1k build challenge

[Bl00dgod]

hello guys,

the nephew of my mate wants a pc for his birthday on the 3rd april, his mum granted a budget of 1k, maybe 50 bucks more but thats it

 

the target is getting into gaming

 

thats what i picked so far ( WLAN is needed, he´s not allowed to "wire" through the house )

no need for any fancy stuff, it needs to be price/performance > aesthetics

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/qHDbvn

the first title to be played is overwatch

 

thanks in advance for you suggestions and build plans

would be great to see some builds for both teams intel and amd

 

edit:location is germany and currency euro

 

thanks in advance

[Canada EH]

Without knowing the currency, and without knowing the type of games you guys want to play.

We can only make guesses.

You could just buy a Ryzen 1600 cpu and an AB350 mobo, with 8GB of ram and a Corsair CX450(2017) psu and a 7200 1TB hdd with a 500GB ssd and whatever case you want.

 

 

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1k bucks

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Economies that use a dollar

Countries	Currency	ISO 4217 code	Established	Preceding currency
Australia and its territories	Australian dollar	AUD	1966-02-14	Australian pound 1910-1966 Pound sterling 1825-1910
Nauru	Australian dollar	AUD	1966
Bahamas	Bahamian dollar	BSD	1966	Bahamian pound
Barbados	Barbadian dollar	BBD	1935
Belize	Belize dollar	BZD/USD	1973	British Honduran Dollar
Bermuda	Bermuda dollar	BMD	1970	Pound sterling
Brunei	Brunei dollar (Alongside the Singapore dollar)	BND (SGD)	1967	Malaya and British Borneo dollar
Canada	Canadian dollar	CAD	1858	Canadian pound 1841-1858 Spanish dollar pre-1841 Newfoundland dollar, pre-1949 in the Dominion of Newfoundland
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands dollar	KYD	1972	Jamaican dollar
Antigua and Barbuda	East Caribbean dollar	XCD	1965	West Indies dollar
Dominica	East Caribbean dollar	XCD	1965	British West Indies dollar
Grenada	East Caribbean dollar	XCD	1965	British West Indies dollar
Saint Kitts and Nevis	East Caribbean dollar	XCD	1965
Saint Lucia	Eastern Caribbean dollar	XCD	1965
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Eastern Caribbean dollar	XCD	1965
Fiji	Fijian dollar	FJD	1969	Fijian pound
Guyana	Guyanese dollar	GYD	1839	East Caribbean Dollar
Hong Kong	Hong Kong dollar	HKD	1863	Rupee, Real (Spanish/Colonial Spain: Mexican), Chinese cash
Jamaica	Jamaican dollar	JMD	1969	Jamaican pound
Kiribati	Kiribati dollar along with the Australian dollar	KID / AUD	1979	Australian dollar
Liberia	Liberian dollar	LRD	1847	United States dollar
Namibia	Namibian dollar along with the South African rand	NAD	1993	South African rand
Taiwan	New Taiwan dollar	TWD	1949	Old Taiwan dollar
New Zealand and its territories	New Zealand dollar	NZD	1967	New Zealand pound
Singapore	Singapore dollar	SGD	1967	Malaya and British Borneo dollar
Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands dollar	SBD	1977	Australian pound
Suriname	Surinamese dollar	SRD	2004	Surinamese guilder
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago dollar	TTD	1964	British West Indies dollar
Tuvalu	Tuvaluan dollar along with the Australian dollar	TVD / AUD	1976
East Timor	United States dollar	USD
Ecuador	United States dollar	USD	2001	Ecuadorian sucre
El Salvador	United States dollar	USD	2001-01-01	Salvadoran colón
Marshall Islands	United States dollar	USD
Federated States of Micronesia	United States dollar	USD
Palau	United States dollar	USD
United States and its territories	United States dollar	USD	1792	Spanish dollar colonial script
Zimbabwe	United States dollar[26]	USD	2014	Zimbabwean dollar

Other territories that use a dollar

•  Anguilla: East Caribbean dollar
•  Bonaire (Netherlands): US dollar
•  British Indian Ocean Territory: US dollar (alongside the pound sterling)
•  Greenland (Denmark): Canadian dollar (alongside the krone)
•  British Virgin Islands: US dollar
•  Montserrat: East Caribbean dollar
•  Saba (Netherlands): US dollar
•  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France): Canadian dollar (alongside the euro)
•  Sint Eustatius (Netherlands): US dollar
•  Turks and Caicos Islands: US dollar

Countries unofficially accepting a dollar

• Afghanistan: US dollar
• Bolivia: US dollar
• Cambodia: US dollar
• Costa Rica: US dollar
• Guatemala: US dollar^[27]
• Lebanon: US dollar
• Macau: Hong Kong dollar
• Myanmar: US dollar
• Panama: US dollar^[28]
• Paraguay: US dollar
• Peru: US dollar
• Philippines: US dollar
• Uruguay: US dollar
• North Korea: US dollar^[29]

 

 

  Countries that use the US dollar

  Countries that use a different dollar currency

  Countries that formerly used a dollar currency

 

 

[Bl00dgod]

10 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

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germany,

if those GPU prices would be "normal" it would be alot easier, 1060 6gb cost ~360 bucks ( 450 dollar )

[Canada EH]

