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Hey guys, ive never built a computer before but i want to now. Ive got $800 to work with, but i dont know what route to go or what parts to pick to get the best bang for my buck. I want to be able to play games like war thunder, world of tanks, cs go, star conflict, and some fps games. I do not care about super high settings, and i would also need to budget in a monitor. Led lighting is not a priority. I just want good all around speeds. Thanks for the help all! 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.13 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($204.99 @ SuperBiiz) wait for stock if possible.
Case: Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - UM.WV6AA.B01 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($88.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $801.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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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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19 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.13 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($204.99 @ SuperBiiz) wait for stock if possible.
Case: Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - UM.WV6AA.B01 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($88.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $801.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-10 08:39 EDT-0400

This is perfect, almost exactly what I was going to do lol

 

also I think it's hilarious whenever a higher wattage PSU is cheaper than the lower one due to sales

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12 minutes ago, ColeB01 said:

Whats the differences or trade offs between those two builds? 

First one has a MUCH more powerful CPU that has 3x the cores and 3x the threads

First one has 2x SSD room but 1/2 HDD room

Second one has a much better case

 

Overall first build will give you WAY better performance

 

BTW, Corsair Air 240 is $65 right now with rebate and S340 is $50 after rebate (Both Newegg).

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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

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22 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

First one has a MUCH more powerful CPU that has 3x the cores and 3x the threads

First one has 2x SSD room but 1/2 HDD room

Second one has a much better case

 

Overall first build will give you WAY better performance

 

BTW, Corsair Air 240 is $65 right now with rebate and S340 is $50 after rebate (Both Newegg).

Thank you! 

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32 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

First one has a MUCH more powerful CPU that has 3x the cores and 3x the threads

First one has 2x SSD room but 1/2 HDD room

Second one has a much better case

 

Overall first build will give you WAY better performance

 

BTW, Corsair Air 240 is $65 right now with rebate and S340 is $50 after rebate (Both Newegg).

Is that the NZXTS340? And would it work with the first build ? 

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5 minutes ago, ColeB01 said:

The Corsair Air S340 would work with the first build right? 

Both work with either of those builds. 

Air 240 is a mATX/mITX only case while the S340 is a smaller midtower for ATX, mATX, and mITX

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WORK RIG "OVERPRICED BRICK"

Mac Studio (M2 Ultra / 128GB / 1TB) | HEADPHONES  AirPods Pro 2 | KEYBOARD Logitech MX Mechanical Mini | MOUSE  Logitech MX Master 3S MONITOR 2x Dell 4K 32"

 

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

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