Need Help With Getting Started

[ImNewToThis]

HI! I am new to the gaming PC world and I am planning to build a PC but I don't know much. I know the parts and that stuff but there is still a lot of stuff I don't know like what parts are good, and it would help a lot if I could get some help with all of this. Any advice is appreciated!

[Spec2jeti]

It all depends on what you are doing. Intel is good for ultimate gaming PC's. AMD is also great. AMD is good for low-end budget gaming PC's. What games are you planning on playing? I may be able to put together a part list for you if I know what you'll be playing. 

[TheRedViper]

The absolute first thing when it comes to building a gaming PC is what's your budget. The second thing is what kind of performance do you want to achieve? Do you want to play the newest most demanding games at their maximum and if so on what kind of displays do you want to achieve that? 1080p, 1440p, 4k?

[bgibbz]

4 minutes ago, ImNewToThis said:

HI! I am new to the gaming PC world and I am planning to build a PC but I don't know much. I know the parts and that stuff but there is still a lot of stuff I don't know like what parts are good, and it would help a lot if I could get some help with all of this. Any advice is appreciated!

For starters- budget

 

next, wha games do you play how important is features vs performance?

 

how long do you expect this pc to last?

 

wha parts do you have. (Keyboard, mouse, monitors, etc)

 

il throw a parts list together for you once you answer those

[ImNewToThis]

So my budget is $500 to $1000 and maybe a bit over but I want it as cheap as I can get it while still being a good performing pc.

 

The games I like to play are mainly Overwatch but I like a variety of games

 

I want my PC to last around 5 to 7 years

 

For my parts I just want to get new ones

 

Also thanks for replying 

[ImNewToThis]

12 minutes ago, Spec2jeti said:

It all depends on what you are doing. Intel is good for ultimate gaming PC's. AMD is also great. AMD is good for low-end budget gaming PC's. What games are you planning on playing? I may be able to put together a part list for you if I know what you'll be playing. 

I will be mainly playing Overwatch and games like that

 

Thanks for replying!

[ImNewToThis]

13 minutes ago, TheRedViper said:

The absolute first thing when it comes to building a gaming PC is what's your budget. The second thing is what kind of performance do you want to achieve? Do you want to play the newest most demanding games at their maximum and if so on what kind of displays do you want to achieve that? 1080p, 1440p, 4k?

My budget is again $500 to $1000 and maybe a bit over but I want it to be as cheap as possible while being a good preforming pc. Also I want to be able to reach 1080p, and I usually like to buy newer games but I don't need to be at the maximum but I still want to have a good experience!

 

Thanks for replying!

[GDRRiley]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/JxDkXH that is a set up for 1440P 

[Gokufighther]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($152.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: MSI GAMING GTX 1060 6GB ($279.99)
Other: COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 EVO ($19.99)
Total: $1002.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-12 16:29 EDT-0400

 

monitor choice is up to you. this pc is completely futureproof

[ImNewToThis]

2 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/JxDkXH that is a set up for 1440P 

Thanks a lot! I will definitely look through this! 

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, ImNewToThis said:

Thanks a lot! I will definitely look through this! 

I like that case and PSU for budget builds. Grab a optical drive if you need it or you could grab one out of another PC for installing windows