Best PC under $800?

[Advic3]

Hi all,

 

My friend needs a gaming PC. 800 MAX. Open to all options & opinions. No peripherals please. Here's what I have so far.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($199.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $795.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 21:01 EST-0500

Notes: CPU custom price because PCPP doesn't have a non-K model of the 7600, so that's Newegg's price for the non-K

[Guest]

He deserves a better one

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($239.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa N21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.82 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $784.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 21:17 EST-0500

 

[Pocketbird]

i would try to squeeze in a ssd. it makes a huge difference, and they are only like $40. maybe a cheaper mobo and even CPU? the system will feel much faster to boot up, open programs, and even play some games,

 

[NTDaws]

Hows this, though take a look at @deXxterlab97

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FNY49W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FNY49W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.06 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 8GB Gaming X Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $807.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 21:14 EST-0500

[Wolther]

@deXxterlab97 That is a terrible drive and really unreliable. Don't recommend it to people. Op would be better off with a cavier blue 1 tb rather than losing all of his 2 tb data 

[Advic3]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Hows this, though take a look at @deXxterlab97

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FNY49W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FNY49W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.06 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 8GB Gaming X Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $807.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 21:14 EST-0500

Why less wattage, for a couple more bucks?

Doesnt the 1060 beat the 480, atleast from the YT videos i've seen.
Ram, I've never heard of that company?? Any good??

[NTDaws]

Just now, Advic3 said:

Why less wattage, for a couple more bucks?

Doesnt the 1060 beat the 480, atleast from the YT videos i've seen.
Ram, I've never heard of that company?? Any good??

1060 succeeds in DX11 titles not DX12 titles. And the company is actually pretty good considering, and he probably doesn't need a power supply over 430 but he can go 500 if he wants.

[Wolther]

Just now, Advic3 said:

Why less wattage, for a couple more bucks?

Doesnt the 1060 beat the 480, atleast from the YT videos i've seen.
Ram, I've never heard of that company?? Any good??

Wattage isn't everything. that psu has much better quality. The 480 beats the 1060 in dx 12, and trades blows in dx 11. check out benchmarks for the new AMD drivers. 

Ram is ram really. The cheapest option usually makes little difference compared to the highest end option. Especially on a budget. 

[Advic3]

Just now, Dawson Wehage said:

1060 succeeds in DX11 titles not DX12 titles. And the company is actually pretty good considering, and he probably doesn't need a power supply over 430 but he can go 500 if he wants.

Also no cooler in that build  Most of the games he plays he runs prob med-high, wouldn't notice a difference right?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Wolther said:

@deXxterlab97 That is a terrible drive and really unreliable. Don't recommend it to people. Op would be better off with a cavier blue 1 tb rather than losing all of his 2 tb data 

Did not read the ewviews. 

Edited my post thanks

 

[i_build_nanosuits]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B250 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $783.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 21:18 EST-0500

[Herman Mcpootis]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)  i7 4770 without iGPU.
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($80.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($239.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa N21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.82 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $802.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 21:22 EST-0500

 

[NTDaws]

Just now, Advic3 said:

Also no cooler in that build  Most of the games he plays he runs prob med-high, wouldn't notice a difference right?

Not really, only if he was overclocking. and my bad on the dx 11 and dx 12 thing, thats for the RX 480, That card might compare to a 1060 3gb. Not exactly sure.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Advic3 said:

Also no cooler in that build  Most of the games he plays he runs prob med-high, wouldn't notice a difference right?

i5 7600 comes with stock cooler. A 480 would be better. Loo at my by build above. I have a 480 4gb and can do all games maxed out with around 60fps

[Guest]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($80.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($239.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa N21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.82 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $802.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 21:19 EST-0500

Look at Amazon review of that drive

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, Advic3 said:

Why less wattage, for a couple more bucks?

Doesnt the 1060 beat the 480, atleast from the YT videos i've seen.
Ram, I've never heard of that company?? Any good??

the 430w s12ii has more than enough wattage for the 480, and now the 480 is dead even with the 1060.

 

[NTDaws]

@deXxterlab97

yea but eventually games will be consuming more vram, 8gb may be a valuable option. 

 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Hows this, though take a look at @deXxterlab97

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FNY49W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FNY49W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.06 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 8GB Gaming X Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $807.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 21:14 EST-0500

Why 16GB of RAM

Why not 480?

 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

@deXxterlab97

yea but eventually games will be consuming more vram, 8gb may be a valuable option. 

 

So I put a 480 8gb there?

[VirusStorm]

10 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

He deserves a better one

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($239.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa N21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.82 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $784.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 21:17 EST-0500

 

Adding a worse gpu and a cpu that can't be overclocked as well as a lower psu wattage just for an ssd? That's better?

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Why 16GB of RAM

Why not 480?

 

16gb will eventually be the minimum, 480? Idk is it worth it, especially if hes gaming @ 1080p? I mean the Vram will help him more in the future.

[i_build_nanosuits]

mine is the better one...it will even look really good...have you seen that motherboard, case and ram...it's a beautiful machine

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

So I put a 480 8gb there?

Yeah I would recommend it. But whatever works.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, VirusStorm said:

Adding a worse gpu and a cpu that can't be overclocked as well as a lower psu wattage just for an ssd? That's better?

If you read his post he clearly said he is going with a 7600 non K

480 is worse what the hell?

The PSU is better. 

[VirusStorm]

18 minutes ago, Advic3 said:

Hi all,

 

My friend needs a gaming PC. 800 MAX. Open to all options & opinions. No peripherals please. Here's what I have so far.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($199.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $795.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 21:01 EST-0500

Notes: CPU custom price because PCPP doesn't have a non-K model of the 7600, so that's Newegg's price for the non-K

Honestly this is fine