Need help with maximizing my budget build.

[TheOneCalledSno]

I am building my first computer after years of contemplating and I have a general idea on what I want to build but i'm still new to the pc scene and could use some help getting the best performance out of my price point.

 

1. Budget & Location

My budget is ~$700, I could go a little over but no more than $50-$70.

I live in the US.

2. Aim

I want to game at 1080p, medium to max settings at 60fps.

The games I intend on playing (currently): League of Legends, CS:GO, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Division 2, and Apex Legends.

I also want 16GB of ram.

3. Monitors

I don't have a monitor and i'm not looking to buy one, I have a 1080p something inch Samsung TV, but ideally I would like to have 2 1080p 144hz monitors in the future.

4. Peripherals

None needed, got my Reddragon mechanical keyboard and a Zelotes gaming mouse.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I have been using a 4+ year old laptop with Radeon R5 Graphics and 6 GB of ram to try and game on, and even at the lowest settings and everything it would be a miracle to get 30+ fps consistently on any game.

 

Additional question: When I put together a build on PC Part Picker it gives me the lowest possible price for everything, but on different sites. The question being, should I buy the parts from all these different sites or just pick one like Amazon or Newegg?

 

Here's the build I currently have in mind.

[Yellow_]

Cheaper motherboard, case

 

Add an SSD, You need an SSD.

 

Change the power supply to a cx450m 

[TrigrH]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Flare X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$105.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$59.70 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB Video Card	$213.98 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case	$70.46 @ Newegg Business
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$39.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$799.88
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$769.88
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 19:40 EDT-0400

 

[Snipergod87]

I would probably go for an RX 580 8GB over the 1060 6G and save 20-30 bucks

[21rkosta]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$99.57 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$53.49 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB G1 Gaming Video Card	$329.89 @ OutletPC
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$45.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$39.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$768.89
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$708.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 19:42 EDT-0400

Straight gaming performance

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$99.57 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$71.88 @ OutletPC
Memory	Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$109.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB G1 Gaming Video Card	$329.89 @ OutletPC
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$45.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$39.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$852.18
	Mail-in rebates	-$75.00
	Total	$777.18
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 19:46 EDT-0400

More but with SSD

 

I can generate up a few more of these but I expect other people will do some too. IDK if you would want to get one of these but I figured this is what I would buy with the money so I would shoot it out there

[BiG StroOnZ]

Here's what I came up with modding the build you put in the OP:

 

PCPartPicker part list:

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-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$77.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$59.70 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.50 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus - Radeon RX 580 8 GB AREZ Dual OC Video Card	$169.99 @ Newegg Business
Case	Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White) ATX Mid Tower Case	$48.50 @ Newegg
Power Supply	SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$64.90 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$715.56
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$685.56
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 19:46 EDT-0400

 

Definitely stretches budget further, while coming in under budget. 

[LienusLateTips]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 590 8 GB RED DRAGON Video Card  ($214.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.50 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $689.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 19:49 EDT-0400

[BiG StroOnZ]

1 minute ago, LienusLateTips said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cY3H99/zotac-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-6-gb-gaming-video-card-zt-t16610f-10l

 

 

Better GPU than the 1070.

 

Was thinking the same, but not sure if OP is set on Radeon. 

[TheOneCalledSno]

1 minute ago, BiG StroOnZ said:

 

Was thinking the same, but not sure if OP is set on Radeon. 

Not at all, just looking for the best performance and price.

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, BiG StroOnZ said:

 

Was thinking the same, but not sure if OP is set on Radeon. 

Whoops. I quoted the wrong person.

 

[LienusLateTips]

5 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

-snip-

Better than the 1070 for less:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cY3H99/zotac-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-6-gb-gaming-video-card-zt-t16610f-10l

[21rkosta]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$99.57 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$71.88 @ OutletPC
Memory	Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$109.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Zotac - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB GAMING Video Card	$278.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$45.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$39.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$751.28
	Mail-in rebates	-$25.00
	Total	$726.28
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 19:53 EDT-0400

@LienusLateTips Just looked that up and you are right, I  did not know that much about 1660ti. If you replace the 1070 for 1660ti in this build then it is now in his budget range so thats good

[TrigrH]

22 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$99.57 @ Amazon

That cpu is not fast enough for 144hz its no good.

[mayonnaiseblackhole]

1 hour ago, TrigrH said:

That cpu is not fast enough for 144hz its no good.

yah I'm running an overclocked Ryzen 2200g and an RX 580 and it already bottlenecks the Division 2 so I have to put it down to high just to get a consistent 60fps

[BigRom]

1 hour ago, TrigrH said:

That cpu is not fast enough for 144hz its no good.

Pretty much, the 2200G (even OC-ed to 3.8GHz) is why I haven't bothered upgrading my 5-year old monitor. It simply isn't powerful enough to not bottleneck top-tier GPUs nor make full use of a 144Hz monitor.

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Corsair - MP300 240 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Corsair) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($38.69 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB OC Video Card  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: SAMA - Maxcool-W-15LEDLight MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.96 @ Newegg) 
Total: $715.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 23:10 EDT-0400

[TheOneCalledSno]

On 4/4/2019 at 6:55 PM, 21rkosta said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$99.57 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$71.88 @ OutletPC
Memory	Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$109.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Zotac - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB GAMING Video Card	$278.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$45.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$39.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$751.28
	Mail-in rebates	-$25.00
	Total	$726.28
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 19:53 EDT-0400

@LienusLateTips Just looked that up and you are right, I  did not know that much about 1660ti. If you replace the 1070 for 1660ti in this build then it is now in his budget range so thats good

Would it be possible to get this as a normal ATX size or am I forced to go matx for this much performance at this price point?

[Herman Mcpootis]

35 minutes ago, TheOneCalledSno said:

Would it be possible to get this as a normal ATX size or am I forced to go matx for this much performance at this price point?

unless you need 3 extra pci-e slots(you don't), M-atx is perfectly fine.