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logonbrin321
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I built my gaming pc about 5 years ago with my stepdad, and it's getting very slow (shocker) and having problems running the games I want. I have about 1,000$ budget, but I don't know what to buy to make it an excellent gaming system. I've done some mock builds in system builder, but I don't know if my parts are even good or will give me what I want. The games I play include Fortnite, CSGO, Rocket Leauge, and league of legends (which is the only game I can run at medium graphics and get about 50 fps). I would like to run these games at high to very high and get 60 fps at 1080p if that's even possible. Please help! 

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This is probably the best price to performance system you can build right now with a good motherboard and RAM if you ever choose to upgrade. You can change any parts you'd like, this is just a recommendation. It also comes in well under-budget so you could get an improved monitor because this will run all the games you mentioned well above 60 FPS at 1080p. You could also save a few bucks by reusing your power supply or case if they're still in good shape and of decent quality.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $104.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $72.00 @ Amazon
Video Card PowerColor - Radeon RX 570 4 GB RED DRAGON Video Card $144.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $59.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $746.84
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $726.84
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-11 02:16 EST-0500  

 

Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.8Ghz w/ Arctic Freezer 33 Tower Cooler | MSI B450 Tomahawk |  32GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4 3200MHz CAS 14 

Sapphire RX 5700XT Pulse | EVGA 650w GQ 80+ Gold Semi-Modular  |  XPG SX6000 512GB Nvme SSD | NZXT H500

Acer XF270HU - 1440p 144Hz Freeesync IPS | Corsair Strafe - Cherry MX Red  |  Logitech G502

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Definitely possible to play those games at 1080p 60fps with your budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $114.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $72.00 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS Black Core Edition Video Card $181.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $44.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $857.73
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $817.73
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-11 02:21 EST-0500  

 

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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3 minutes ago, logonbrin321 said:

I have a 600w corsair power supply. would that be enough?

 

Yes, it's enough

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1 minute ago, logonbrin321 said:

I have a 600w corsair power supply. would that be enough?

Wattage is fine. The systems @leo1798 and I recommended will use less than 300W. The 600W Corsair unit you have is probably an older, lower quality unit though. I'm guessing CX600 with green label? This one? https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Power/Plug-Type/cx-series-config/p/CP-9020048-NA

 

If you're spending up to $1000 and building a new system you may as well get a new unit.

 

Do you have a list of parts in your old machine? Depending what is in your old machine you might just be able to upgrade something...

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor $195.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $109.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $109.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card $219.99 @ Newegg
Case Apevia - X-Harmony (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $57.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $59.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $838.59
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $798.59
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-11 02:27 EST-0500  

This is one mock pc I made but I wasnt sure if it was good enough, so I came here looking for suggestions

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1 minute ago, Spotty said:

Wattage is fine. The systems @leo1798 and I recommended will use less than 300W. The 600W Corsair unit you have is probably an older, lower quality unit though. I'm guessing CX600 with green label? This one? https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Power/Plug-Type/cx-series-config/p/CP-9020048-NA

 

If you're spending up to $1000 and building a new system you may as well get a new unit.

 

Do you have a list of parts in your old machine? Depending what is in your old machine you might just be able to upgrade something...

no I dont but i could see if i could make mine on pcpartpicker

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1 minute ago, logonbrin321 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor $195.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $109.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $109.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card $219.99 @ Newegg
Case Apevia - X-Harmony (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $57.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $59.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $838.59
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $798.59
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-11 02:27 EST-0500  

This is one mock pc I made but I wasnt sure if it was good enough, so I came here looking for suggestions

It's fine, although for gaming purposes the Ryzen 5 2600 is better, ASUS's motherboards have been lacking recently with MSI being the clear frontrunner with the B450 chipset, the memory is too slow because Ryzen operates better with 3000MHz+ memory, you definitely need an SSD because an HDD would be far too slow, the video card is good, but you can get cheaper, and the PSU is fine. The case doesn't really matter, but the one you shared kind of looks like a hot-box.

Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.8Ghz w/ Arctic Freezer 33 Tower Cooler | MSI B450 Tomahawk |  32GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4 3200MHz CAS 14 

Sapphire RX 5700XT Pulse | EVGA 650w GQ 80+ Gold Semi-Modular  |  XPG SX6000 512GB Nvme SSD | NZXT H500

Acer XF270HU - 1440p 144Hz Freeesync IPS | Corsair Strafe - Cherry MX Red  |  Logitech G502

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Just now, logonbrin321 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor $195.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $109.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $109.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card $219.99 @ Newegg
Case Apevia - X-Harmony (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $57.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $59.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $838.59
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $798.59
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-11 02:27 EST-0500  

This is one mock pc I made but I wasnt sure if it was good enough, so I came here looking for suggestions

That looks okay, though when going with Ryzen CPUs I would recommend getting faster memory, preferably 3000MHz or higher.

You might be better off with the Ryzen 2600 instead of the Ryzen 1700, since the extra cores on the 1700 won't help much in gaming, but the higher core frequency of the 2600 will help. Also the 2600 is $40-$50 cheaper than the 1700.
You should also add a SSD as that will help with the responsiveness of the system.

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - FX-8320 3.5 GHz 8-Core Processor $93.40 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Asus - M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard $62.00 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill - Value 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.85 @ OutletPC
Power Supply Corsair - CX 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $99.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $300.14
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-11 02:40 EST-0500  

Okay, so this is basically my system right now. I couldn't find my graphics card but its an AMD RADEON R7 Series 

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Just now, logonbrin321 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - FX-8320 3.5 GHz 8-Core Processor $93.40 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Asus - M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard $62.00 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill - Value 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.85 @ OutletPC
Power Supply Corsair - CX 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $99.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $300.14
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-11 02:40 EST-0500  

Okay, so this is basically my system right now. I couldn't find my graphics card but its an AMD RADEON R7 Series 

Lol I have that same exact motherboard I've been trying to get rid of on Craigslist. But from that you can carry over the Hard Drive for extra storage (use an SSD for the Operating System), and even the power supply if you'd like. You can probably get a fair bit on ebay for some of your parts to help with the costs.

Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.8Ghz w/ Arctic Freezer 33 Tower Cooler | MSI B450 Tomahawk |  32GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4 3200MHz CAS 14 

Sapphire RX 5700XT Pulse | EVGA 650w GQ 80+ Gold Semi-Modular  |  XPG SX6000 512GB Nvme SSD | NZXT H500

Acer XF270HU - 1440p 144Hz Freeesync IPS | Corsair Strafe - Cherry MX Red  |  Logitech G502

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler $67.49 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard $94.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $104.99 @ Newegg
Storage Gigabyte - UD PRO 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $69.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For $0.00
Video Card Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card $358.99 @ B&H
Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1006.42
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $996.42
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-11 12:16 EST-0500  

keep the hdd from you old system

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