Build Budget Help

[MrDobry]

Hey friends, so my cousin asked for my help with building a computer and so far this is what we cam up with: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YXD2qs However, it's a bit too pricey and we were hoping to get some help with this.

 

 

 

Budget: Ideally it would be great to get the price down to a sweet $800 USD

 

Aim: Casual gaming mostly. He doesn't need Crysis 4 on ultra high 8k 4D with an Oculus and six monitors but it would be nice to run Black Ops 3 at around medium to high with at least 30 to 40fps (something that can compete with an xbox one).

 

Monitors: Currently one 1080p monitor. Considering stepping down to a 720p monitor if it makes sense.

 

Peripherals: Will be buying Windows 10. Any other peripherals such as a mechanical keyboard can be added later

 

This would be an upgrade from a shared family computer to a personal gaming rig extravaganza (or something like that).

 

 

 

My thoughts: Like I said, we would like to reduce the price and I think the best ways to do that would be by down grading the cpu, gpu, ram, and maybe the monitor.

 

CPU: Would it make sense to go from the 8370 to something like an 8320? Would there be a noticeable performance drop? If so, would it be worth the price?

 

GPU: Is an older graphics card such as the one we currently have on the list a good way to go? Would it make sense to upgrade to something newer with only 2gb of memory rather than the 4gb? Is there a card out there that performs about the same as the one we chose but at a lower price? What kind of performance gains/losses could we expect from going with a different card?

 

Ram: Is 16gb necessary or does it just make sense to go with only 8gb?

 

Monitor: If we were to select a 720p monitor, could we expect a gaming performance gain and a significant price drop at the expense of a lower resolution?

 

 

 

Please let me know any and all of your thoughts as they are appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[HKZeroFive]

You're spending money on the wrong areas such as RAM and the CPU cooler. Makes more sense to go Intel with a much beefier GPU:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.57 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($172.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($35.00 @MicrosoftSoftwareSwap) 
Monitor: LG 23MP47HQ 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $797.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-08 02:22 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hhHb4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hhHb4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.57 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: XFX XT 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: LG 22MC57HQ-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($90.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $766.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-08 02:32 EDT-0400

for OS,get it for $30 at kinguin/reddit windows marketplace.

[Moonzy]

6 minutes ago, MrDobry said:

Is 16gb necessary or does it just make sense to go with only 8gb?

8gb will be enough for now

u can always add more ram if you need more in the future

 

6 minutes ago, MrDobry said:

If we were to select a 720p monitor, could we expect a gaming performance gain and a significant price drop at the expense of a lower resolution?

yes and yes, but you wouldnt be getting a great experience,

with this budget, 1080p gaming machine is do-able

 

[MrDobry]

20 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 

This Motherboard kind of sketches me out. Is that a reasonable feeling? Would something that cheap still be effective with the parts that I would be putting into it?

20 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

 Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($35.00 @MicrosoftSoftwareSwap) 

How in the world does this work?

[MrDobry]

14 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Is a motherboard at that price going to be reliable?

14 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

for OS,get it for $30 at kinguin/reddit windows marketplace.

HOW?

[MrDobry]

16 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

8gb will be enough for now

u can always add more ram if you need more in the future

 

yes and yes, but you wouldnt be getting a great experience,

with this budget, 1080p gaming machine is do-able

 

Thanks!

[HKZeroFive]

6 minutes ago, MrDobry said:

This Motherboard kind of sketches me out. Is that a reasonable feeling?Would something that cheap still be effective with the parts that I would be putting into it?

 

How in the world does this work?

No, you shouldn't be. It's a motherboard and it's pretty much the same as any other motherboard, aside from the fact it doesn't support a few features (like SLI, overclocking etc.). You'll be fine.

 

As for the Windows key, hop onto the MicrosoftSoftwareSwap subreddit and grab a key off the moderator S5ean for cheap. I can personally vouch for him - I have two machines running with each using a key I bought off him. Hasn't caused me any problems whatsoever.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, MrDobry said:

 

HOW?

no need to be screaming. you pay the guy the money using amazon gift card, paypal or credit/debit card and then he'll send you the cd-key. after that, you find an iso for the windows, burn it onto a cd drive or a usb drive and you set the motherboard to boot with that and follow the instructions.

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, MrDobry said:

HOW?

here

[MrDobry]

You guys are such babes, thanks a bunch.