800-1000 USD build

[Rickie cheong]

Hey guys,I really need your help on choosing parts for a PC and most of the components I choose are just out of the world and I don't even need them.I only want a build that I can max out most games on 1080p.thank you

[Flavortown2k16]

i5 6500, cheap 1151 mobo, 480/1060, 8/16gb ram, corsiar cx500w, hdd/ssd and case of your choice

[PRTI]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.38 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.39 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1000.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 03:44 EDT-0400

 

Future proof,should max out every game

[PRTI]

1 minute ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

i5 6500, cheap 1151 mobo, 480/1060, 8/16gb ram, corsiar cx500w, hdd/ssd and case of your choice

You can get much more than that for $1000

[Flavortown2k16]

Just now, keNNySOC said:

You can get much more than that for $1000

aye but if the point is to play 1080p games, theres no point in putting that much oney into it if you can get away with less

[comicsansms]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($28.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($100.66 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.92 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card  ($356.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Zalman R1 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $987.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 03:47 EDT-0400

[PRTI]

Just now, Flavortown2k16 said:

aye but if the point is to play 1080p games, theres no point in putting that much oney into it if you can get away with less

Future Proofing is my response

[Flavortown2k16]

2 minutes ago, keNNySOC said:

Future Proofing is my response

Well you aint going much further with 6600 than with 6500.

[PRTI]

Just now, Flavortown2k16 said:

Well you aint going much further with 6600 than with 6500.

a i5 6600k and a z170 overclockable board with 16gb of ram and a GTX 1060,2tb of space,240gb ssd,corsair rmx 650w PSU is far from,its future proofing and will offer a better experience

8 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

i5 6500, cheap 1151 mobo, 480/1060, 8/16gb ram, corsiar cx500w, hdd/ssd and case of your choice

 

[GarnetDevil]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.38 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.92 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($449.95 @ B&H)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1007.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 03:55 EDT-0400

 

This build guarantees max setting every game at 1080p

[Mr.Meerkat]

8 minutes ago, keNNySOC said:

Future Proofing is my response

Which doesn't exist...something can last longer while providing you with an experience you're fine with but it's not future proof .

 

Why max out someone's budget as well? The only thing you've upgraded from a $800 to a $1000 build is getting a unlocked i5...where it may give out a few extra FPS but not enough for it to worth $200 . If it was a jump from a RX480/1060 to a 1070 then that's a different story (or an i5 to an i7 if productivity is gonna happen) as that actually offers more than just 5 frames for $200.

 

3 minutes ago, keNNySOC said:

a i5 6600k and a z170 overclockable board with 16gb of ram and a GTX 1060,2tb of space,240gb ssd,corsair rmx 650w PSU is far from,its future proofing and will offer a better experience

or a i5 6500 and a 1070 is more future proof than that...stop saying a unlocked i5 is more future proof than a better GPU  

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.92 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($429.95 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1010.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 04:05 EDT-0400

 

(yes I recognise how it's $10.3 over budget but I'm sure you can borrow $10 from your parents or a friend).

[PRTI]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Which doesn't exist...something can last longer while providing you with an experience you're fine with but it's not future proof .

So having a Overclockable CPU with a z170 board is not future proofing? Ok

[roylapoutre]

19 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.38 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.92 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($449.95 @ B&H)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1007.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 03:55 EDT-0400

 

This build guarantees max setting every game at 1080p

No point in putting a 1070 for 1080p 60Hz, especially paired with such a processor. I would get a better processor that won't need an upgrade for some time (at least an i5 6600k) and a GTX 1060. Makes more sense to me. It's more important to "futureproof" (there's no such thing as futureproofing but I lack a better word) your CPU than GPU as games become more and more CPU intensive these days.

