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Bwalsh_13
By Bwalsh_13
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Hey Guys, looking to build my my first PC for gaming. Want to switch from using ps4 to PC. Don’t wanna blow the bank. Just want to be able to play games like fortnite and far cry at 1080p, 60fps +. Looking to spend aroun the $1000 -$1500 mark. Would love a few hints, tips or tricks to get me started off on the right foot and in the right direction!! Cheers. X

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us I assume? anything that needs to be included in that budget? monitors? peripheralls?

you might want to look into this first

 

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If you just want 1080p 60fps, you don't need to spend >$800. This build would be suited for it.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QRsqV6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QRsqV6/by_merchant/

CPU: *AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($255.97 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($136.97 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($157.48 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Team - L5 LITE 3D 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($88.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: *PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card  ($299.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: *Thermaltake - Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($110.97 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1160.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-02 09:26 EST-0500

 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4bDbZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4bDbZR/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($170.98 @ Newegg Business)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($31.81 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($108.90 @ OutletPC)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Extreme Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Antec - Earthwatts Gold Pro 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG - 29UM69G-B 29.0" 2560x1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($242.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB MK.2 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($130.45 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.00 @ Dell)
Headphones: SteelSeries - Arctis 5 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($92.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1562.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-02 09:26 EST-0500

 

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

LAPTOP: Dell XPS 15 7590

TABLET: iPad Pro

PHONE: Galaxy S9

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Just now, Darpyface said:

If you just want 1080p 60fps, you don't need to spend >$800. This build would be suited for it.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QRsqV6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QRsqV6/by_merchant/

CPU: *AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($255.97 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($136.97 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($157.48 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Team - L5 LITE 3D 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($88.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: *PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card  ($299.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: *Thermaltake - Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($110.97 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1160.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-02 09:26 EST-0500

 

But he can spend $1500 so why not jump up to 1080p ultrawide @100HZ or 1440p at 144HZ with a few setting turned down with 1070 Ti?

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

LAPTOP: Dell XPS 15 7590

TABLET: iPad Pro

PHONE: Galaxy S9

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i'll leave this here...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor $179.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler $31.81 @ Newegg
Motherboard ASRock - Fatal1ty X470 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $134.89 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $109.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $35.75 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Extreme Video Card $379.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $62.77 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Newegg
Monitor LG - 25UM58 25.0" 2560x1080 75 Hz Monitor $177.26 @ Newegg
Keyboard Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard $49.99 @ Amazon
Mouse Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse $28.31 @ Amazon
Headphones Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset $29.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1359.62
  Mail-in rebates -$50.00
  Total $1309.62
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-02 09:37 EST-0500  

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($170.98 @ Newegg Business) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - SCNJ-4000 84.64 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($97.96 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP - EX900 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Corsair) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1151.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-02 09:46 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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16 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

LG - 25UM58 25.0" 2560x1080 75 Hz Monitor

Nope, ultrawides are either 29 2560x1080p or 34 3440x1440p

 

25 inch ultrawide is not something that works out, way too small.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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