1080p gaming My friend wants to build a 1080p gaming computer.

[JamesM118]

Budget (including currency): $1.5k, ballpark is ok

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Grand Theft Auto V, Overwatch, and Fortnite.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

He wants a good 1080p monitor, or should he get an ultra-wide? Is the monitor in the list good? He wants a high frame rate, around 144-165hz. High game settings. Is the graphics card good for high-max settings? He was going to get Nvidia at first, but saw AMD got better reviews.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($167.00 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($124.62 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Devil Video Card  ($476.86 @ Amazon) 
Case: MSI Gungnir 100 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.20 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($126.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Pixio PX247 24 inch 144Hz IPS AMD Radeon FreeSync Certified FHD Full HD 1920x1080 Premier Esports IPS Gaming Monitor, 2 Years Warranty Compatible with Xbox and PS4 
Total: $1219.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-30 00:25 EDT-0400

 

[Beowulff83]

I would consider 1440p.  I bought my 1080p monitor a few years ago and am kicking myself for not stepping up to 1440.

[thebrain36]

2 minutes ago, JamesM118 said:

Rosewill 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($126.98 @ Newegg) 

Not super sure he'd need such a big PSU. Could go down a bit on that and save some.

2 minutes ago, Beowulff83 said:

I would consider 1440p.

This is a good idea.

 

[JamesM118]

18 minutes ago, Beowulff83 said:

I would consider 1440p.  I bought my 1080p monitor a few years ago and am kicking myself for not stepping up to 1440.

I forgot to add that he wants to get the Pixio PX247 24 inch 144Hz 1920x1080p.

Edited May 30, 2020 by JamesM118
added resolution

[GoodEnough]

12 minutes ago, Beowulff83 said:

I would consider 1440p.  I bought my 1080p monitor a few years ago and am kicking myself for not stepping up to 1440.

amd has vsr so it wouldnt make much of a difference getting a 1440p monitor instead of a 1080p one

[JamesM118]

2 minutes ago, GoodEnough said:

amd has vsr so it wouldnt make much of a difference getting a 1440p monitor instead of a 1080p one

How does VSR work?

[GoodEnough]

Just now, JamesM118 said:

How does VSR work?

https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/vsr

[VEXICUS]

7 minutes ago, JamesM118 said:

How does VSR work?

VSR allows games to render at higher resolutions and then rescales them down to a lower native display resolution. Using this, you can get quality that rivals up to 4K, even on a 1080p display while playing your favorite games.

 

Source - https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/vsr

[VEXICUS]

I will recommend something like this instead....

Black and red color scheme

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($167.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($132.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Samsung C27JG56 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($299.99 @ Samsung) 
Total: $1374.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-30 00:44 EDT-0400

 

Maybe, u can add some rgb strips and some rgb fans. It would look cool.