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Cheapest 4k Setup?

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My friend wanted to know what the cheapest reasonable 4k gaming setup, PC and monitor included, would look like, and how much it would cost him. Any thoughts?

i5 6600k and GTX 1070 but I play 1600-900. 1440p BABY!

Still, don't put too much faith in my buying decisions. xD 

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18 minutes ago, lilbman said:

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That's 3 years old...

My personal rig - 4790k 4.8Ghz, Asus Z97 Pro (wi-fi ac), Corsair Dominator Plat 4x8GB, SLI GTX 1080 TI FE, Samsung 850 Evo 1TB, Crucial MX100 512GB, EVGA G3 1000W, and cooled by a hardline liquid cooling loop. 

 

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DpGGM8 should work fairly well, med-high settings.

 

https://jet.com/product/detail/32e29b1d79d546f5b2be93761f05b463?jcmp=pla:ggl:NJ_dur_Gen_Electronics_a1:Electronics_Computers__Accessories_Monitors_a1:na:PLA_785706707_43734975729_pla-306227262370:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15 gaming monitor that happens to be on sale.

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I wouldn't do 4k unless you had a 1080 ti minimum. So figuring in costs of other components and the monitor/peripherals, I'd say it would be around a 2k build. 

My personal rig - 4790k 4.8Ghz, Asus Z97 Pro (wi-fi ac), Corsair Dominator Plat 4x8GB, SLI GTX 1080 TI FE, Samsung 850 Evo 1TB, Crucial MX100 512GB, EVGA G3 1000W, and cooled by a hardline liquid cooling loop. 

 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zmJ7BP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zmJ7BP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($316.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($88.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($126.94 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.98 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.89 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Simbadda Speakers (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1560.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 23:18 EDT-0400

Is that what you mean? It's made by carefulness and perfectness (provided by someone too!)

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

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Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Q6p8kT

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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7 hours ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

2560x1440

His friend wants 4K, not 1440p

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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LG 27UD68 but 60Hz

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LLqbt6/lg-27ud68-p-270-3840x2160-60hz-monitor-27ud68-p

Edited by Ordinarily_Greater

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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It's a good monitor but not the best

Edited by Ordinarily_Greater

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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15 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Well, in your mind what is the best 4K monitor?

I never own a 4K monitor but personally, I will get the cheapest one

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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