$1000 PC

[WeirdButAwesome]

I was wanting to get a PC upgrade and have a budget of $1000 USD and don't know if i should go team blue or team red. I've already set on a radeon rx480 but don't know if i should spend the $200 on a core i5 6600k or go for a Pentium, or just get a fx-6300 and put the extra towards something else. I'm mostly going to be doing video editing and some moderate gaming and want it to look awesome too. I would really appreciate some suggestions on and decent PC for under $1000. And please use some amazon links if possible. Thanks!

[The Sloth]

6700+ rx480openCL or 1060 CUDA

[Macimoar]

I would wait for Ryzen 5, should be some interesting cpus for the $200 range. Especially for video editing, if you get a 6 core 12 thread chip it'll work a lot better than a 4 core 4 thread one

[WeirdButAwesome]

Oh and btw I'm looking to overclock

Yea I was hoping to get and upgrade as soon as possible because my system is starting to get outdated

 

[Macimoar]

1 minute ago, WeirdButAwesome said:

Yea I was hoping to get and upgrade as soon as possible because my system is starting to get outdated

 

Ryzen 5 should be released on April 11, so about 3 weeks away

[WeirdButAwesome]

Thanks I'll defiantly look into it

[Microsoft Master]

get a 6700k on sale or something in the next few weeks and like whatever the 4 heatpipe cooler master sells get that and some thermal paste and a 120 gig hyper x fury "not nessesary" with a barracuda and to top it off get 16 gigs of hyper x fury "the dual pack is cheaper" on amazon.

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($374.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Zalman Z3 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1005.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 00:17 EDT-0400

[M.A.P]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PxBbZ8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PxBbZ8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.97 @ Jet) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($265.91 @ Jet) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.50 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.49 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1028.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 00:34 EDT-0400

[SteveGrabowski0]

$1000 is enough to get an R7 1700 and an RX 480 8GB, but I couldn't shoehorn an SSD into the build since amazon is pretty expensive.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($119.88 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.01 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card  ($238.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $995.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 00:32 EDT-0400

 

Amazon has no full ATX board supporting Ryzen that doesn't blow up your budget. An i7-7700 system would also probably be attainable on that budget.

[SteveGrabowski0]

Though I have no idea if that board can OC an R7 1700 well. I saw a thread where someone OC'ed his R7 1700 to 3.7 GHz on the stock cooler on the full ATX version of that board.

[M.A.P]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3PpG6X
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3PpG6X/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600S 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.37 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1080 8GB XLR8 Video Card  ($486.97 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $1041.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 00:41 EDT-0400

 

This one has no upgrade path so not recommended. Unless you want good GPU performance.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, M.A.P said:

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600S 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.37 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1080 8GB XLR8 Video Card  ($486.97 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $1043.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 00:39 EDT-0400

why a second gen i7? he also asked for amazon too

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, M.A.P said:

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600S 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.37 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1080 8GB XLR8 Video Card  ($486.97 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $1043.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 00:39 EDT-0400

 

are you even trying? 

[M.A.P]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

why a second gen i7? he also asked for amazon too

Forgot about that and I didn't recommend him to build it in my post.

[Macimoar]

3 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

Though I have no idea if that board can OC an R7 1700 well. I saw a thread where someone OC'ed his R7 1700 to 3.7 GHz on the stock cooler on the full ATX version of that board.

the board has the B350 chipset so it should OC fine.

[The Sloth]

Just now, M.A.P said:

Forgot about that and I didn't recommend him to build it in my post.

you can pick up a old cheap 2600 pc for 150 USD than add a rx480 to it, buying a 2600 new is useless. 

[Aereldor]

13 minutes ago, M.A.P said:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600S 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.37 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

What on earth are you doing recommending parts that are over six years old?! 

[Droidbot]

4 minutes ago, Macimoar said:

the board has the B350 chipset so it should OC fine.

B350 =/= good OC

many of them have really shitty power delivery and cooling for it, it's super hit or miss. one board I will recommend hands down is the b350 pro4 by asrock, has 8 power phases

[M.A.P]

5 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

What on earth are you doing recommending parts that are over six years old?! And for above full retail price?!

Just confused posting build from amazon now.

[M.A.P]

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.01 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($228.90 @ Amazon) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.77 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1021.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 00:52 EDT-0400

[WeirdButAwesome]

Now I'm really debating whether to go with a i7 or ryzen

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, WeirdButAwesome said:

Now I'm really debating whether to go with a i7 or ryzen

the ryzen cpu will be abit worse in gaming but closes in on the 6900k in rendering and editing, get it if you can or wait for ryzen 5 in april 11.

[M.A.P]

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

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($128.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($228.90 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($19.35 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.77 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1004.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 01:05 EDT-0400

[Aereldor]

2 hours ago, M.A.P said:

Just confused posting build from amazon now.

Alright, sorry about the exclamation. Here's an overview without talking about the enthusiast chips and platforms (LGA 1366, 2011, 2011v3 with 4-10 core 'Core' chips and Xeons with far more cores).

• The 'Hundred' CPUs started production in 2009 (Ex.- Core i5 750, Core i7 860). They're the first generation of Intel 'Core i' processors. The generation is a collective reference to both Nehalem (which introduced the Core i5 and Core i7 processors) and Westmere (which later introduced the Core i3 processors, along with more i5s and i7s). They use the LGA1156 socket. There were intel 'Core 2 Duo' and 'Core 2 Quad' CPUs before this, but they aren't counted as a generation.
   
• The '2000' CPUs launched in 2011. They're called 'Sandy Bridge', and are the second generation.
• The '3000' CPUs launched in late 2011/2012. They're called 'Ivy Bridge', and are the third generation. They use the same LGA1155 socket as the 2000 'Sandy Bridge' series.
   
• The '4000' CPUs launched in 2013. They're called 'Haswell', and are the fourth generation.
• The '5000' CPUs launched in 2014. They're called 'Broadwell', and are the fifth generation. They use the same LGA1150 socket as the 4000 'Haswell' series.
   
• The '6000' CPUs launched in 2015. They're called 'Skylake', and are the sixth generation.
• The '7000' CPUs launched in 2017. They're called 'Kabylake', and are the Seventh Generation. They use the same LGA1151 socket as the 6000 'Skylake' series.

 

I stick to recommending the latest generation, although because of the bad integrated thermal compound on the Core i5 7600k and Core i7 7700k, I still recommend the Skylake 'K' chips unless people are down to delid.