My Budget Build

[AntonChigurh]

Alright, so one of my friends is needing a new gaming PC, and is on a bit of a budget. He wanted a build for under $900, and I came up with this. While I did the best I could with price to performance ratio, I'd like some input from the LTT community on how to improve this computer so my friend can be ballin' on a budget!

 

note: If you see that there's no hard drive of any kind in the build, don't worry. I already have a Seagate 1TB drive I got for cheapo from a local computer store liquidating its supply, and we'll be using that in the build.

[BingoFishy]

A better PSU, and if you sacrifice a bit to a lower-end i5 you could probably get a 1070 in there.

[PenPoint]

7600K => 7600, Z270 => H110(maybe B150 or B250), and put 1070 instead of 1060.

No need to change power supply. I guarantee that the whole system won't even consume 300W in the full-load condition.

[AntonChigurh]

1 minute ago, BingoFishy said:

A better PSU, and if you sacrifice a bit to a lower-end i5 you could probably get a 1070 in there.

He's not too worried about making it future-proof and super upgradable, so the one I selected should be fine. And is there even any lower end ones that wouldn't bottleneck a 1070?

[BingoFishy]

Just now, N1ghtshade said:

He's not too worried about making it future-proof and super upgradable, so the one I selected should be fine. And is there even any lower end ones that wouldn't bottleneck a 1070?

7600, maybe 7500

[AntonChigurh]

1 minute ago, PenPoint said:

7600K => 7600, Z270 => H110(maybe B150 or B250), and put 1070 instead of 1060.

Why would I not get a K series? I want to overclock.

[AntonChigurh]

2 minutes ago, BingoFishy said:

7600, maybe 7500

I already have a 7600k in there

[BingoFishy]

Just now, N1ghtshade said:

I already have a 7600k in there

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9ZZFqk
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9ZZFqk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H270M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($88.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.97 @ Jet) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($379.99 @ Jet) 
Case: Corsair Carbide SPEC-M2 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $896.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-14 21:17 EDT-0400

 

Overclocking will make a smaller difference than a 1070

[AntonChigurh]

Also, which manufacturer should I get the 1070 from? I wanna say ASUS as they are my favorite GPU manufacturer, but there's cheaper ones out there

[PenPoint]

1 minute ago, N1ghtshade said:

Why would I not get a K series? I want to overclock.

If you want to overclock it, well, then go ahead.

[BingoFishy]

Just now, N1ghtshade said:

Also, which manufacturer should I get the 1070 from? I wanna say ASUS as they are my favorite GPU manufacturer, but there's cheaper ones out there

EVGA has a really good warranty, their cards are solid too.

[Starelementpoke]

14 minutes ago, N1ghtshade said:

Alright, so one of my friends is needing a new gaming PC, and is on a bit of a budget. He wanted a build for under $900, and I came up with this. While I did the best I could with price to performance ratio, I'd like some input from the LTT community on how to improve this computer so my friend can be ballin' on a budget!

 

note: If you see that there's no hard drive of any kind in the build, don't worry. I already have a Seagate 1TB drive I got for cheapo from a local computer store liquidating its supply, and we'll be using that in the build.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DbhKd6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DbhKd6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($31.49 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.97 @ Jet) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($374.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $904.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-14 21:20 EDT-0400

There.

[AntonChigurh]

Just now, PenPoint said:

If you want to overclock it, well, then go ahead.

That's what i'm gonna do

 

Just now, BingoFishy said:

EVGA has a really good warranty, their cards are solid too.

Hmm alright

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, N1ghtshade said:

That's what i'm gonna do

 

 

THen go with this

 

8 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DbhKd6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DbhKd6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($31.49 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.97 @ Jet) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($374.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $904.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-14 21:20 EDT-0400

There.

cause there is no point in getting a worse gpu and overclocking when the gpu will make much more of a difference.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($295.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) find out if the bios supports kabylake or get an i7 6700.
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($379.38 @ Amazon) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $896.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-14 21:42 EDT-0400

[dizmo]

That's an awful lot for that case, you can get an S340 for less.

Are you more focused on performance, or are aesthetics a little important as well?

What monitor does your friend have?

 

33 minutes ago, BingoFishy said:

A better PSU, and if you sacrifice a bit to a lower-end i5 you could probably get a 1070 in there.

A 1070 might not be needed depending on the monitor.

31 minutes ago, PenPoint said:

7600K => 7600, Z270 => H110(maybe B150 or B250), and put 1070 instead of 1060.

