Helping friend plan new build need help

Ryzone · June 4, 2016

Hey guys I'm trying to help my friend put together a gaming pc. He also wants to I guess do some video editing but with his budget I don't know. He also wants to try some streaming too. Alright here's the info

1080p Gaming

Budget $800 USD

PC partpicker list we put together

I just want to know if there is anything that would be a better choice / save money so he can spend it elsewhere on CPU / GPU. He says he's not interested in overclocking but maybe he might in the future. This will be his first build. Anyways any suggestions would be great, trying to build the best bang for the buck pc for 1080p gaming with 800 USD.

another random person · June 4, 2016

14 minutes ago, Ryzone said:

Hey guys I'm trying to help my friend put together a gaming pc. He also wants to I guess do some video editing but with his budget I don't know. He also wants to try some streaming too. Alright here's the info

1080p Gaming

Budget $800 USD

PC partpicker list we put together

I just want to know if there is anything that would be a better choice / save money so he can spend it elsewhere on CPU / GPU. He says he's not interested in overclocking but maybe he might in the future. This will be his first build. Anyways any suggestions would be great, trying to build the best bang for the buck pc for 1080p gaming with 800 USD.

Video editing under 800 will most likely involve AMD FX CPUs.

If your friend wants to overclock then put in a little extra cash and get the 6600K

Unless if you want to upgrade your rig within a year or so I would recommend getting a less overkill PSU and use the money saved from there to get a better graphics card.

If he is mostly doing gaming however, then the current CPU is powerful enough.

Also, where is the Hard drive?

DrM · June 4, 2016

no need for cpu cooler on locked chip, it comes with a stock cooler. i wouldnt spend more on a samsung ssd at this budget, though its up to you. no need for such an expensive mobo either. wait for the rx 480, that will offer much better price to performance. and windows can be bought for $30 on kinguin

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tpqv6X
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tpqv6X/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($202.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.95 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Other: RX 480 ($199.00)
Total: $747.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-03 22:30 EDT-0400

Ryzone · June 4, 2016

Yeah He wants to stay on nvida's side, but I might try and talk him into getting a 480 I was just looking at some of the benchmarks. Also yeah I totally forgot you can get windows for cheap on kinguin! Thanks for that @DrM

Oh yeah hes going to be buying a 1TB drive also forgot to add that to the list.

Ryzone · June 4, 2016

Also I know that 650w is overkill but I don't like to skimp out on picking a PSU. Do you guys have any suggestions on power supply's?

Herman Mcpootis · June 4, 2016

1 hour ago, Ryzone said:

Also I know that 650w is overkill but I don't like to skimp out on picking a PSU. Do you guys have any suggestions on power supply's?

Something like a cx grey or xfx ts 550w would be more than enough for around $50.