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, keNNySOC said:

So having a Overclockable CPU with a z170 board is not future proofing? Ok

A lot less than getting a much better GPU for about the same price as upgrading to an unlocked i5 and z170 motherboard  

 

p.s. the build I linked could have been a lot cheaper if I went with a bronze rated PSU (a XFX TS or a seasonic unit will do that build perfectly anyway), a worse motherboard (B150/H110 over H170), a cheaper case but in order to prove my point (and for the looks as the gaming 3 doesn't look bad from a gamer's point of view) on how spending $200 on upgrading a GPU is better than upgrading a CPU, motherboard and cooler as the former will give you 20fps+  more while the latter may only increase the fps by 5fps.

 

1 minute ago, roylapoutre said:

No point in putting a 1070 for 1080p 60Hz, especially paired with such a processor. I would get a better processor that won't need an upgrade for some time (at least an i5 6600k) and a GTX 1060. Makes more sense to me. It's more important to "futureproof" your CPU than GPU as games become more and more CPU intensive these days.

1. I don't know what he's done to his build for it to cost that much with only a 6400. 

2. That's like saying what's the point of having a 1440p 120/144hz monitor when with a single GPU solution, you will never hit those frame rates on ultra ect. ect.

3. Some games are becoming more CPU intensive but in that case, a i7 6700 isn't that much more than the i5, with DX12, it probably will end up using those 4 HT threads so you may as well get a locked i7 over a unlocked i5...or even better, an unlocked i7...as you're getting a 1060 anyway so you have the budget to...

 

On the subject of futureproofness, a RX480 is technically more future proof...more Vram, better at DX12 ATM, you can go CFX down the line, AMD is known to support their GPUs longer than Nvidia does ect ect. so why are you guys recommending the wrong GPUs? 

[PRTI]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

A lot less than getting a much better GPU for about the same price as upgrading to an unlocked i5 and z170 motherboard  

 

p.s. the build I linked could have been a lot cheaper if I went with a bronze rated PSU (a XFX TS or a seasonic unit will do that build perfectly anyway), a worse motherboard (B150/H110 over H170), a cheaper case but in order to prove my point (and for the looks as the gaming 3 doesn't look bad from a gamer's point of view) on how spending $200 on upgrading a GPU is better than upgrading a CPU, motherboard and cooler as the former will give you 20fps+  more while the latter may only increase the fps by 5fps.

 

1. I don't know what he's done to his build for it to cost that much with only a 6400. 

2. That's like saying what's the point of having a 1440p 120/144hz monitor when with a single GPU solution, you will never hit those frame rates on ultra ect. ect.

3. Some games are becoming more CPU intensive but in that case, a i7 6700 isn't that much more than the i5, with DX12, it probably will end up using those 4 HT threads so you may as well get a locked i7 over a unlocked i5...or even better, an unlocked i7...as you're getting a 1060 anyway so you have the budget to...

 

On the subject of futureproofness, a RX480 is technically more future proof...more Vram, better at DX12 ATM, you can go CFX down the line, AMD is known to support their GPUs longer than Nvidia does ect ect. so why are you guys recommending the wrong GPUs? 

Were recommending the right ones,your recommending a GTX 1070 for 1080p60Hz which is not needed since he will not see the extra frames any way

 

A i5 is very different from a i7 in terms of minimal fps,and your probably saying "Well min fps does not matter average does" while i don't wan't my fps to drop that much especially in FPS games where i need a steady 60fps or more,this test was done by @App4that

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, keNNySOC said:

Were recommending the right ones,your recommending a GTX 1070 for 1080p60Hz which is not needed since he will not see the extra frames any way

 

A i5 is very different from a i7 in terms of minimal fps,and your probably saying "Well min fps does not matter average does" while i don't wan't my fps to drop that much especially in FPS games where i need a steady 60fps or more,this test was done by @App4that

If we're gonna talk about minimum FPS then the 1070 with a 6500 will beat the 1060 with the i5 6600k on both average, highest and minimums so...yeah?

