My budget build plan

[G97]

I am planning to put together a balanced system for games, audio production and multimedia entertainment. Does anyone have suggestions on what components I should go with to improve the price to performance ratio? Ideally, I would want to stay below $1000. ($800 would be the best)

Would also want the system to be able to handle gaming at 1080p with nice graphical textures.

 

This is what I've chosen at the moment

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/gaon97/saved/#view=PrPmqs

 

Games I would play on the system

Final Fantasy 15

Dead or Alive 6

Tekken 7

Grand Theft Auto 5

Rainbow Six: Siege

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Witcher 3

Just Cause 3

Dirt Rally

[TokiToki]

For PC stability, id advise you cut down the cost of the Motherboard (assuming the total cost at current is your max) and upgrade your PSU to a semi modular high watt unit. you will massively appreciate the modular nature of the PSU when building the PC, and it will also look neater for cable management. furthermore 400W doesn't leave much room for OCing any components or maybe using it in a later build when you have the money to upgrade. 

 

If you are dead set on that board too, id also recommend you get a case with a Window at least. Its such a waste to buy a pretty board like that and then not be able to see it you know. 

 

If you want any part recommendations just let me know. 

[Firewrath9]

go with AMD. the current price of the 8400 is a complete ripoff.

[Slottr]

I moved the system to ryzen so you can afford a much better power supply and case with higher airflow

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£144.98 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	£89.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£81.18 @ Aria PC
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£62.79 @ Aria PC
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£53.60 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	£235.24 @ Amazon UK
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case	£79.22 @ Aria PC
Power Supply	SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	£77.47 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£824.46
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-06 21:24 BST+0100

 

[Firewrath9]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£119.80 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG - M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler	£19.99 @ AWD-IT
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	£89.89 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£38.50 @ Ebuyer
Memory	Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£38.50 @ Ebuyer
Storage	Gigabyte - UD PRO 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£58.02 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£75.35 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Palit - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GamingPro OC Video Card	£323.82 @ Amazon UK
Case	Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	£50.37 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply	be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	£63.47 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£877.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-06 21:31 BST+0100

 

[Spotty]

I copied @Slottr build list (it was already pretty good so easy place to start) but just swapped the PSU so you could fit a 1660Ti in to the budget.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£144.98 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	£89.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£81.18 @ Aria PC
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£62.79 @ Aria PC
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£53.60 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card	£259.97 @ Amazon UK
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case	£79.22 @ Aria PC
Power Supply	be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 400 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	£53.35 @ CCL Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£825.07
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-06 21:32 BST+0100

 

[G97]

Would an RTX 2060 make sense for this budget?

[LienusLateTips]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£119.80 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.26 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£77.73 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£38.50 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£38.50 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Samsung - SM961 256 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£39.71 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.60 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card  (£429.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£50.37 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £925.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-06 21:37 BST+0100

 

You could save a bit by going to a RTX 2060.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, G97 said:

Would an RTX 2060 make sense for this budget?

It can fit inside, so I'd say so.

[Slottr]

2 minutes ago, G97 said:

Would an RTX 2060 make sense for this budget?

Yeah, but if you're just playing 1080p 60hz you really don't need it.

Unless for some reason you just really want RT

[dDave64]

Everyone has been recommending AMD (not bad at all) but I wanted to put a different perspective into this thread just for consideration.

 

I recently put together this build for my brother. It's been working really well. Only thing different is that we used a Cooler Master HAF 922 case he already had. We also used a 650w PSU since it happened to be on sale for cheaper. I don't get into overclocking so I usually don't recommend K series chips but I always like to make that disclaimer. The reviews on all these components are really strong too.

 

We got lucky and imported that cooler from China (on Newegg of all places) for $25 vs the $45 normal price point.

 

I really like G.Skill RAM, it's been good to me for well over a decade in about 15 builds I've done. Great price to performance ratio.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$309.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master - Hyper T4 70 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard	MSI - B360M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$99.68 @ Newegg Business
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	$74.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$77.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card	$279.99 @ B&H
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$42.23 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$87.98 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$992.85
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$972.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-06 16:51 EDT-0400

 

 

[BigRom]

4 hours ago, dDave64 said:

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If OP is in Malaysia, Intel CPUs are expensive and its more difficult to source for it than AMD. I tried building an Intel rig several months back and either the processor I wanted was too expensive or nobody had it in stock.

 

AMD are pretty easy to find and much better value.

[dDave64]

2 hours ago, BigRom said:

If OP is in Malaysia, Intel CPUs are expensive and its more difficult to source for it than AMD. I tried building an Intel rig several months back and either the processor I wanted was too expensive or nobody had it in stock.

 

AMD are pretty easy to find and much better value.

 

Ah, I did not know that. Thank you for the clarification.

[G97]

Thanks for all the suggestions.