$1,000 Budget PC Build Guide

[nicklmg]

Thanks to bequiet! for sponsoring this build!

 

be quiet! Pure Base 600 Window on Newegg: https://goo.gl/VeQPmL
be quiet! Dark Rock 3 on Newegg: https://goo.gl/Ne2g9g
quiet! Pure Power L10 CM on Newegg: https://goo.gl/8Qvg2G

 

BUILD GUIDES ARE BACK!!!

 

 

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[79wjd]

@nicklmg

I really question the $75 cooler on a locked i5 (and a $75 PSU when there are plenty of very good and much cheaper options).....that money could have been spent so much better. 

 

Also, B150 board? Are you asking for trouble? Sure it will probably work, but it may also need a bios update. 

 

 

Every LTT build guide really just makes me sit here and scratch my head. For under $1000 I can easily get in a 7600k+Z270 board+1tb hdd. And that's using a BeQuiet cooler, case, and and PSU that LTT chose. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.66 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($65.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($82.98 @ PCM) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming 8G Video Card  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 600 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 10 CM 600W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.00) 
Total: $981.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 15:15 EDT-0400

Or I could have done the same as the above but swapped to an R5 1400 and upgraded the 580 to a 1070, also for under $1000. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($65.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 600 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 10 CM 600W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.00) 
Total: $1009.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 11:50 EDT-0400

[vanished]

2 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

I really question the $75 cooler on a locked i5 (and a $75 PSU when there are plenty of very good and much cheaper options).....that money could have been spent so much better. 

 

Also, B150 board? Are you asking for trouble? Sure it will probably work, but it may also need a bios update. 

Well it was sponsored by Be Quiet so the cooler and PSU choices were, well, limited I guess  

[Bouzoo]

2 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

I really question the $75 cooler on a locked i5 (and a $75 PSU when there are plenty of very good and much cheaper options).....that money could have been spent so much better. 

True, like let's say... a 1/2 TB secondary storage. Just saying. 

[pelark]

YES! YES!

I love the build guides, not because I personally need them, I just love watching them. Thank you so very much for (hopefully) bringing them back!

[Bouzoo]

2 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Well it was sponsored by Be Quiet so the cooler and PSU choices were, well, limited I guess  

In that case it's not really a budget guide, is it now?

[vanished]

Just now, Bouzoo said:

In that's case it's not really a budget guide, is it now?

I'll let nick explain what it is, don't want to get the wording wrong

[pelark]

If it was budget, wouldn't it be a better idea to use the Pure Rock? Much cheaper and works wonderfully on a locked CPU. 

[79wjd]

8 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Well it was sponsored by Be Quiet so the cooler and PSU choices were, well, limited I guess  

Still....for under $1000 I can easily get in a 7600k+Z270 board+1tb hdd. And that's using a BeQuiet cooler, case, and and PSU that LTT chose. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.66 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($65.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($82.98 @ PCM) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming 8G Video Card  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 600 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 10 CM 600W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.00) 
Total: $981.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 15:15 EDT-0400

Or I could have done the same as the above but swapped to an R5 1400 and upgraded the 580 to a 1070, also for under $1000. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($65.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock A320M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($82.98 @ PCM) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($336.35 @ Amazon) 
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 600 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 10 CM 600W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.00) 
Total: $996.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 15:14 EDT-0400

 

[Bouzoo]

3 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I'll let nick explain what it is, don't want to get the wording wrong

True. Bad wording on my side as well. It's not really a good $1000 budget build guide.

[vanished]

Just now, Bouzoo said:

True. Bad wording on my side as well. It's not really a good $1000 budget build guide.

Well, it's not a "generic" or "free" build guide.  It's a build guide within the constraints of Be Quiet telling them "choose a case, PSU, and cooler from us, then run wild with the rest".

[79wjd]

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Well, it's not a "generic" or "free" build guide.  It's a build guide within the constraints of Be Quiet telling them "choose a case, PSU, and cooler from us, then run wild with the rest".

Even under those constraints it could be much better, just check the two builds in my last post. 

[zMeul]

9 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

I really question the $75 cooler on a locked i5 (and a $75 PSU when there are plenty of very good and much cheaper options).....that money could have been spent so much better. 