 

You're constantly talking about futureproof-ness and recommends a fucking 1060 when a 1070 is in budget...he may go to a 1440p monitor before he can upgrade to a better GPU again or the 1070 will allow games to run at ultra 1080p 60fps in 4 years time...yes I acknowledge what the i5 6600k will offer over the 6500 but in the long run, the 1070 will allow him to not upgrade his rig for longer. 

 

Why do you want him to get an unlocked i5 so badly? Just to get 4 FPS more on a game for $200 isn't very wise price to performance and he's also said he just wanted to game at 1080p max settings where a 6500 and a RX480/1060 will do him just fine while being on the lower end of his budget.

[PRTI]

2 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

If we're gonna talk about minimum FPS then the 1070 with a 6500 will beat the 1060 with the i5 6600k on both average, highest and minimums so...yeah?

 

You're constantly talking about futureproof-ness and recommends a fucking 1060 when a 1070 is in budget...he may go to a 1440p monitor before he can upgrade to a better GPU again or the 1070 will allow games to run at ultra 1080p 60fps in 4 years time...yes I acknowledge what the i5 6600k will offer over the 6500 but in the long run, the 1070 will allow him to not upgrade his rig for longer. 

 

Why do you want him to get an unlocked i5 so badly? Just to get 4 FPS more on a game for $200 isn't very wise price to performance and he's also said he just wanted to game at 1080p max settings where a 6500 and a RX480/1060 will do him just fine while being on the lower end of his budget.

Yeah and in that situation he does not need a GTX 1070,i'm talking about minimal fps on a i5 and i7 you said there is no difference between a i7 and i5 while there is in minimal fps

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, keNNySOC said:

Yeah and in that situation he does not need a GTX 1070,i'm talking about minimal fps on a i5 and i7 you said there is no difference between a i7 and i5 while there is in minimal fps

Quote me on where I said there's no difference between an i7 and an i5 in minimal FPS? 

 

Pick one:

1. future proof-ness 

2. For the PC to be able to play all games at 1080p highest settings

 

There's no real point spending more money on something that's not going to get him a better experience. It's about the price to performance of parts and frankly a unlocked CPU requires so much more money spent that it's actually not worth it. Why would you spend 2/5 of his budget on a CPU, motherboard and cooler ($410ish, using a 212 evo) when you can get basically the same gaming performance (+/-5fps) for only $250 (yes I know that's using a B150 mATX motherboard)? Spending $150-200 more makes sense when you're jumping a tier of GPUs but not when you're remaining on the same tier of CPUs, it doesn't.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) to prevent any possible bottlenecks with the gpu
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.97 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: AMD Radeon R3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.54 @ NCIX US) store your OS here.
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($429.95 @ B&H) 
Case: Inwin 703 BLACK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1009.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 06:13 EDT-0400

[PRTI]

3 hours ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Quote me on where I said there's no difference between an i7 and an i5 in minimal FPS? 

 

Pick one:

1. future proof-ness 

2. For the PC to be able to play all games at 1080p highest settings

 

There's no real point spending more money on something that's not going to get him a better experience. It's about the price to performance of parts and frankly a unlocked CPU requires so much more money spent that it's actually not worth it. Why would you spend 2/5 of his budget on a CPU, motherboard and cooler ($410ish, using a 212 evo) when you can get basically the same gaming performance (+/-5fps) for only $250 (yes I know that's using a B150 mATX motherboard)? Spending $150-200 more makes sense when you're jumping a tier of GPUs but not when you're remaining on the same tier of CPUs, it doesn't.

With a GTX 1060 it will still play every game on max settings no problem,what's the point in a GTX 1070 cause its pointless,you clearly said there is no difference between the i5 and the i7,well there is,that's minimal fps

[Mr.Meerkat]

7 minutes ago, keNNySOC said:

With a GTX 1060 it will still play every game on max settings no problem,what's the point in a GTX 1070 cause its pointless,you clearly said there is no difference between the i5 and the i7,well there is,that's minimal fps

1. you've not quoted where I said there's no difference in Mins...all I said was gaming wise there's not much of a difference in FPS and yes, minimums is something but there's a fine line between minimums from a scene or a quick dip for a second and goes back to normal straight away to constant dips and stuttering. 

