Gaming PC for Bro

[GeekJump]

TLDR: Gaming PC for ~750.

 

What I go so far...I stopped when I realized I was near budget w/o a gpu or mobo so help is needed dropping it down  -> https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9bVCqk

 

My brother has tasked me with making him a gaming PC. He has been a console gamer since before I was born but has been disheartened by them constantly releasing new iterations back to back (slim, pro, special editions, etc.) and finally had enough! So he is giving me a bit of his tax return for some fun :3. He originally started the convo with "make me a PC like yours but with current parts and smaller". So, while I'm open to suggestions for any parts, the case he wants is the Define Mini C (or similar).

 

Aim:

Gaming. He wants this in time to get Andromeda at launch (March 21, 2017). He also wants to be "future proof" for at least the next few years of new releases. He doesn't have plans to OC.

Budget:

He said $1000 total so I'm guessing ~$750 for the actual PC. If it goes over a bit it's okay, just need room for peripherals. Monitor suggestions are also welcomed.

Location:

United States of 'Merica.

Color Scheme:

Red...>_>

[Megah3rtz]

Black and red or just red 

[CatXice]

do u need KBM headset and do u need a monitor or not?

[Megah3rtz]

Does he care for the form factor? mATX mITX?

[samcool55]

I'm probably not going to be the only one but, wait for ryzen!

It will be launched at the end of this month/beginning of next month. At least if he can wait for that long.

[COUPER MILLAR]

2 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

I'm probably not going to be the only one but, wait for ryzen!

It will be launched at the end of this month/beginning of next month. At least if he can wait for that long.

Confirmed release date of March 2nd http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-ryzen-launches-march-2nd.html

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($61.99 @ Jet)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H270M Performance Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ 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  ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $717.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-19 13:52 EST-0500

 

[GeekJump]

4 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

Black and red or just red 

Both. Black with red accents is okay to.

4 minutes ago, CatXice said:

do u need KBM headset and do u need a monitor or not?

He has an old 1080p monitor but wants to upgrade if it's within budget.

3 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

Does he care for the form factor? mATX mITX?

Not really. He just said smaller than mine. He thinks my R4 is a monster.

3 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

I'm probably not going to be the only one but, wait for ryzen!

It will be launched at the end of this month/beginning of next month. At least if he can wait for that long.

I will discuss with him on this.

[samcool55]

1 minute ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

Confirmed release date of March 2nd http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-ryzen-launches-march-2nd.html

Yup, true  Let's hope i don't get screwed over by timezones...

And hopefully the NDA for reviewers drops a bit before that so we know what we will buy 2 march

 

[Megah3rtz]

For colour which is better, more red or more black?

 

Spoiler

More red

More black

 

[CatXice]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r4GHbj

 

pcpp says the aio will fit but i would check before buyin

[stealth80]

2 minutes ago, CatXice said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r4GHbj

Why a liquid cooler for a CPU you cant overclock?

Slow Hard drive, wtf is that ram lol ?

[CatXice]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

Why a liquid cooler for a CPU you cant overclock?

small case needs air flow thats y blower style gpu as well and if he gets a OC cpu in the future he can OC it better

[Creepynerd]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VB7Zjc

[GeekJump]

5 minutes ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

Confirmed release date of March 2nd http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-ryzen-launches-march-2nd.html

 

2 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

Yup, true  Let's hope i don't get screwed over by timezones...

And hopefully the NDA for reviewers drops a bit before that so we know what we will buy 2 march

 

Would the wait really be worth it? Looking at the prices he would most likely get one of the lower end ones. 

2 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

For colour which is better, more red or more black?

Just asked and he said "whatever is cheaper" lol. I think he just doesn't want some mismatch mess like mine.

[Shiv78]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.97 @ Jet) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer KN242HYL 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master Lite L Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($45.99 @ NCIX US) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger  Headset  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 
Other: Win 10 from Kinguin ($30.00)
Total: $1012.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-19 13:57 EST-0500

[stealth80]

8 minutes ago, GeekJump said:

 

Would the wait really be worth it? Looking at the prices he would most likely get one of the lower end ones. 

