Build me a PC that can run BF1

[Inspirational]

So a friend of mine wants to play Battlefield 1. However, he wants to play it on PC.

 

Here are the recommended specs to smoothly run bf1:

Spoiler

 

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later
• Processor (AMD): AMD FX 8350 Wraith
• Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 4790 or equivalent
• Memory: 16GB RAM
• Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
• Graphics card (Nvidia): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
• DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent
• Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
• Available Disk Space: 50GB

 

 

HERE ARE THE MINIMUM SPECS!!!:

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350
• Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K
• Memory: 8GB RAM
• Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
• Graphics card (Nvidia): Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
• DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent
• Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
• Hard-drive space: 50GB

Build me the cheapest PC that can run those. Budget is $500-600 AUD

[TheRandomness]

What's the budget? I'm assuming AUD.

[Freezanator]

What's your friend's budget? 

[Mi26]

I7 6700 with H170 board or I7 6700K with Z170

8GB single stick of ram

250GB SSD 

500w PSU

GTX 1060 6GB

Case

And a copy of windows

 

[SnowyMus]

Do you want to be able to run it or play it well?

 

If you're in Australia, I suppose $1000 should cover it. This is new parts. Used parts can get you much better price to performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($237.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($115.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($65.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($399.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Scorptec) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($72.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $996.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-23 00:29 AEDT+1100

 

The case is one of the ugliest non-OEM cases I have ever seen in my entire life, but it's also one of the cheapest ones. I highly recommend getting a different one, as it may bottleneck whatever room you put it in. And no, I'm not misusing the term "bottleneck". The quality of your room will actually drop.

 

These same parts cost $657 in the US.

[Inspirational]

5 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

What's the budget? I'm assuming AUD.

 

3 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

What's your friend's budget? 

 

The budget is around $500-$600 AUD.

Is this possible?

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, Inspirational said:

 

 

The budget is around $500-$600 AUD.

Is this possible?

nope. go find some used parts instead.

[Apollo Refugio]

11 minutes ago, Inspirational said:

So a friend of mine wants to play Battlefield 1. However, he wants to play it on PC.

 

Here are the recommended specs to smoothly run bf1:

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later
• Processor (AMD): AMD FX 8350 Wraith
• Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 4790 or equivalent
• Memory: 16GB RAM
• Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
• Graphics card (Nvidia): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
• DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent
• Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
• Available Disk Space: 50GB

 

Build me the cheapest PC that can run those.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/VVv8Z8

its an i5, 8gb ram, and a gtx 1060 6gb. I'd try to get a new case if possible, and a new PSU. also 1tb WD Blue. might want to throw in an SSD

[SnowyMus]

5 minutes ago, Inspirational said:

The budget is around $500-$600 AUD.

Is this possible?

Maybe. The CPU and GPU are going to be the ones that eat the most of your money, so getting them used or on sale is important to keep below $600. You can save quite a bit of money if you simply upgrade an older desktop. You may only need to upgrade the PSU and add a new GPU, maybe installing some RAM, which should be well below your budget.

[Herman Mcpootis]

get this if he absolutely needs to get new for some reason, but i can't vouch for how well it'll run it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($73.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($49.50 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $615.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-23 00:41 AEDT+1100

[Freezanator]

10 minutes ago, Inspirational said:

 

 

The budget is around $500-$600 AUD.

Is this possible?

Not at all. A budget of at least $950 AUD will meet the requirements for games such as BF1.

[Gonio]

The GPU depends more on resolution of screen but for 60Hz 1080p something like 1060 6GB/480GB or used older gen equivelant should work.

 

CPU should be one that does fullfill the minimum specs mentioned.

However currently it seems that for multiplayer there is a huge strain on CPU. This might be fixed by new drivers that got released yesterday(not sure, I don't play myself) or be solved by patch since it's only a problem in multiplayer where even the current very best CPU seem to run into trouble. Somehting that could also improve is playing on DX11 mode instead of 12 but not sure if that does affect CPU usage.

 

Even used I doubt you can manage this for your mentioned budget, so seems your friend has to invest more.

[Freezanator]

For less than $1000 AUD, I've selected these parts for you:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/vP4tCy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/vP4tCy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.99 @ Directron) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card  ($249.00 @ B&H) 
Case: DIYPC DIY-F2-O ATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM 64-bit  ($83.99 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $738.42 (approx. $970 AUD)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-22 09:58 EDT-0400

The case I chose is really nice in my opinion. There's a company called Tecware in my region selling the exact same case but in blue, red and white variants.

[Herman Mcpootis]

35 minutes ago, Apollo Refugio said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/VVv8Z8

its an i5, 8gb ram, and a gtx 1060 6gb. I'd try to get a new case if possible, and a new PSU. also 1tb WD Blue. might want to throw in an SSD

 

10 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

 

australian prices man, pcpartpicker has an option to change the country to australia.

[Freezanator]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

 

australian prices man, pcpartpicker has an option to change the country to australia.

I converted the prices to AUD. But yeah, I know, it won't be very accurate.

[Freezanator]

Here's the entire list of parts (reselected) in local AUD pricing.

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/8FRNpb
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/8FRNpb/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($148.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.00 @ Shopping Express) 
RAM: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.50 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Skycomp Technology) 
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($395.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
PSU: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($60.00 @ CPL Online) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($129.00 @ IJK) 
Total: $969.49 AUD
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-23 01:37 AEDT+1100