have the ssd and look at max turbo only than go for just the hdd and overclock.

What's a good SSD that costs around $100 or cheaper?

 

[jwcrellin]

850 evo https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1487051828&sr=1-3&keywords=SSD
not a bad price.