Build Budget Advice

[hudgong11]

1. Budget & Location

$750 US

2. Aim

Gaming, School Work, Entertainment. Mainly for CSGO and LOL. However I would like to be able to play any new title that comes out 1080p 60fps

 

3. Monitors

I do NOT have a monitor and I was looking at $200 144hz options.

 

4. Peripherals

I have a SS Rival 300 mouse, but no keyboard. I prefer to have a mechanical tenkeyless one.

 

I have 661 evo headphones and a modmic. 

 

I'm not sure if I need windows or not as I have upgraded from windows 8 once on an old pc to windows 10. Where can I redownload my claimed copy?

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I currently have no PC at all

 

 

My original idea was:

I3 6100- 120

Rx 470- 150

Evga 500w- 40

Rosewill srm-01 (I prefer a small case so that it won't take much room on my desk.)- 20

Pny 240gb ssd- 65

Kingston 1x8gb ddr4- 40

Gigabyte h110 micro atx- 50

~490

 

AOC Freesync 144hz 1080p- 210

Tomoko Keyboard- 40

Long mouse pad for keyboard and mouse- 10

~260

 

~750

 

What I wonder is, do I need to put more money into the CPU or GPU and less into the monitor?

 

 

 

[DawN the 13 year old]

More money towards cpu, go up to an i5 and get a cheaper 120hz monitor. It's worth it.

[ForsakenLive]

For CSGO and LOL this would be a good system for 144hz. However for higher end games you would probably want to step up in hardware, getting a locked i5 would be suitable, as well as a 200ish $ GPU.

[antisleep]

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Sapphire RX 480 Nitro 4GB ($200.00)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: AOC G2460PF 24.0" FreeSync 144Hz Monitor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: AZIO MGK1-K Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $740.09 ($750-$10 rebate) / Prepare $780-800 just in case.

 

Yes, there's a bottleneck here with the CPU but it wouldn't matter much with games like LOL and CSGO. The G4400 is just temporary until you can save up for an i5.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150M-PLUS WS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($52.46 @ Amazon) $32 after $20 rebates.
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC M89-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($23.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($191.19 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Rosewill RGB80 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $768.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-23 21:05 EDT-0400