Zwift Build - Help!

[cbrshadow]

I'm looking to build a super budget desktop computer for a training program called "Zwift".  Hopefully I can take advantage of Cyber Monday and build a setup for $300-$450 (Not including Monitor, mouse, keyboard).. Possible?

Here are the minimum specs for Zwift, but I'm told it's graphics card intensive, not CPU.  

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo. Memory: 4GB. Graphics: 1GB dedicated GPU, or embedded Intel HD 4000/AMD R5. Hard Drive: 4GB of free space.

 

Thanks

[xephoneration]

do you plan on doing anything else with this computer?

[xephoneration]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $448.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 19:20 EST-0500

 

 

not sure with psu ill need to check the tiering but that will do ya. 

[cbrshadow]

Not a lot.  I do have a laptop which has a nice i7 processor and lots of RAM, but no graphics card.. so I use that for everything outside of "gaming".  I don't really game - mainly just want this setup for my outdoor trainer.

I should have mentioned that I'll need Windows 10 as well.

 

Thanks

[xephoneration]

2 minutes ago, cbrshadow said:

Not a lot.  I do have a laptop which has a nice i7 processor and lots of RAM, but no graphics card.. so I use that for everything outside of "gaming".  I don't really game - mainly just want this setup for my outdoor trainer.

I should have mentioned that I'll need Windows 10 as well.

 

Thanks

Ahh alright ill redo this then. 

[cbrshadow]

Do any of these deals take advantage of the Cyber Monday discounts?  Any big savings?  I'm wondering if I should rush home from work this evening to quickly purchase rather than waiting until tomorrow morning/evening.

 

[xephoneration]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 4GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Windows 10 Home ($25.93)
Total: $445.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 19:26 EST-0500

 

 

since you said your not going to do really a lot with this I put in a SSD instead of a HDD. It is up to you whether or not you want a SSD or HDD in this build. But if you are using this as kinda of like a web/youtube/netflix/zwift and not playing really any demanding games then go for an SSD since the boot time is nice and just in general it is faster. 

[xephoneration]

2 minutes ago, cbrshadow said:

Do any of these deals take advantage of the Cyber Monday discounts?  Any big savings?  I'm wondering if I should rush home from work this evening to quickly purchase rather than waiting until tomorrow morning/evening.

 

probably. its from pcpartpicker so it takes whatever the lowest marked item a seller is selling it as.

[cbrshadow]

Thanks a lot for the help!

[cbrshadow]

Only thing I couldn't find was the Windows 10 for $25.  Did I miss out on a deal, or is this always the price?  Thanks!