recommended build thread

[Gnomo]

Every Day we get the same questions here. What are the best builds for like 500, 1000 and 1500€ or $.

My idea is now to make a few example builds and place them in here and I will check for your inputs to change things up or show alternatives!

 

We start with a 550€ build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€118.64 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€84.13 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€35.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€69.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 460 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€141.86 @ Mindfactory)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  (€42.99 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 9 400W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  (€54.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €548.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-14 23:29 CEST+0200

alternatives: AMD FX-8320E with Asrock 970A-G/3.1 and G.Skill Ares DDR 3, Nvidia Geforce GTX 950, Cooler Master B500 Ver. 2 500 Watt

The next build is a build for 900€

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€202.88 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€76.89 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€63.58 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€69.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€54.15 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC Video Card  (€296.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Antec P100 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€79.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 9 500W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€71.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €915.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-14 23:39 CEST+0200
 

Now to OC PCs
Starting with the i5-6600k at 1130€

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€238.21 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Macho Direct 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler  (€46.36 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€139.85 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€73.18 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€99.11 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€75.84 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card  (€300.05 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€86.32 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 9 500W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€71.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1130.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

and a build with the i7-6700k
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-14 23:53 CEST+0200

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€336.76 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (€59.99 @ Aquatuning)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€163.09 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€89.41 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€155.24 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€75.89 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  (€520.20 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 w/Window (Silver) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€133.75 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€97.84 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €1632.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-15 00:14 CEST+0200

 

my idea is to have a general thread where people can check for a pc for there needs.
If there is interest I would also add a 6-core i7-5820k build for contentcreators and an office budget pc.

I want to check what you think and I thank you already for any help in improving this builds. In the end the idea would be to make two guides, one US, one EU guide with idea for people to start with, when they come here and ask for a build.

I searched for a thread likes this but didn't found any in this forum.

[deleted_member_030719]

Bad lists, I'll change/optimize them in a bit.

[Gnomo]

sure, that is the idea of it. I just wanted to show off what I mean Before you say I come without any effort^^

[Cela1]

Apart from these interesting list choices, there is a reason why there are so many different threads. It is because every single user is in a different situation and has different needs, so a more personalised build can be of GREAT help.

 

As Jeremy Clarkson so well puts it:

https://youtu.be/aGjWavtSaQk

 

[Gnomo]

Sure, but I think a general idea of what is possible could be seen then by newcomers. Most people just ask for an i7-6700k build with a gtx 1070 or 1080 and they should know what those builds cost. I see this in other forums a lot and it is used by many people. Sure, this will not fit everyone, but it will give a general idea to start the thread. If you think the whole idea is bad, it is fine for me, just was an idea   all feedback to the idea is welcome

[Cela1]

2 minutes ago, Gnomo said:

Sure, this will not fit everyone

Like a one size fits all glove.... It doesn't.

[Gnomo]

8 minutes ago, Cela1 said:

Apart from these interesting list choices, there is a reason why there are so many different threads. It is because every single user is in a different situation and has different needs, so a more personalised build can be of GREAT help.

 

As Jeremy Clarkson so well puts it:

https://youtu.be/aGjWavtSaQk

 

that is why I asked the community for better builds, those are just the ideas I got from pcgh lists and partpicker recommendations. I know myself those are far from being good, but why not do it together so we can give recommendations later with showing the thread with example builds?

[Cela1]

1 minute ago, Gnomo said:

that is why I asked the community for better builds, those are just the ideas I got from pcgh lists and partpicker recommendations. I know myself those are far from being good, but why not do it together so we can give recommendations later with showing the thread with example builds?

It's not the fact that they were *terrible* builds, on the contrary, they were actually quite good. The problem lies with who they are for. The shorter the list is, the easier it is to use but the less practical it is. The longer the list is, it can suite a lot more people BUT still won't fit everyone and it would be quicker to just create build posts. Sorry if I sound like I am intentionally raining on your parade

[Gnomo]

21 minutes ago, Cela1 said:

It's not the fact that they were *terrible* builds, on the contrary, they were actually quite good. The problem lies with who they are for. The shorter the list is, the easier it is to use but the less practical it is. The longer the list is, it can suite a lot more people BUT still won't fit everyone and it would be quicker to just create build posts. Sorry if I sound like I am intentionally raining on your parade

I totally understand what you are meaning, but I still believe it is helpful for some people to know what they have to aim for. Those 4 builds I showed here are all gaming builds, I would have done more for office pc and a 6-core workstation/creator build and even would put in a xeon build, but there I would need help, to less expierenced with xeons.
That would be a total of 7 builds, where you can start off in a thread and change individual parts for personal interests like colour or diskspace.

 

I just know it from multiple forums for pc hardware and build recommandations and many people are happy with the basic list. I won't decide today, but I will look in this thread in around 2 days and then take the feedback into my decision if it is worth the work.
Because I would also do the work on keeping those lists up-to-date.

 

After all the most requested builds are cheap gaming/office pc's and the ones with i5-6600k or i7-6700k. Everything above that level or gtx 1080/sli builds can't be recommended anyway and needs individual building.

[Gnomo]

3 hours ago, Jed M said:

Bad lists, I'll change/optimize them in a bit.

very interested what you come up with