Just asked and he said "whatever is cheaper" lol. I think he just doesn't want some mismatch mess like mine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($61.99 @ Jet)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H270M Performance Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ 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  ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C with Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $737.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-19 14:04 EST-0500

 

 

Have a look at this, the CPU is cheap but performs great, also fully matches the colour scheme, grab windows from Kinguin/G2A its much cheaper

 

http://www.techspot.com/review/1325-intel-pentium-g4560/page4.html

[stealth80]

7 minutes ago, CatXice said:

small case needs air flow thats y blower style gpu as well and if he gets a OC cpu in the future he can OC it better

its 10% of the OP's budget almost, I think that money could be used else where, ofc that's just my opinion

[CatXice]

2 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

its 10% of the OP's budget almost, I think that money could be used else where, ofc that's just my opinion

i know i would go air but in the long term a AIO would be better

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H270M Performance Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ 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  ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C with Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.89 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VP228H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($109.00 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Redragon K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($47.08 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M30 Wired Optical Mouse  ($35.99 @ Directron)
Total: $1027.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-19 14:07 EST-0500

[GeekJump]

3 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H270M Performance Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ 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  ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C with Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.89 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VP228H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($109.00 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Redragon K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($47.08 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M30 Wired Optical Mouse  ($35.99 @ Directron)
Total: $1027.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-19 14:07 EST-0500

You're going to fast for me XD. I'm still looking at the other links you sent. Which I guess is a good problem to have.

 

Why go with the 480 over a 1060? He already has that monitor (or similar model). A good keyboard isn't majorly important (He tried out my keyboard and didn't understand why it cost $150) since he is mostly going to play single player games and plans to use a controller. A decent mouse is always needed.

[Megah3rtz]

4 minutes ago, GeekJump said:

Why go with the 480 over a 1060?

For performance they're equal, but the price is almost always lower for the 480. Also another curious bit, the 1060 3g doesn't perform nearly as well as the 1060 6g because its a cut-down version. but the 480 4g is almost equal to the 8g. (in 1080p, when the extra Vram isn't needed.)

 

The Red Devil RX480 has some pretty shitty cooling though.

 

 

[stealth80]

6 minutes ago, GeekJump said:

You're going to fast for me XD. I'm still looking at the other links you sent. Which I guess is a good problem to have.

 

Why go with the 480 over a 1060? He already has that monitor (or similar model). A good keyboard isn't majorly important (He tried out my keyboard and didn't understand why it cost $150) since he is mostly going to play single player games and plans to use a controller. A decent mouse is always needed.

480 is already equal to the 1060 in most games, and better in DX12/Vulkan - More vram and it's getting better with newer drivers.

 

If he doesn't need a new monitor:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.74 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H270M Performance Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ 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  ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C with Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.89 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Redragon K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($47.08 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M30 Wired Optical Mouse  ($35.99 @ Directron)
Total: $1038.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-19 14:23 EST-0500

 

Of course in the price range you should really look at RYZEN

[stealth80]

3 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

For performance they're equal, but the price is almost always lower for the 480. Also another curious bit, the 1060 3g doesn't perform nearly as well as the 1060 6g because its a cut-down version. but the 480 4g is almost equal to the 8g. (in 1080p, when the extra Vram isn't needed.)

 

The Red Devil RX480 has some pretty shitty cooling though.

 

 

shh, its red!

[GeekJump]

8 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

480 is already equal to the 1060 in most games, and better in DX12/Vulkan - More vram and it's getting better with newer drivers.

 

If he doesn't need a new monitor:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.74 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H270M Performance Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ 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  ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C with Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.89 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Redragon K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($47.08 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M30 Wired Optical Mouse  ($35.99 @ Directron)
Total: $1038.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-19 14:23 EST-0500

Would downgrading the cpu to an i5 and putting the money saved towards a 1070 be better? It'd be a little more but would the performance be worth the extra $40-50 in the long term after swapping the cpu