2. Yes a 1070 is pointless for 1080p but as you kept on talking about futureproof-ness (which doesn't exist), the 1070 is more "futureproof" over a 1060 than a 6600k over a 6500 plus price to performance wise, going with an unlocked i5 grants you a worse price to performance even in the long run so...

3. Since you're constantly saying the 1070 is pointless in this scenario, why spend the $200 on something that isn't going to increase your FPS from margin of error? As I've said, the 6600k even overclocked will not be worth the $200 when a 6500 is capable of delivering what a 6600k can minus 5fps tops. So why spend $1000 when you can spend $800 and basically get the same performance? 

4. Hopefully you know that 100fps on a 60hz screen feels more smooth than 60fps on a 60hz screen so there is a point in getting more fps than the monitor can display

 

If you really wanted to, you can get away with a 6600k and 1070 build with a $1k budget while sacrificing on everything but that's not the point. It's the balance between what OP wants and what budget he has. 

[App4that]

Yeah there's totaly a difference between a i5 and i7. Not in every game, but when it matters it REALLY matters. So more than anything it depends on the person when you're stuck between parts. If you play a lot of open world ports, get the i7, if you play mostly shooters get the 1070. But don't forget the i7 helps you in everything you do, while the graphics card mostly helps in games. 

[PRTI]

35 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

1. you've not quoted where I said there's no difference in Mins...all I said was gaming wise there's not much of a difference in FPS and yes, minimums is something but there's a fine line between minimums from a scene or a quick dip for a second and goes back to normal straight away to constant dips and stuttering. 

2. Yes a 1070 is pointless for 1080p but as you kept on talking about futureproof-ness (which doesn't exist), the 1070 is more "futureproof" over a 1060 than a 6600k over a 6500 plus price to performance wise, going with an unlocked i5 grants you a worse price to performance even in the long run so...

3. Since you're constantly saying the 1070 is pointless in this scenario, why spend the $200 on something that isn't going to increase your FPS from margin of error? As I've said, the 6600k even overclocked will not be worth the $200 when a 6500 is capable of delivering what a 6600k can minus 5fps tops. So why spend $1000 when you can spend $800 and basically get the same performance? 

4. Hopefully you know that 100fps on a 60hz screen feels more smooth than 60fps on a 60hz screen so there is a point in getting more fps than the monitor can display

 

If you really wanted to, you can get away with a 6600k and 1070 build with a $1k budget while sacrificing on everything but that's not the point. It's the balance between what OP wants and what budget he has. 

Last time i checked for me,for me 100fps on a 60Hz is the same as 60fps on a 60Hz monitor,the only reason i would wan't more is because of V-Sync

[Rickie cheong]

So, frantically speaking, should I spend most of my budget with the i5 6600k or go with the 1070?

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 hour ago, Rickie cheong said:

So, frantically speaking, should I spend most of my budget with the i5 6600k or go with the 1070?

Your call, you could just save $200, being on the lower end of your budget and get an i5 6500 and RX480/1060 as thats still gold enough for the res, quality and frame rates you want so

 

13 hours ago, keNNySOC said:

Last time i checked for me,for me 100fps on a 60Hz is the same as 60fps on a 60Hz monitor,the only reason i would wan't more is because of V-Sync

It's all about frame time, when you have more frames rendered per second, your monitor gets to choose a newer frame so let's say when you're rendering 60FPS for a 60Hz screen, the frame could be rendered 1/60 of a second before (16ms) where if you had 100fps on a 60Hz screen, the frame could only been only rendered max 10ms ago which means that things will feel more smooth. Yes we're talking about a few milliseconds but try playing something fast paced like CS and you'll notice a difference between 200fps and 400fps on a 60Hz display (just as an example as you can see the difference quite a bit).

 

Screen tearing is something I've never experienced before...I've never used V-Sync before and cannot comment how bad it is