High end or budget? Or why not both?

[Scone_i]

Hi guys! I would like to build a PC. It's kinda hard to decide what to build, since i don't have enough money to build like a $1,500 PC. I've seen some budget build on youtube just around $400-$550. Those seems to be pretty good, but not as good as something I could build. I mean I could build it but I don't have the $$$ to buy it at once.

I was thinking to buy a few parts of a high end pc and later on buy the rest of it. Well it might be a good idea but i'm not really sure if i should even bother with it and actually make it or not because of the price differences between each part is ridicilous. I was also thinking to build a somewhat power efficient build like this:

-Intel Pentium g4560

-gtx 1050 ti

-MSI B250M PRO-VDH

-2x4gb 2400mhz kingston ram

-be quiet bn267 power supply

-zalman z1 neo

-samsung 850 evo 250gb ssd

-1TB WD blue hdd

 

Now i could buy this setup without any problem even now. It's a pretty good build. For now i don't even have a 1080p monitor, just a 720p. So for my 720p monitor this is an amazing build and i could add + 2x4gb ram later on. There is are probably upgradeability path for this machine with an i5 or i7 non-K cpu + rx 480 or maybe a gtx 1070 or at least 1060(but i would rather not buy the 1060). And that's it, a fairly good performing pc and life is good. I could even add some RGB led lights into the case or more hdd/ssd.

 

Well the other build that i would like to build does costs more. I could possibly save some money by buying less expensive components. For example i would like to get an Z270 motherboard with a I7-7700K cpu. But there is a lot to chose from. For example ASUS has a dozen of this motherboard. They cost differently because of the features they have. I would go with asus rog strix z270e gaming motherboard maximum. But there are also cheaper choices like the Gigabyte ga-z270-gaming k3 motherboard that has everything that i might need. Just it doesn't support SLI, it only supports crossfire. But then ther is the gigabyte ga-z270x-ultra gaming motherboard that supports sli but it costs like $40 more. Also, why would I choose an i7? I know that the i5 is enough for gaming, i could just go with an i5-7600k, but i would rather have those extra threads for smoother gameplay. I know an i5 would be just fine enough, but the problem is that te i5-7600k costs almost $300 in my country  it's too much for that cpu. The i7-7700k costs like $405. Which isn't that bad considering it costs like $350 in general. Well here is the build that i would do maximum:

-Intel I7-7700k

-ASUS STRIX-GTX1070-O8G-GAMING

-ASUS ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING

-2x8gb Kingston savage 3000mhz ram.

-be quiet! Pure Power 9 700W (BN269)

-Corsair Spec-01 Case

-Samsung 850 evo 250gb ssd

-2tb of WD blue hdd OR Seagate BarraCuda 2TB

 -Cooler Master Hyper 212x cpu fan cooler OR  Corsair H80i V2 liquid cooler.

 

Now this is a really great build. I could add + 2x8gb of kingston 3000mhz ram + another GTX 1070 and more storage + even more RGB lighting and such. The psu should be able to hold everything(at least i hope it's enough). Well as you can see this is a really good build, but a little bit expensive. Like i said before, I could get some cheaper components. For example i could switch the motherboard with an gigabyte ga-z270x-ultra gaming. Or i could get a cheaper gtx 1070 like the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP Edition and i could cheap out on the cpu cooler with the cooler master hyper 212x, since it costs less than the h80i v2.

These are all and nice specs. But wait! What aboud Ryzen? Well since it has not come out yet, since we don't know the exact price, the exact performance compared to intel's cpu, i don't know. I really don't know. You know it might be performing better. Just a little bit. Maybe you can see a difference in benchmarks. But in real world performance? Nah, not really. At least not as much as it would be nessecarry to game or to do everyday tasks. I mean i get it that it should come out soon. Or maybe not as soon as i think. But still, i don't think it should be recommended until it's released and tested against intel's products.

Well with that out of the way i would like to actually build the pc. But i can't buy everything together.

I was thinking, what if i buy now a few parts now and later the others. Oh and like i said before i have a 720p monitor at the moment, but i would also like to buy one next christmas or black friday. One that's either 1080p or 1440p. But i will look into monitors later.

So this is what i would build for now:

CPU - Intel g4560

GPU - gtx 1050 Ti

Motherboard - ASUS ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING OR gigabyte ga-270x-ultra gaming(because i could save some money with this gigabyte motherboard)

Ram - 1x8gb ddr4 3000mhz kingston savage ram

PSU - be quiet! Pure Power 9 700W (BN269)

Case - Corsair Spec-01 Case

SSD - Samsung 850 evo 250gb

HDD- NOTE: I already have one WD blue 500gb HDD, so i could buy HDD later on an save money for now.

Cooler - Well, for this setup the stock cooler that comes with the g4560 is enough.

 

And later on i could swtich the cpu for the i7-7700k and the gpu to a GTX 1070. I could also add another 8gb stick without waiting for christmas. And i could add +2x8gb later on. Well like i said i could even buy the ASUS motherboard, but if i buy the gigabyte ga-270x-ultra gaming then i can save like $87. Yes i know the asus board costs ALOT. It's like $245 in my country..

Well i could either buy the hyper 212x to save some money or go with the liquid cooler later on, which would be nice.

 

So for the last note. Don't ask me what is my budget, because i don't really want to convert my country's currency to dollar in each of the parts. It's just so different from the US prices. I could get that build, i just gotta wait for christmas to save up some money and hopefully i could get some sweet discounts at christmas or black friday

 

What do you guys think? I could get this last build, where i just get the basics of the build and add the rest later the next month when i get my salary  Or i could get the first build after i recieve my January salary  and like i said before, i could add later on a non-k cpu + an rx 480 maybe.

 

Well it's really hard to choose. Because if i go with the last build then i gotta choose between the ASUS or gigabyte motherboard. They both are cool. They both have rgb lighting. I like them both. The asus motherboard have some extra features, which is nice, But it costs SOOO much  It's not a problem, i could buy it with the rest of the build, just that i could save some money with the gigabyte.

 

Final notes: I live in Hungary if you are wondering and English is not my Native language, so pls be nice. And i hope you understand what i was saying

[Scone_i]

OH and i could also add another gtx 1070 next year. Which would be nice.

[Mr.Humble]

Hi,

 

first of all, please use PCpartpicker URLs. It makes it easier for everyone.

 

Also I didn't read your whole post, sorry, but generally speaking, if you don't need a new PC right now, I'd suggest waiting until after Ryzen comes out.

[Spoderman!!]

Yes.

[Xandaaa]

10 minutes ago, vojta.pokorny said:

Hi,

 

first of all, please use PCpartpicker URLs. It makes it easier for everyone.

 

Also I didn't read your whole post, sorry, but generally speaking, if you don't need a new PC right now, I'd suggest waiting until after Ryzen comes out.

Again vojta, agreed, but really, just give us a budget and we'll give you builds that are upgradeable, and you probably don't need that mobo

[Scone_i]

Ok, i'll make another post and i'll try to simplify it.