Neighbor wants to GAME

[princedylan101]

Okay, so here's the quick run down...my neighbor wants a PC that can max GTA V, keep over 60fps, run mods on it, and keep it reasonable. I have come up with two builds and was hoping you all could look it over or make a build of your own to show me.
Try to keep it around $800 USD.

i5-4460
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/292qqk

 

i5-4690k

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/H2WMnn

[Skiiwee29]

2 minutes ago, princedylan101 said:

Okay, so here's the quick run down...my neighbor wants a PC that can max GTA V, keep over 60fps, run mods on it, and keep it reasonable. I have come up with two builds and was hoping you all could look it over or make a build of your own to show me.

i5-4460
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/292qqk

 

i5-4690k

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/H2WMnn

What is his price point? Always need a price point so we can suggest builds as well. 

[AlphaGamer46]

2 minutes ago, princedylan101 said:

Okay, so here's the quick run down...my neighbor wants a PC that can max GTA V, keep over 60fps, run mods on it, and keep it reasonable. I have come up with two builds and was hoping you all could look it over or make a build of your own to show me.

i5-4460
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/292qqk

 

i5-4690k

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/H2WMnn

I'd go for the i5-4690K build, mainly because it'll last longer than the i5-4460 build. Get a 120GB SSD as the boot drive, and keep the 2TB for all the games and stuff.

[princedylan101]

1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

What is his price point? Always need a price point so we can suggest builds as well. 

Ahhh yes, my bad. He wants to keep it around $800 USD.

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, princedylan101 said:

Ahhh yes, my bad. He wants to keep it around $800 USD.

Thank you. Assuming you he has a monitor and all the peripherals and Operating System already?

[Electronics Wizardy]

5 minutes ago, princedylan101 said:

Okay, so here's the quick run down...my neighbor wants a PC that can max GTA V, keep over 60fps, run mods on it, and keep it reasonable. I have come up with two builds and was hoping you all could look it over or make a build of your own to show me.
Try to keep it around $800 USD.

i5-4460
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/292qqk

 

i5-4690k

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/H2WMnn

Id get the 4460. There is no use for the k as the mobo can't oc. Id also suggest just using the stock cooler

[princedylan101]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id get the 4460. There is no use for the k as the mobo can't oc. Id also suggest just using the stock cooler

Didn't realize that motherboard was unable to OC.... ;-; 

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, princedylan101 said:

Didn't realize that motherboard was unable to OC.... ;-; 

Id also get a lower power psu like a 500w and a slightly cheaper one too. Id also get a ssd.

[princedylan101]

6 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

Thank you. Assuming you he has a monitor and all the peripherals and Operating System already?

Pretty sure he's gonna use his tv for now and I have the OS covered for him.

[princedylan101]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id also get a lower power psu like a 500w and a slightly cheaper one too. Id also get a ssd.

 

7 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id get the 4460. There is no use for the k as the mobo can't oc. Id also suggest just using the stock cooler

So how about this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2HqYcc

[Skiiwee29]

2 minutes ago, princedylan101 said:

Pretty sure he's gonna use his tv for now and I have the OS covered for him.

Here is a quick build I came up with that is within his $800 budget. If able, I would hold off and get a GTX 1070 that is launching here soon. They will likely be sold out for about a month or so after launch, so if you can wait until mid July to do the build, i would to that and get a GTX 1070 over a 970.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HcgYcc

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, princedylan101 said:

 

So how about this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2HqYcc

Looks good.

[Skiiwee29]

For an extra 5 or $10 you could change the 6400 to a 6500 on the build I linked. It is on the newest platform with the newest CPU's and RAM available. 

[princedylan101]

2 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

Here is a quick build I came up with that is within his $800 budget. If able, I would hold off and get a GTX 1070 that is launching here soon. They will likely be sold out for about a month or so after launch, so if you can wait until mid July to do the build, i would to that and get a GTX 1070 over a 970.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HcgYcc

I'll have to see if he can swing an extra $100.

[Skiiwee29]

And as others have stated, with not over clocking the stock cooler that comes with the non K CPU's will be just fine. 

[Skiiwee29]

3 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

Here is a quick build I came up with that is within his $800 budget. If able, I would hold off and get a GTX 1070 that is launching here soon. They will likely be sold out for about a month or so after launch, so if you can wait until mid July to do the build, i would to that and get a GTX 1070 over a 970.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HcgYcc

One thing to note with the 1070 over the 970 is it will be ~100 more as they are anticipated to launch in the 350-400 dollar range. 

[princedylan101]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/kFCBD8

So basically this, and maybe we switch from a 970 to a 1070 if the guy can afford it.

[stconquest]

15 minutes ago, princedylan101 said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/kFCBD8

So basically this, and maybe we switch from a 970 to a 1070 if the guy can afford it.

First of all, you wait until the 29th of this month.  The RX 480 is being released then and we can get some benchmarks.

 

Why do you have DDR3?

 

I threw in an i7 because you might be able to squeeze it in with a RX 480 if the benches are good.  The 480 is poised to outperform the GTX 970 and close in on the GTX 980.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($297.99 @ Amazon)  <<Boosts to 4 GHz
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: AMD Radeon R3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($58.50 @ NCIX US)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LBR 40.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)  <<Front intake
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LBR 40.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)  <<Front intake
Total: $565.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-07 00:26 EDT-0400

 

This leaves $235 for the RX 480.

 

Buying a $300 GTX 970 is a really bad idea right now.  Same with the GTX 960 and R9 380 and 390 and 390X and GTX 980 and FURY .