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Ryan Gadek

Hello everyone. I am planning to build my first gaming computer. I have a budget of $800 but I would love if it was cheaper. I have put this together and i think that it is pretty good but i am still a noob at most of this stuff.

here is the pc part picker link  https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JDQ7yf

Note- plan to buy a 1tb hard drive in the future

I play fps games like overwatch and MOBA type games

I will use one 1080p monitor but would like to upgrade in the future to two.

I also want to start streaming on twitch soon.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any different parts to make the computer better and or cheaper.

Thanks everyone

 

 

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no Ethernet cable access?

also get a bigger ssd or get the 1tb now then migrate windows over to it, you'll use up memory fast on a 120GB ssd  

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That SSD is bad, get a ADATA one

Also, just get a mobo with onboard wifi instead.

Otherwise, good job

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yep not Ethernet access

What is a Adata one and do have a link of any good mother boards with onboard wifi

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Get your OS from reddit for $20-30.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) i7 4770 clocked 100mhz lower, the extra threads will help alot with your streaming tasks.
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($81.81 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 8GB Red Devil Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC J180-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.89 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $771.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-03 19:54 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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i bet you could maybe find a better processor for a better price... try a pentium 7th gen

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11 minutes ago, wii8cookies said:

try a pentium 7th gen

That it much worse than the 6400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.80 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.34 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($224.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.98 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($30.00) 
Total: $769.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-03 21:41 EST-0500

 

This is assuming you buy windows through microsoft software swap. You can probably go cheaper on the motherboard if you wanted too and can probably get a deal on an ssd. Oh and gigabyte has a wireless card for $30 or so

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26 minutes ago, mamamia88 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.80 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.34 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($224.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.98 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($30.00) 
Total: $769.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-03 21:41 EST-0500

 

This is assuming you buy windows through microsoft software swap. You can probably go cheaper on the motherboard if you wanted too and can probably get a deal on an ssd. Oh and gigabyte has a wireless card for $30 or so

That PSU gives me several kinds of disease 

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10 hours ago, Shiv78 said:

That PSU gives me several kinds of disease 

I sorted by price with 4-5 stars and minimum of bronze and then chose the first one I saw from a reputable brand and with a little extra headroom

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($197.99 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 8GB Red Devil Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $791.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-04 11:11 EST-0500

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4 hours ago, mamamia88 said:

I sorted by price with 4-5 stars and minimum of bronze and then chose the first one I saw from a reputable brand and with a little extra headroom

Get a 520W SeaSonic S12ii. much better quality. Star ratings don't mean anything, use the PSU Tier List.

 

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SECONDARY RIG "ALCATRAZ"

CPU i7-4770K OC @ 4.3GHz | COOLING Cryorig M9i (review| MOTHERBOARD ASUS Z87-PROGPU Gigabyte 1650 Super Windforce OC | RAM  16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 MHzSSD Samsung 860 Evo 512GB | HDD Toshiba 3TB 7200RPMPSU EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750WCASE  NZXT H230 | HEADPHONES  Sony WH-1000XM3  | KEYBOARD Corsair STRAFE - Cherry MX Brown | MOUSE  Logitech G602 MONITOR LG 34UM58-P 34" Ultrawide

HOLA NIGHT THEMERS

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OTHER TECH I OWN:

MacBook Pro 16" [M1 Pro/32GB/1TB] | 2022 Volkswagen GTI | iPhone 14 Pro | Sony a6000 | Apple Watch Series 8 45mm | 2018 MBP 15" | Lenovo Flex 3 [i7-5500U, HD5500 (fastest on the forum), 8GB RAM, 256GB Samsung 840 Evo] | PS5, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch [Home Theater setup] | DJI Phantom 3 Standard | AirPods 2 | Jaybird Freedom (two pairs) & X2 [long story, PM if you want to know why I have 3 pairs of Jaybirds]

 

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