Building A PC

[Meme lord]

Corsair XMS3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory Vs. G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory

[tlink]

depends on what you're going to use it for and what your current build is etc etc etc.

[The Sloth]

get cheap ram it doesn't matter 

[toastythomas]

I'm going to give an answer with as much effort as your post:

Second one.

[Epiclol86]

Both reputable brands, G.Skill ram is a bit faster, not that you'll really see a difference...

[Gonio]

If price tag is similar the Gskill ofcourse.

[Meme lord]

Im building a PC for my friend. His budget is $1,000. I have this so far. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cXdGd6

[The Sloth]

wait for zen if you want amd 

[Slottr]

^ and that power supply looks like it wants to explode

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, Meme lord said:

Im building a PC for my friend. His budget is $1,000. I have this so far. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cXdGd6

This is better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B150M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($47.99 @ Directron)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($379.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $997.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-10 19:03 EST-0500

[Meme lord]

Is this good? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LkmNBP

[crysilis]

4 minutes ago, Slottr said:

^ and that power supply looks like it wants to explode

if its not gray that fx 8350 will burn it first

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Meme lord said:

Is this good? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LkmNBP

Not as good as the one I linked up there

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, Meme lord said:

Is this good? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LkmNBP

No, get what @Energycore picked up.

[m0k]

will your mobo even support the faster ram?

[Terranamics]

Ok first, this has already been said but, for amd you absolutely must wait for zen.  If you cant wait you would have to go with a intel i5 6500 or i5 7500

 

Second, for a 1k build you do not need a GTX 1070, I would go with a rx 480 or gtx 1060 or gtx 1050ti, unless your friends monitor is 1440p.

 

Third, with the cash from down grading the graphics card, you should get an ssd 128-256 gbs for his operating system and most played games

 

Fourth, get a wd blue caviar instead of the black for the hard drive (the black is not much better and won't make much of a difference

 

Fifth, I believe that the oem windows needs an optical drive, the regular one doesn't

 

Sixth, look for some reviews for you psu, psu's are a tricky thing, some psus are really bad

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Terranamics said:

gtx 1050ti

Nooooo. Nope nope nope nope

[Terranamics]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

Nooooo. Nope nope nope nope

why's that?

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Terranamics said:

why's that?

Because for a $1000 build you can do much better than that

 

Like, RX 480 and 1060 ar 50% more performance. 1070 is double the performance

[Trav_X]

3 minutes ago, Terranamics said:

why's that?

The 1050Ti is pretty much only meant for systems like $600 or less. It's not THAT good of a card in a vacuum, but it's good for the price. And if you've got a $1000, there is no reason to even consider it.

[Terranamics]

1 minute ago, Trav_X said:

The 1050Ti is pretty much only meant for systems like $600 or less. It's not THAT good of a card in a vacuum, but it's good for the price. And if you've got a $1000, there is no reason to even consider it.

True, but it gets pretty good fps in AAA games

[Trav_X]

Just now, Terranamics said:

True, but it gets pretty good fps in AAA games

Yeah, for 1080p, it's a decent card. But if you're looking at playing heavy games like modded GTAV, Witcher 3, Crysis, and generally harder games, it will struggle if you're pushing higher settings, trying to stay above 60 FPS, or playing above 1080p. I have a 970M in my laptop, which, performance wise, is almost exactly as powerful as a 1050Ti (albeit more expensive because of last gen. and being mobile). It's fine for 1080p and 21:9 1080p which I use, but I'm not too much of a triple A gamer.

 

Can confirm however that you can stay above 50 FPS in GTAV with high settings.

[Meme lord]

I just tweaked EnergyCore's https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sHLdJV

[EmoChipmonk]

Remember taxes/ Environmental handling fees/ shipping can be a real pain in the butt if you dont allocate some of the budget towards that. 

[Meme lord]

1 minute ago, EmoChipmonk said:

Remember taxes/ Environmental handling fees/ shipping can be a real pain in the butt if you dont allocate some of the budget towards that. 

He said he could go to 1,100 if it was needed.