2 minutes ago, Bl00dgod said:

germany

Interesting twist

So Euro's it is then

1k euro is about 1250usd which is more then enough for a good pc

 

Here is one I have laying around in PCPARTSPICKER

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xdDbvn

[QuantumBit]

2 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

Interesting twist

So Euro's it is then

1k euro is about 1250usd which is more then enough for a good pc

 

Here is one I have laying around in PCPARTSPICKER

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xdDbvn

1. Stick with Intel, if its only for gaming the i5 is better with it

2. If you're going with AMD, get faster ram.

3. Dont get a $25 case

4. Dont get a m.2 ssd, its useless.

5. Dont buy GPUs new unless its a 1070ti founders edition. Get a 980ti locally and get better performances for cheaper or around the same price

[Bl00dgod]

3 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

1. Stick with Intel, if its only for gaming the i5 is better with it

2. If you're going with AMD, get faster ram.

3. Dont get a $25 case

4. Dont get a m.2 ssd, its useless.

5. Dont buy GPUs new unless its a 1070ti founders edition. Get a 980ti locally and get better performances for cheaper or around the same price

oh oO" didnt i pick a regular sata3 850 evo  woops

2. if the budget would allow more i´d get something better, nice and decent

5. everything needs warranty ( i build it and never see it again ) so in case they need to be RMA´able

[Canada EH]

Anything over 2600 is fine, a slight boost with 3200 but not much.

The m.2 was based on price per gb and it saved space and the fact is was blue, there was the same priced unit in 2.5" formfactor.

I think the OP's $250 3GB 1060 would be fine.

[QuantumBit]

Just now, Bl00dgod said:

 

5. everything needs warranty ( i build it and never see it again ) so in case they need to be RMA´able

Buying it from eBay can give you a 30-day return policy (not sure about the time)

If you buy it normally you'd be wasting around $100-$150 if thats fine with you.

[QuantumBit]

1 minute ago, Canada EH said:

Anything over 2600 is fine, a slight boost with 3200 but not much.

The m.2 was based on price per gb and it saved space and the fact is was blue, there was the same priced unit in 2.5" formfactor.

I think the OP's $250 3GB 1060 would be fine.

You mean 360 euro?

[Radium_Angel]

Surprise him, get him one of these...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Octane-Silicon-Graphics-CMNB015ANF175-Computer-No-Hard-Drive/183103431083?hash=item2aa1d0a1ab:g:ErUAAOSwr21amCM~

 

[Bl00dgod]

will the 3gb version be enough? in case the kiddo wants to play witcher 3 or other nice AAA titles

[QuantumBit]

Just now, Bl00dgod said:

will the 3gb version be enough? in case the kiddo wants to play witcher 3 or other nice AAA titles

Sure, but you're still paying a lot extra and that VRAM wont cut it for a bit.

[Thermosman]

here a good build for about 1080 euros, if you want to cut price then get a cheaper and smaller hard drive.

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/tWRpgw

edit: didnt see that that was a 5400 rpm hard drive, dont buy

edit 2: hdd error fixed

[Bl00dgod]

Try to stay under 1 grand, OS is needed too

8gb RAM should be okay at the start

[QuantumBit]

8 minutes ago, Bl00dgod said:

Try to stay under 1 grand, OS is needed too

8gb RAM should be okay at the start

Yea, you can always upgrade later. You can use Kinguin for the OS.

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  (€168.13 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€92.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (€157.33 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€76.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€59.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Gainward - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  (€359.01 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair - Vengeance 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€52.85 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  (€26.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Other: Sharkoon VG4-S (€28.94)
Total: €1022.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-09 01:52 CET+0100 

you can get os from reddit for $25 USD.

[kelvinhall05]

Good build, all I'd change is the case to an ITX one (Silverstone SG13 is an excellent choice) and the PSU to something along the lines of a Corsair CX450M grey label.

[Bl00dgod]

10 hours ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Good build, all I'd change is the case to an ITX one (Silverstone SG13 is an excellent choice) and the PSU to something along the lines of a Corsair CX450M grey label.

a small itx box would be nice, hm i´ll see if i can find a cheapo 1060 somewhere or ask if its ok to get a gpu from ebay that everything fits the budget

[kelvinhall05]

11 minutes ago, Bl00dgod said:

a small itx box would be nice, hm i´ll see if i can find a cheapo 1060 somewhere or ask if its ok to get a gpu from ebay that everything fits the budget

If you do go for an eBay GPU, I'd get at the very least a 980, if not a 980ti.

[Stormyskyes]

For 1k in today's market that's pretty good. He could also upgrade it later with more ram and a better video card. If you wait about 1-2 months the prices will prob drop though

[brob]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€101.88 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€92.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€105.28 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€44.45 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  (€369.00 @ Caseking) 
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (€35.90 @ Caseking) 
PSU: Corsair CX450M 80+ Bronze, semi-modular (€49.90 @ Alza.de)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (€90.74 @ Mindfactory) 
Monitor: Asus - VC239H 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (€145.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake - Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (€38.06 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1074.10
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-09 18:52 CET+0100

 

[Bl00dgod]

6 hours ago, Stormyskyes said:

For 1k in today's market that's pretty good. He could also upgrade it later with more ram and a better video card. If you wait about 1-2 months the prices will prob drop though

Thats Not possible, the Deadline is next month, unfortunately

He already gathered a Display with d-sub / VGA Connection ?