finding a new pc

[InstaFire42]

Hi LTT community once again

Im looking to upgrade my laptop to a desktop within 2-3 months

Does anyone know a pc that i can get for under $700 with decent specs

Id perfer:
i5 or i7 (4th gen and later) or ryzen (all models) cpu

gtx 1050ti (or better) or a 960(or better)

8gb ram (id like 12 or 16 if possible)

500gb (or more) hdd storage (i dont need an ssd)

 

More:

Rgb is optional but i really dont care if it has any or not

I dont mind brand but id perfer a reputable brand such as dell, hp, cyberpower, etc

im ok with new or refurbished

 

thanks

[mxk]

Prebuilts aren't ideal to be honest, if you have the time to build you should.

[ashewalked]

I'm currently looking at a Ryzen 2600, motherboard and 16 GB DDR4 for about $400, so I think you could build for $700 and get a pretty decent machine. You can always cut corners by dropping to a Ryzen 1600 and 8 GB of RAM, or stick with onboard video and/or a lower end GPU to save cash.

[Slottr]

Just in case you do decide to build yourself (which you really should)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$164.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$99.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$36.00 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	ASRock - Radeon RX 570 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card	$149.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$49.99 @ B&H
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)	$715.73
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$665.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-13 22:23 EST-0500

 

Under budget and kicks almost any 700$ prebuilts ass 

[vSaft_Hype]

Do you need keyboard mouse headphones and a monitor???

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Just in case you do decide to build yourself (which you really should)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$164.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$99.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$36.00 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	ASRock - Radeon RX 570 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card	$149.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$49.99 @ B&H
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)	$715.73
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$665.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-13 22:23 EST-0500

 

Under budget and kicks almost any 700$ prebuilts ass 

overpriced psu (cx version is $10 less, ur not gonna miss modularity much cuz all the cables apart from molex which u can ziptie are gonna b used), q300l is overpriced currently so versa h17 over that, 8gb ram (in gaming the 570 will be the bottleneck), A400 is a bad ssd (dramless 2d tlc = garbo) team l5 lite 3d instead (3d tlc + dram = good). 

[vSaft_Hype]

No k&m or monitor

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

ill put another one with k&m and monitor

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, ears_ears said:

8gb ram (in gaming the 570 will be the bottleneck)

Its a budget build. Do you really expect to fit a 1070 into a $700 build?

 

Use your maths skills.

[vSaft_Hype]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ with k&m and monitor

[vSaft_Hype]

9 minutes ago, ears_ears said:

overpriced psu (cx version is $10 less, ur not gonna miss modularity much cuz all the cables apart from molex which u can ziptie are gonna b used), q300l is overpriced currently so versa h17 over that, 8gb ram (in gaming the 570 will be the bottleneck), A400 is a bad ssd (dramless 2d tlc = garbo) team l5 lite 3d instead (3d tlc + dram = good). 

How do you make the list do that

[Guest]

14 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Its a budget build. Do you really expect to fit a 1070 into a $700 build?

 

Use your maths skills.

my point is the RAM isn't the bottleneck, when did i mention fitting a 1070 lol

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, hypeftwmlg said:

How do you make the list do that

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$164.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$47.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team - L5 LITE 3D 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$34.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4 GB Gaming 4G Video Card	$149.99 @ Newegg
Case	Thermaltake - Versa H17 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$39.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$32.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$600.81
	Mail-in rebates	-$25.00
	Total	$575.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-13 22:51 EST-0500

 

[InstaFire42]

55 minutes ago, hypeftwmlg said:

Do you need keyboard mouse headphones and a monitor???

no i will get those later im just focusing on the actual system

[InstaFire42]

hi to everyone who replied

i would like to build a pc but im not very comfortable doing so

I do know that building it myself is cheaper but i dont need like a high end nvidia or amd card

im looking for a system that can play 1080p 60 frames and thats about it, also some multitasking and video editing not much

so if you could reccomend any prebuilds that would be nice, and once again i dont need super duper specs 

[mxk]

3 hours ago, insanefire10yt said:

hi to everyone who replied

i would like to build a pc but im not very comfortable doing so

I do know that building it myself is cheaper but i dont need like a high end nvidia or amd card

im looking for a system that can play 1080p 60 frames and thats about it, also some multitasking and video editing not much

so if you could reccomend any prebuilds that would be nice, and once again i dont need super duper specs 

I was very intimidated by PC building at the start. It's not as bad as you think, there's numerous guides all over the internet that can help you and the people here on the site can help you too. You can save a great deal of money building yourself.