Need help planning

[wykyd]

I want to build a small gaming pc for my living room.

 

I've never been a pc gamer, always consoles. I believe I'm ready to join the master race. I stuck with Xbox and was an early adopter of xbox one, I've heard the jokes and jests lets move on. Basically I want something that is going to last awhile. I want to be able to play gta, if I decide to buy it a 3rd time, watch movies and play emulators. I'm going to have to buy this over several months due to the fact that I'm broke.

 

To wrap up, budget gaming steam box maybe $700 budget.

[NeatSquidYT]

Presuming you'll need Windows:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B-Q Mini ITX Tower Case  ($47.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $649.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-07 10:24 EDT-0400

[dmanschramm]

@wykyd welcome to the forum!

 

Here's a few things to get you started with an HTPC:

 

In a few months Corsair plans to release its bulldog PC meant for 4K gaming in the living room. You will also be able to purchase a keyboard and mouse set for your lap.

You get the small form factor case, psu, CPU cooler, GPU watercooling bracket (you need to get an actual watercooling unit though like Corsair H80i) and mobo all included for $299. From there you can choose your hard drive, processor, GPU, etc.

http://www.corsair.com/en-ca/landing/bulldog

 

Apart from that, I recommend building an HTPC instead of purchasing one. Just building a PC is great to customize something to your needs while usually being cheaper than buying it all built together.

 

I'm going to assume you're in the US so prices are in USD.

If you can stretch your budget up to $800 this would be a good option:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yhZhLk

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yhZhLk/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Other: Silverstone ML06B ($56.99)

Total: $762.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-07 10:23 EDT-0400PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yhZhLk

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yhZhLk/by_merchant/

 

 

If you need to stay under $700 here is a perfectly good mobo and CPU substitute:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hPLMQ7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hPLMQ7/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.95 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Other: Silverstone ML06B ($56.99)

Total: $693.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-07 10:26 EDT-0400

 

 

If you have any questions just ask via quoting me.

 

Hope this helps

[wykyd]

Presuming you'll need Windows:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($189.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B-Q Mini ITX Tower Case  ($47.00 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.98 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.75 @ OutletPC)

Total: $649.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-07 10:24 EDT-0400

This is almost exactly the same price I came to when I first started looking into this. Main difference is I picked i5 4690k and nvidia gtx 750. The video card is where I get lost, too many options.

[AliveGhost13]

The CX500 is not a PSU you want to purchase, with mediocre performance, stupid pricing and mediocre build quality, topped off with a layer of a small 3 year warranty.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

 

Better and cheaper

 

Few $ more but worth it

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

[Munalos]

This is almost exactly the same price I came to when I first started looking into this. Main difference is I picked i5 4690k and nvidia gtx 750. The video card is where I get lost, too many options.

 

If you want you can go here http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/1905-gta-v-pc-fps-benchmark-graphics-cards and go to 1080p and see some actual graphs on fps from cards. It actually even has the 750ti in there, and has a seperate chart for ultra and high. Might be able to help you pick the perfect graphics card for your situation since you're really into gta v. Goodluck bro.