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Please Help! PC Gaming Setup - $1600

sammer

Hello All,

This is my first time ever putting together a build together. My total budget, including monitors and PC, is about $1600. I would like to stay at that preferably but would not mind spending a bit more for better performance. The desk is not part of the price and neither is my keyboard, mouse, mousepad, or headset. I built a black/white PC but I need help to see if I can spend more/less on certain things to maximize my budget. I plan on buying all the parts at once on Black Friday. I generally play CSGO, CoD, GTA, etc. I might want to get into some video editing but nothing major. Here is the link- http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mVVnpb . Please help and advise!

 

Thanks,

sammer

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2 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

That HDD looks a little sketch, and at that budget you could easily fit a 1070.

Thanks for responding! Do you have any specific recommendations. Is the 1070 worth it for 1080p gaming?

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/r8FKqk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/r8FKqk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($97.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Headphones: Astro A40 7.1 Channel  Headset  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Laptop: Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Laptop  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $1632.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-25 19:16 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.95 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($629.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: AOC U2879VF 28.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($299.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1675.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-25 19:21 EDT-0400


This includes a 1ms 4k monitor. If you're more about competitive FPS games, then you'd be better off with a 144Hz display instead. It also has the current top-of-the-line consumer CPU and GPU on the market (I refuse to count the Titan XP).

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19 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

That HDD looks a little sketch, and at that budget you could easily fit a 1070.

that hard drive is a drive rated for 24/7 it is a good drive. 

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST

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grab a 1070 and a single 1440p 144hz monitor 

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow.
GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

PSU Tier List      Motherboard Tier List     SSD Tier List     How to get PC parts cheap    HP probook 445R G6 review

 

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