Budget 1080p Build

[CoolZakCZ]

I'm looking for the best money/dollar build you can get for medium 60fps 1080p gaming. My goal with this is to spend as little money as possible, while still getting good performance. I don't really care how much it costs as long as it is as valuable as possible for price/dollar. Also, no SSDs for the time being. I'm going to live with a HDD until SSD prices go down a bit. 

 

NOTE: The build does have to include the peripherals and the OS, so anything you think is good price/dollar is fine there.

 

 

Thanks in advance for the help!

[OAcesync]

Umm we can't do anything unless you give a budget

[shanmu54321]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.85 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  ($198.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.75 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($8.49 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Cobra E-3lue Wired Optical Mouse  ($8.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $758.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 09:30 EDT-0400

[CoolZakCZ]

Umm we can't do anything unless you give a budget

I have no budget. I'll spend as much as needed as long as it's a good value.

[Walker998]

considering that you are asking for a whole build, not guidance or tips or about one part, not that many people are going to help you; 

EDIT: as i said not that many

[jimakos234]

ssd prices are low for the time being.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $625.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 09:31 EDT-0400

[Misanthrope]

Here you go, for the money this should do medium to high 1080p no problem at 500 for new parts its reasonable budget friendly

 

EDIT: Forgot peripherals and OS, Added just the basic monitor keyboard and mouse, The OS you can honestly found a lot cheaper on G2A.com I wouldn't buy it at this price, or at all: you can just transfer for any old PC or Laptop Microsoft should transfer the license for you and such. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($8.49 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse  ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $711.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 09:39 EDT-0400

[OAcesync]

Here you go, for the money this should do medium to high 1080p no problem at 500 for new parts its reasonable budget friendly

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital RE3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $500.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 09:36 EDT-0400

Change the PSU and that i3 would kinda bottleneck

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.85 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  ($198.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.75 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($8.49 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Cobra E-3lue Wired Optical Mouse  ($8.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $758.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 09:30 EDT-0400

 

I would change the PSU

[Misanthrope]

Change the PSU and that i3 would kinda bottleneck

I would change the PSU

 

No other usage case given by the OP, for most games at 1080p medium trying just 60 FPS, not an issue at all. Though it will have the option for an i5 or even i7 as an upgrade, budget builds don't need to fit more than an i3 imho.

 

And the PSU yeah it's not the best, but it will do ok is about the cheapest you can find that still gets semi-decent reviews.

[Xenift]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/87j4bv

BEHOLD

$854

​​

This thing is future proof with a 4790k! Future SLI support and running currently with a GTX950! The case is a simple one but highly rated fractal design R4! This is a mid range typ​e of a build but I hope you use it as it would just be stupid to not be able to upgrade a computer you put together yourself I even managed to get an ssd inside for your boot drive. I would say this is truly a sweet spot.​​

[OAcesync]

No other usage case given by the OP, for most games at 1080p medium trying just 60 FPS, not an issue at all. Though it will have the option for an i5 or even i7 as an upgrade, budget builds don't need to fit more than an i3 imho.

 

And the PSU yeah it's not the best, but it will do ok is about the cheapest you can find that still gets semi-decent reviews.

Putting that PSU in a system with a 390 is kinda asking for trouble you should never really recommend low quality end PSUs for higher end gaming builds.

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

[jimakos234]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/87j4bv

BEHOLD

$854

​​

This thing is future proof with a 4790k! Future SLI support and running currently with a GTX950! The case is a simple one but highly rated fractal design R4! This is a mid range typ​e of a build but I hope you use it as it would just be stupid to not be able to upgrade a computer you put together yourself I even managed to get an ssd inside for your boot drive. I would say this is truly a sweet spot.​​

4790k paired with 950 and cx psu. You need to learn to pair better the parts

[OAcesync]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/87j4bv

BEHOLD

$854

​​

This thing is future proof with a 4790k! Future SLI support and running currently with a GTX950! The case is a simple one but highly rated fractal design R4! This is a mid range typ​e of a build but I hope you use it as it would just be stupid to not be able to upgrade a computer you put together yourself I even managed to get an ssd inside for your boot drive. I would say this is truly a sweet spot.​​

i7 is just wasting money for gaming, a GPU should always be the most expensive product in a gaming build so why go with a low end GPU like the 950 and that PSU is bad

[OAcesync]

Just buy a product key for OS off of Reddit(it's really cheap) and done

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($314.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($8.49 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Cobra E-3lue Wired Optical Mouse  ($8.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $803.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 09:54 EDT-0400

[Misanthrope]

Putting that PSU in a system with a 390 is kinda asking for trouble you should never really recommend low quality end PSUs for higher end gaming builds.