 

Also, B150 board? Are you asking for trouble? Sure it will probably work, but it may also need a bios update. 

 

 

Every LTT build guide really just makes me sit here and scratch my head. 

what did you expect? it's a sponsored build 

there's a lot in that build that doesn't make sense

[vanished]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

Even under those constraints it could be much better, just check the two builds in my last post. 

Well that I can't explain ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Tech_Dreamer]

Nice!  Thanks Linus.. moah build videos!

[Streetguru]

13 minutes ago, nicklmg said:

 

Guys I'm pretty sure that a Ryzen 5 1600 is a better overall choice than an i5 any day of the week

motherboard here is $150

 

replace the heatsink with the GAMMAXX 400

You could even squeeze in an R7 1700 with a $100 motherboard, and easily with an R7 570
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X96hr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X96hr7/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.55 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.50 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming K3 ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill FORTIS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($110.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8GB PULSE Video Card  ($231.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $764.45 + $150
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 15:19 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yHHxm8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yHHxm8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($316.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.50 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming K3 ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill FORTIS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($110.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 570 4GB PULSE Video Card  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $811.78 + $150
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 15:21 EDT-0400

[BestPCBuilder2017]

I left a like and a favorite. Glad to see a return of the series! 

[MeDownYou]

20 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Well it was sponsored by Be Quiet so the cooler and PSU choices were, well, limited I guess  

>.> OR we could go with that case, and a PURE ROCK cpu cooler! I love mine, and i got it for 20 bucks. 

[ApolloFury]

Sponsor builds are suppose to promote the brand but calling it "budget" and putting a giant CPU cooler on a non-K i5 makes bequiet! look more like...fools?

/no offence.

11 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Guys I'm pretty sure that a Ryzen 5 1600 is a better overall choice than an i5 any day of the week

motherboard here is $150

 

replace the heatsink with the GAMMAXX 400

They can only use bequiet! parts as much as possible and their coolers don't support AM4.

[khazad]

What's the LED Strip?

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, ApolloFury said:

Sponsor builds are suppose to promote the brand but calling it "budget" and putting a giant CPU cooler on a non-K i5 makes bequiet! look more like...fools?

/no offence.

They can only use bequiet! parts as much as possible and their coolers don't support AM4.

I suppose that makes sense, but from a $1000 build perspective it's pretty bad, possibly not worth taking the sponsorshop even since for the average viewer I'd say they're losing out not getting ryzen at the same price. Suppose that's harsh, but there's a lot of other companies like coolermaster/deepcool who offer the same thing with AM4 support.

[MeDownYou]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

I suppose that makes sense, but from a $1000 build perspective it's pretty bad, possibly not worth taking the sponsorshop even since for the average viewer I'd say they're losing out not getting ryzen at the same price. Suppose that's harsh, but there's a lot of other companies like coolermaster who offer the same thing with AM4 support.

>.> or just use the product they have that is budget that has supported AM4 for 9 months before the launch the pure rock cooler. Let's not talk about the case, cuz having a nice case is worth it to some people i guess aka aesthetics. 

[ork1957]

21 minutes ago, ApolloFury said:

Sponsor builds are suppose to promote the brand but calling it "budget" and putting a giant CPU cooler on a non-K i5 makes bequiet! look more like...fools?

/no offence.

They can only use bequiet! parts as much as possible and their coolers don't support AM4.

uuh, the Pure Rock supports AM4 and so the Dark Rock 3, maybe the product pages are not updated correctly.

It's kinda sad to see that I have build a pc for 800€ (germany ain't that cheap) for my friend with a R5 1400 and a 4gb RX 580, all on a Asus B350 Prime Plus with only the only compromises being him only having a 275gb SSD and only 8gb of ram, but thats about it

[cashan]

They did quite a good job finding the parts. Although here in Sweden these parts would have costed roughly 1392 USD or 12300 sek at one of our major retailers  https://www.inet.se/kundvagn/visa/10379865/

Edited May 3, 2017 by cashan
Misspelling

[Isvan]

Rubbish guide, dont even explain what kind of fire I need /s

 

What I did like is they went through some common issues they you might run into, such as the ram not fitting, and some wiring issues