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ryzen 1600+ used 970 or 980 i5s are not worth it anymore. 

 

- a bit above your price range- https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wB2fLD, get windows from kinguin 

- price range- https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bFQNVY

 

i would suggest the 1070 build, if you spend extra 52$. 

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Hi there!

 

I'm planning to build my first computer for 1080p 60fps gaming and my budget is around 1000$ (it could be a little more)

 

This is the parts I managed to choose on my own, but I have some doubts:

 

+ Should I use a I5 7600k or go for a Ryzen processor?

+ Is a gtx 1060 6gb enough?

 

 

Any advice is apreciated, I'm not even sure If I choose the motherboard correctly!

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cc8s7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cc8s7h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($328.10 @ PCM) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1078.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Do you plan on buying a Mouse and KB?You can add it to the list.

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How's this for an upgrade?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CCNTf8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CCNTf8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($145.08 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB G1 Gaming Video Card 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $842.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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That 1060 is way overpriced, it should be $250 at the most. I'd get a 1050 Ti, as it hasn't been inflated from the mining craze, then get a better GPU when Vega drops and the market stabilizes. 

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CPU: i5 12600KF 6P+4E Ryzen 7 3700X M4 SoC 4P+6E Xeon X5690 6c12t

Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S Wraith Stealth w/NF-A9 Passive Apple CPU Cooler

Motherboard: ASRock Z690 ITX/ax ASUS Pro B550M-C/CSM Apple J713AP Mac-F221BEC8 (Mac Pro 5,1)

RAM: 2x16GB 3600Mhz DDR4 2x16GB 2400MHz DDR4 24GB Micron LPDDR5 4x8GB 1333MHz ECC DDR3

GPU: Sapphire Pulse Radeon 9060 XT 16GB Radeon WX2100 M4 SoC 10C Radeon RX 5700

Storage: 1TB MP34 + 2TB P41 500GB SSD + 2x4TB IronWolf Pro in ZFS Mirror Apple AP0512Z 1TB Crucial MX500

ODD: LG WH14NS40 None LG GP65NB60 USB DVD Writer Don't know

PSU: EVGA 850W GM Silverstone SST-TX300 53.8Wh LiPo Battery Delta DPS-980BB

Case: Silverstone Sugo 14 Dell Inspiron 530S Mac16,12 chassis (13" MBA) 2009-2012 Mac Pro "Cheese Grater"

OS: Gentoo Linux TrueNAS Scale macOS 26 Tahoe Fedora Linux

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 14" M5P MacBook Pro (work) - iPhone 17 Pro - Apple Watch S11

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, iFlash Solo w/128GB SD Card, Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

 

Vehicles: 2002 Ford F150, 2003 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200, 2022 Kawasaki KLR650, 1994 DR350SE

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Just now, PerfectPlasma said:

How's this for an upgrade?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CCNTf8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CCNTf8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($145.08 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB G1 Gaming Video Card 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $842.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Looks good! Though a Ryzen 5 1500X might be cheaper than a i5, and should beat it in minimums and lows, though the i5 will win on the clock speed side. If you're only gaming, and don't need to multitask/stream/etc, then an i5 is fine. 

Gaming PC NAS Laptop Workstation

CPU: i5 12600KF 6P+4E Ryzen 7 3700X M4 SoC 4P+6E Xeon X5690 6c12t

Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S Wraith Stealth w/NF-A9 Passive Apple CPU Cooler

Motherboard: ASRock Z690 ITX/ax ASUS Pro B550M-C/CSM Apple J713AP Mac-F221BEC8 (Mac Pro 5,1)

RAM: 2x16GB 3600Mhz DDR4 2x16GB 2400MHz DDR4 24GB Micron LPDDR5 4x8GB 1333MHz ECC DDR3

GPU: Sapphire Pulse Radeon 9060 XT 16GB Radeon WX2100 M4 SoC 10C Radeon RX 5700

Storage: 1TB MP34 + 2TB P41 500GB SSD + 2x4TB IronWolf Pro in ZFS Mirror Apple AP0512Z 1TB Crucial MX500

ODD: LG WH14NS40 None LG GP65NB60 USB DVD Writer Don't know

PSU: EVGA 850W GM Silverstone SST-TX300 53.8Wh LiPo Battery Delta DPS-980BB

Case: Silverstone Sugo 14 Dell Inspiron 530S Mac16,12 chassis (13" MBA) 2009-2012 Mac Pro "Cheese Grater"

OS: Gentoo Linux TrueNAS Scale macOS 26 Tahoe Fedora Linux

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 14" M5P MacBook Pro (work) - iPhone 17 Pro - Apple Watch S11

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, iFlash Solo w/128GB SD Card, Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

 

Vehicles: 2002 Ford F150, 2003 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200, 2022 Kawasaki KLR650, 1994 DR350SE

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ryzen 1600+ used 970 or 980 i5s are not worth it anymore. 

 

- a bit above your price range- https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wB2fLD, get windows from kinguin 

- price range- https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bFQNVY

 

i would suggest the 1070 build, if you spend extra 52$. 

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9 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Looks good! Though a Ryzen 5 1500X might be cheaper than a i5, and should beat it in minimums and lows, though the i5 will win on the clock speed side. If you're only gaming, and don't need to multitask/stream/etc, then an i5 is fine. 

Why? 1600 is better and cheaper.

7600K was never a good value because it is ALWAYS better to save up for a 7700 instead.

 

i5s are dead

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10 minutes ago, PerfectPlasma said:

How's this for an upgrade?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CCNTf8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CCNTf8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($145.08 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB G1 Gaming Video Card 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $842.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I like the morherboard and 16gb of ram could come handy, maybe I'll go with this. Thanks!

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31 minutes ago, osaizar said:

Hi there!

 

I'm planning to build my first computer for 1080p 60fps gaming and my budget is around 1000$ (it could be a little more)

 

This is the parts I managed to choose on my own, but I have some doubts:

 

+ Should I use a I5 7600k or go for a Ryzen processor?

+ Is a gtx 1060 6gb enough?

 

 

Any advice is apreciated, I'm not even sure If I choose the motherboard correctly!

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cc8s7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cc8s7h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($328.10 @ PCM) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1078.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Go for ryzen, you get more power for your money

here is one I made

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VpyRtJ

The Ryzen cooler is really good btw

 

Oh and to those wondering why I went with an ATX case, its so they can keep it when they upgrade to a better motherboard/chipset down the line as more stuff comes out.

Main PC | AMD R7 3700X | Noctua D14 | MSI RTX 2080 Super XS OC | Corsair Vengence LPX 32GB DDR4 3200MHz | MSI B550A Pro | 1TB PNY XLR8 NVMe SSD | Kingston A400 960GB SSD | 2TB Western Digital Green HDD | Fractal Design Define R6TG |

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27 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

ryzen 1600+ used 970 or 980 i5s are not worth it anymore. 

 

- a bit above your price range- https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wB2fLD, get windows from kinguin 

- price range- https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bFQNVY

 

i would suggest the 1070 build, if you spend extra 52$. 

This is the kind of discussion I wanted to see, the 1070 looks good! Thanks!

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