No need to change power supply. I guarantee that the whole system won't even consume 300W in the full-load condition.

H110 will either need a BIOS update, or have the most up to date BIOS installed.

Quality is an issue with cheaper PSUs, especially when overclocking.

29 minutes ago, N1ghtshade said:

Why would I not get a K series? I want to overclock.

You do...but does your friend?

[Guest]

27 minutes ago, N1ghtshade said:

Also, which manufacturer should I get the 1070 from? I wanna say ASUS as they are my favorite GPU manufacturer, but there's cheaper ones out there

Asus

EVGA

MSI

are all fine

 

[Guest]

Just now, dizmo said:

 

H110 will either need a BIOS update, or have the most up to date BIOS installed.

 

Kaby Lake has been released for almost half a year

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

A 1070 might not be needed depending on the monitor.

And depends on the game he plays. Hopefully not Crysis 3 or Deus Ex 

[dizmo]

7 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Kaby Lake has been released for almost half a year

And depends on the game he plays. Hopefully not Crysis 3 or Deus Ex 

A 480 still hits 60fps if not a touch above in Crysis.

Just because it's been out half a year doesn't mean companies won't have older stock of motherboards.

[Guest]

Just now, dizmo said:

A 480 still hits 60fps if not a touch above in Crysis.

Just because it's been out half a year doesn't mean companies won't have older stock of motherboards.

1. Well as an owner of both 480 and C3 I can say it's not true

Yeah but it would have more chance to come with an updated BIOS

 

 

[dizmo]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

1. Well as an owner of both 480 and C3 I can say it's not true

Yeah but it would have more chance to come with an updated BIOS

 

 

Chance. Exactly.

So all the reviews are wrong? Odd.

[Not_Sean]

you want to overclock but you buying a budget PSU and mid range GPU. thats like buying a old fiesta and wanting to race in F1. you need to accept what you can afford. 

First off if the word "budget" is in your build already stop worrying about OC'ing, You are throwing a 212 on there (Now great cooler for great value) but not a OC'ing Cooler. Secondly you can OC that to its limits under a 212 and unless you won the Silicone lotto someone with a 1070 is going to flatten you in almost all benchmarks except the CPU only ones. so unless you just running those and don't want to game than go for it dude.

 

completely agree with the case change, you said you want great value for money, Hell I'm doing a 1800x Ryzen build in a S340 which is cheaper than your case don't know why you need a more expensive case, and you running a 212 so don't need space for Rads or all that. 

I would prob do a decent i5 build for him, and dont worry about bottlenecks, way to many people are so hung up on that these days when they all buying mid range systems. 

If he's doing any gaming I'd first choose the Best GPU within budget and build the PC back from there. GPU, CPU, PSU than MB, Case, SSD, Ram. In that order. 

[AntonChigurh]

19 hours ago, Not_Sean said:

you want to overclock but you buying a budget PSU and mid range GPU. thats like buying a old fiesta and wanting to race in F1. you need to accept what you can afford. 

First off if the word "budget" is in your build already stop worrying about OC'ing, You are throwing a 212 on there (Now great cooler for great value) but not a OC'ing Cooler. Secondly you can OC that to its limits under a 212 and unless you won the Silicone lotto someone with a 1070 is going to flatten you in almost all benchmarks except the CPU only ones. so unless you just running those and don't want to game than go for it dude.

 

completely agree with the case change, you said you want great value for money, Hell I'm doing a 1800x Ryzen build in a S340 which is cheaper than your case don't know why you need a more expensive case, and you running a 212 so don't need space for Rads or all that. 

I would prob do a decent i5 build for him, and dont worry about bottlenecks, way to many people are so hung up on that these days when they all buying mid range systems. 

If he's doing any gaming I'd first choose the Best GPU within budget and build the PC back from there. GPU, CPU, PSU than MB, Case, SSD, Ram. In that order. 

Alright, well I downgraded the case to a BitFenix NEOS (just to save money), and got a 600w PSU. But my friend really wants to overclock, as he's gonna be running some very CPU-intensive games. Any good recommendations for coolers good for overclocking?

[AntonChigurh]

Alright, so I revamped the build and changed a few things. I went about ~$60 over budget, but that should be okay, because the extra money was spent on a better fan and a gtx 1070

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rbY24C

[Starelementpoke]

3 hours ago, N1ghtshade said:

Alright, so I revamped the build and changed a few things. I went about ~$60 over budget, but that should be okay, because the extra money was spent on a better fan and a gtx 1070

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rbY24C

Better quality PSU.