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

 

It's a 380 not a 390. TDP is only 190 watts.

[OAcesync]

It's a 380 not a 390. TDP is only 190 watts.

Opps my bad but still wouldn't put that PSU in the build

[Xenift]

i7 is just wasting money for gaming, a GPU should always be the most expensive product in a gaming build so why go with a low end GPU like the 950 and that PSU is bad

 

Well it might be true that there are better power supplies to  be chosen, feel free to indicate a better one.

But I truly feel that the CPU is limiting performance. Even 50 dollars more a better PSU is better than the builds you guys have suggested as I feel that your builds are limited.

What happens after you use the computer for 3 years? Games will eventually kill the graphics card. Changing a cpu means throwing a cpu. Even if you fit a GTX 970 in there, there is no guarantee whether the gpu will not be bottlenecked by the cpu.

Most games nowadays also make use of cpu. Surfing the web and general computer use is better with hyper threading. Thus this is why I mean that it will fit his "budget but useful type of needs"http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nmTwsY

[OAcesync]

Well it might be true that there are better power supplies to  be chosen, feel free to indicate a better one.

But I truly feel that the CPU is limiting performance. Even 50 dollars more a better PSU is better than the builds you guys have suggested as I feel that your builds are limited.

What happens after you use the computer for 3 years? Games will eventually kill the graphics card. Changing a cpu means throwing a cpu. Even if you fit a GTX 970 in there, there is no guarantee whether the gpu will not be bottlenecked by the cpu.

Most games nowadays also make use of cpu. Surfing the web and general computer use is better with hyper threading. Thus this is why I mean that it will fit his "budget but useful type of needs"

Generally GPUs are always the main factor in performance 

You buying a i7 won't make it survive longer unless games in 3 years all need hyperthreading, general computer use doesn't need hyperthreading unless you're trying open a huge ton of apps at once(which would be kinda pointless for general usage) and by then you would hit a RAM problem rather than needing more threads.

i5s is the sweet spot for gaming and what's the point in having a i7 when you definitely aren't utilizing it for single GPU gaming and a 950 you would still be getting lower framerates.

You shouldn't buy CPUs solely based on what you think lasts longer because you don't know what the requirements are in the future like I said Haswell i7 won't be leaps ahead of a i5 in gaming for the future since single performance for gaming are practically identical and they could both be completely irrelevant in gaming. And also by then the GPU could be irrelevant as well so the entire system would hold you back not just the CPU

[Xenift]

Generally GPUs are always the main factor in performance 

You buying a i7 won't make it survive longer unless games in 3 years all need hyperthreading, general computer use doesn't need hyperthreading unless you're trying open a huge ton of apps at once(which would be kinda pointless for general usage) and by then you would hit a RAM problem rather than needing more threads.

i5s is the sweet spot for gaming and what's the point in having a i7 when you definitely aren't utilizing it for single GPU gaming and a 950 you would still be getting lower framerates.

You shouldn't buy CPUs solely based on what you think lasts longer because you don't know what the requirements are in the future like I said Haswell i7 won't be leaps ahead of a i5 in gaming for the future since single performance for gaming are practically identical and they could both be completely irrelevant in gaming. And also by then the GPU could be irrelevant as well so the entire system would hold you back not just the CPU

From what I have attained from various bench sites, 4790k is superior in performance by 50%.

Ark Survival Evolved, GTA V and various 2015 games now support multiple threads. The truth now that the i5 you have chosen has already been in the past. Games now use multiple threads. The 50% performance gain is going to be more and more apparent. And that might even be the difference you get from 45 fps to 60 fps. Which really says a lot about a game being playable.