$700-$800 gaming build

[Elardoven]

Hello! It's been a while since I've last put a parts list together, and I'm a bit behind on all the new stuff that has come out. I'm looking for a build that will be used primarily for gaming, somewhere in the 700-800 USD price range. This is for a friend of mine that wants to get into pc gaming, so he does not have any of the components/peripherals needed. If you all could give me some pointers, that'd be great.

[ManosMax13]

3 minutes ago, Elardoven said:

Hello! It's been a while since I've last put a parts list together, and I'm a bit behind on all the new stuff that has come out. I'm looking for a build that will be used primarily for gaming, somewhere in the 700-800 USD price range. This is for a friend of mine that wants to get into pc gaming, so he does not have any of the components/peripherals needed. If you all could give me some pointers, that'd be great.

So you want the keyboard and mouse and screen to be within this price range?

[Kenji the Uke]

Yeah because thats a tough budget to have a monitor included..

[OmicronEta]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$147.39 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - B450M PRO-M2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$74.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Patriot - Viper 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$74.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$46.35 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$159.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - BR 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$35.98 @ Newegg
Monitor	Acer - SB220Q bi 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor	$89.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Redragon - K552-R KUMARA Wired Gaming Keyboard	$36.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Logitech - G403 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse	$39.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$786.65
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$756.65
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-19 21:50 EDT-0400

In your price range. The hard drive can be swapped out for an SSD and the ram can be dropped to 8gb(tho a 2x4gb would be better than a 1x8gb).

[ManosMax13]

This pc is pretty good but it does not have anything included.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	$149.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master - Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler	$29.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$119.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$64.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$44.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card	$254.99 @ Newegg
Case	Thermaltake - V200 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Newegg Business
Power Supply	Thermaltake - Smart RGB 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	$43.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$803.62
	Mail-in rebates	-$25.00
	Total	$778.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-19 21:51 EDT-0400

 

[OmicronEta]

Oh yeah and this might get flack due to the fact that it is a Walmart PC, but the OP Gaming deskops are on sale right now for a ridiculous pprice

$700 - i7-8700 - GTX1070:https://www.walmart.com/ip/OVERPOWERED-Gaming-Desktop-DTW1-2-Year-Warranty-Intel-i7-8700-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1070-256GB-SSD-2TB-HDD-16GB-Dual-Channel-RAM-Windows-10/621888364

[star_pilot475]

7 minutes ago, ManosMax13 said:

CPU Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $149.89 @ OutletPC

 

7 minutes ago, ManosMax13 said:

Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $119.89 @ OutletPC

Why pay extra for a decent overclocking motherboard when you have a locked cpu?

[ManosMax13]

Just now, star_pilot475 said:

 

Why pay extra for a decent overclocking motherboard when you have a locked cpu?

I guess he could go with a b360. But a good b360 costs roughly the same.

[star_pilot475]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$109.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$49.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$75.61 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team - MS30 128 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$19.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Hitachi - Travelstar 1 TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Newegg Business
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$144.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$44.99 @ B&H
Monitor	Dell - S2419HGF 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$149.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$49.88 @ Amazon
Mouse	Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse	$29.99 @ Corsair
Headphones	Corsair - HS60 Surround (Black) 7.1 Channel Headset	$49.95 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$883.25
	Mail-in rebates	-$45.00
	Total	$838.25
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-19 22:00 EDT-0400

If you can’t wait for July's Zen 2 launch, this is pretty decent and includes all peripherals. 


Edit: I’m an idiot I forgot the power supply  you get the idea tho...

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.71 @ Amazon) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - PM961 256 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($37.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($209.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Deepcool - MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Dell - S2419HGF 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Redragon - S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $797.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-19 22:11 EDT-0400

[jerubedo]

A drop over the budget, but this one will perform the best:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	$149.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$119.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	OLOy - 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Patriot - Burst 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$44.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$213.00 @ B&H
Case	Thermaltake - Versa N24 ATX Mid Tower Case	$34.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$37.98 @ Newegg
Monitor	Dell - S2419HGF 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$149.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$878.71
	Mail-in rebates	-$65.00
	Total	$813.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-20 00:37 EDT-0400

If you need to cut that $13 let me know, and I can make some further tweaks.

[trevb0t]

3 hours ago, star_pilot475 said:

 

Why pay extra for a decent overclocking motherboard when you have a locked cpu?

The UD is a nice MOBO but really at the budget, you don't wanna step down and get shoddy RAM support.

[trevb0t]

I'm always a big advocate for local cash sales on monitors when you're looking at a budget build. Most office desktops come with 1080p 60hz these days, and offices are always looking to get rid of older gear. A decent 1080p 60hz monitor can often be had for around $30.

 

My question is: You've got a 4790k and 980Ti... What's your budget with his $700 on top of it? Sell him what you've got (A solid $700 build for him, and a great base for you to add onto for an upgrade!)

If you were to compare the 4790K to any CPU listed above, it's at least a head above. The 980Ti is comparable to about a 1660 or 1660Ti approximately. So he's getting an equivalent build or better than those listed above, and say you've got... $600 you could come into soon. You could be sitting on something like:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$394.90 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$39.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 GAMING X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$144.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA - SU655 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$44.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card	$459.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	BitFenix - Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$68.88 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1306.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-20 01:20 EDT-0400

 

[GoldenLag]

@Herman Mcpootis is the one who gas the best build here and actually includes all the bits. Id go with his build. More or less cant get any better. And you avoid the trap forming around non-ht CPUs these days.